I’m going to pick on one line in this article. The building 5 storeys (needed a minor variance) for height. The C of A has become far to lenient in smaller neighbourhoods. I understand the need in large developments, planning must be a policy more than a law but in 2, 3, 4 storey areas, the...

Can’t let that one go. Business does care about the bottom line which doesn’t relate to cheap and not necessarily efficiency. The box is efficient but there’s more to architecture than efficiency. Form still matters.

Sometimes people talk of maximum use of a lot in the context of densification. Building the maximum lot coverage and height or gross footage for a SFD Is not building density. Combining 10 lots with 35% coverage into a 24 storey condo with 35% footprint to house 300+ units is the other extreme...

I absolutely agree with what you mean (I think). The City cannot be a museum of its history but it can preserve pockets that are worthy examples of the progression of immigration, building styles, materials and lifestyle. The perimeter of every city in Canada is gobbling up prime agri-land at an...

Happy new member, great stuff