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Interesting Insights into an amazing historical neighbourhood - The Yates Street Heritage District

Interesting Insights into an amazing historical neighbourhood - The Yates Street Heritage District

Posted Nov 27th, 2023 in Design, Current Issues, Niagara Architecture

There are many things to learn from this bit of urban structure.

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The Future Includes Venice

The Future Includes Venice

Posted Nov 27th, 2023 in Design, Current Issues

The apocalypse might not come accompanied by massive bangs, but with widespread yawning - or worse.

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Why Not Colour In Architecture?

Posted Apr 24th, 2023 in Design

Exterior colour might be one of the big enigmas in architecture. C. Howard Walker, architect and teacher at MIT (in 1893), pointed out that colour has long been a part of architecture, and gave numerous examples, but "...that it has always played an inferior part..." and offers the opinion that where it has been used extensively, the results have often been "grotesque".

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SUSTAINABILITY – Part 1:  THE QUEST

SUSTAINABILITY – Part 1: THE QUEST

Posted Jan 26th, 2023 in Technology, Design, Current Issues

Sustainability is a complex topic, and open to many misconceptions and over-simplifications.

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Communications with a Heritage House

Communications with a Heritage House

Posted Jan 18th, 2023 in Design, Current Issues, Niagara Architecture

Perhaps my reader will wonder just what I am.

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Architects and the Facilitation of Development Meetings

Posted Jan 13th, 2023 in Design, Business of Architecture

An often-overlooked element of creating and renovating buildings is the facilitation of processes.

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Understanding Ugly: Human Responses

Understanding Ugly: Human Responses

Posted Oct 22nd, 2022 in Design

Why do some buildings beguile us, others bewilder, and others repel? This downloadable book explores the complex relationships between people and the built environments we inhabit.

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The Main Points of Mentoring

Posted Apr 25th, 2022 in Design, Business of Architecture, Architectural Education

In education, mentoring often plays an important role. Sometimes the role of a mentor never ends, and might span the generations.

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An Interview with Boris Brott

Posted Apr 9th, 2022 in Design, Current Issues

Music is abstract and architecture more material and physical. A musician can examine the materials in-between differently because they act upon a third sense – that of hearing.

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Why Design Awards?

Posted Mar 16th, 2022 in Design, Business of Architecture, Current Issues, Niagara Architecture, Architectural Education

Some good reasons to have more awards programmes.

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