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20 July 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates, Featured

Posted by Justin

A Box on Sticks

With all due respect to Brad Pitt and his ‘Make it Right’ Foundation, what they are doing in New Orleans is wrong.

Yes, I understand what happened in August of 2005 was horrible, and yes I also know it takes a lot of effort from Mr. Pitt and everyone involved to accomplish what they set out to do: build 150 houses for the residents who lost everything in the 9th Ward. So bear with me for a second, or until you think I’m just an idiot.

Having never been to New Orleans, I can utterly say that I was shocked. I wasn’t expecting the French Quarter to be so dense or Bourbon Street to …

‘Come on in’

This past weekend, the City of Toronto held its 10th annual ‘Doors Open’ to celebrate the Architecture in the city, especially since May is ‘Architecture and Design Month.’ Unfortunately this year’s selection of buildings for the public to explore was mostly a wide selection of Public Lobbies and Foyers that anyone could go into on any given day. I’m actually surprised retail shops don’t try to partake in the festivities, just to get people to go into their stores.

So with that said, I thought I would share some photos and stories as we trekked across the city.

The first stop, and new to the Doors Open event, was the Canadian …