Is your home your sanctuary?
Despite some rocky months in the real estate market, Canadians have not become disgusted or disenchanted with home ownership.
The High Life
It's coming: HST may scuttle condo deals
The boost to maintenance fees could be enough to trigger ‘material change' provisions in contracts – and send buyers running for the exits
The Architourist
Taking on global realities closer to home
A new show of tactile, interactive installations allows architects to explore what it means to build in a collapsing economy
The Perfect House
Buyer needed to rescue a Wright masterpiece
A crumbling architectural masterpiece may be too expensive to save
Architecture
Good things, small packages
Multimillion-dollar homes don't have to be McMansions. Vancouver architect D'Arcy Jones is tapping into a new dynamic: moneyed clients who favour smart design over brute size
Home of the Week
Industrial goes modern in upgraded loft
Housed in a heritage building that once was a bakery, the unit rises 20 feet high in its open concept living area
Green building
Playing loose with LEED
Some developers are using the term to describe projects that may aim to be green but have not achieved real designation status
Restoration
Danby's digs: Old mill home was an artist's landscape
The late realist painter Ken Danby spent more than 30 years of his life restoring an old mill over the Speed River. The cherished home was a fixture in his paintings and will be hard to let go, his widow says
The High Life
In the east end, a hot pocket
Parliament/Queen area has 15,000 new units booked and prices are rising with demand
Urban Forest
Add tree care to your to-do list
The city's getting busy too, gearing up a program of regular inspection and maintenance
Renovation
Turning the corner on style
Architect Christopher McCormack was a regular at a beat-up corner store near his Cabbagetown home. When it came up for sale, he jumped at the chance to renovate and restore the local landmark, writes Deirdre Kelly
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