August was made for Workin’! A major project out for tender.
What is it about August? Just when you think we’d all be off to the beach, the cottage, August seems to bring out the deadlines, and the best of our design studio and staff. We’ve just completed the tender documents for the University of Waterloo’s Health Services Expansion, working in association with Kearns Mancini Architects. … Read more
Local Colour
A well chosen colour palette can enhance the architecture of any building and improve your quality of life. For many, though, choosing colours seems like an exercise in randomness, never sure why one colour is better than another. Finding a colour palette that works for you and for your home or office can be time … Read more
Architecture and Externalities: Our Achilles’ Heel
I’ve been thinking lately about the relationship of our profession, architecture, with other disciplines and working methods that address themselves to solutions, recommendations, and decision-making. Specifically, I’m thinking about our profession’s attitude to “externalities” in the solutions we propose for our clients. In earlier posts on this blog we’ve discussed the architect’s working method as … Read more
Dickens’ Muse Lives Here
Muses inhabit this part of town. Urban myths of the tough and gritty city are born here. Even though this place is great for raspy voiced poetry, it is not what we want our real city to be like. This harsh streetscape, lined with a mix of businesses that could use a facelift, makes me … Read more
