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John Bentley Mays
Former StaffColumnist

John Bentley Mays was a columnist and architecture critic for The Globe and Mail.

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A handsome Oakwood house inspired by simpler structures
Housing consulting group pursues a mass-market net-zero home
Renovation turns clutter into clarity in a woodsy Toronto condo
Condo proposal for Shops at Don Mills is a missed opportunity
Concrete home in Moore Park is poured poetry
New high-rise condo from Winnipeg firm 546 is a rare let-down
The dynamic interiors of Toronto’s modern Modernism
Beyond Queen West's chic shops, unique house sings in urbane key
Toronto home a modernist ode to summer
Architect Paul Raff reimagines Toronto home to join inside, outside with grace
The Canary District flickers to life in Toronto’s downtown east end
Two Toronto mid-rises treating guidelines as just that – guidelines
Condo development Form brings sharp design to an exuberant street
Getting it right and wrong at the corner of Richmond and Peter
A bright, contemporay home in a conventional west Toronto setting
Simple ‘FutureDreamHome’ misses chance to showcase advanced design
Unity and simplicity prevail in an East York home
‘Not an everyday occurrence’: Modern condo sits atop Rosedale apartments
Josie Adler’s war on urban blight in a Johannesburg neighbourhood
Rosedale condo project stands out with proudly modern design