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‘Come on in’

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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

This is Toronto – part II


I’ve noticed quite a few people have looked at my previous post about some of the projects in the city of Toronto, so I thought I would add a few more to my list.

Now I’m not saying Toronto is the “be all and end all” for architecture and interior design, but it’s starting to feature quite a few high quality projects.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge if I have missed any collaborating firms, or additional help.

Arthur Erickson Roy Thompson Hall (2)
Baird Sampson Neuert Architects French River Interpretative Centre (2)  (3)  (4)   Discovery Landing (2)
Drew Mandel Design Residence Residence II
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