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John Bentley Mays was a columnist and architecture critic for The Globe and Mail.
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toronto real estate
A handsome Oakwood house inspired by simpler structures
September 22
Housing consulting group pursues a mass-market net-zero home
September 15
Renovation turns clutter into clarity in a woodsy Toronto condo
September 8
Condo proposal for Shops at Don Mills is a missed opportunity
August 25
Concrete home in Moore Park is poured poetry
August 11
New high-rise condo from Winnipeg firm 546 is a rare let-down
July 28
The dynamic interiors of Toronto’s modern Modernism
July 14
Beyond Queen West's chic shops, unique house sings in urbane key
June 30
Toronto home a modernist ode to summer
June 16
Architect Paul Raff reimagines Toronto home to join inside, outside with grace
June 2
The Canary District flickers to life in Toronto’s downtown east end
May 19
Two Toronto mid-rises treating guidelines as just that – guidelines
May 5
Condo development Form brings sharp design to an exuberant street
April 21
Getting it right and wrong at the corner of Richmond and Peter
March 31
A bright, contemporay home in a conventional west Toronto setting
March 24
Simple ‘FutureDreamHome’ misses chance to showcase advanced design
March 17
Unity and simplicity prevail in an East York home
March 10
‘Not an everyday occurrence’: Modern condo sits atop Rosedale apartments
March 3
Josie Adler’s war on urban blight in a Johannesburg neighbourhood
February 25
Rosedale condo project stands out with proudly modern design
February 18
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