Anne Lok, B. Arch M.S. AAD Salesperson

Affordable residential units should be innovative, dignified and pleasurable to live in. In the mission to build innovative dwellings, Toronto Community Housing, as the largest affordable housing provider, has initiated plans to build the first phases of new housing co-ops in Regent Park redevelopment, West Donlands ...

         St  Lawrence market has always been one of my favorite places to get fresh, in season, organic produce. Back in February 2010, five well-known architecture teams battled for winning design in the competition to rebuild the significant downtown landmark -$75 million new North Building of Historic St ...

        Regent Park, located in Cabbagetown in downtown Toronto, is bounded by Gerrard Street East to the north, River Street to the east, Shuter Street to the south, and Parliament Street to the west. With majority of the building as part of an ambitious social housing project in the 1950s, the city government developed a ...

      In the city of congestion, small is big. Much emphasis is placeed on energy efficiency, affordable housing, urban densification and adaptvie re-use, teeny slick designs as live-work space...Microlofts design are gaining popularity in the West Coast. I first came across them in Asian cities, and recently L.A., ...

Part 1: The creative class housing and living environment preferences   With all the global restructuring going on, so far, we have heard a lot about the research on the creative class and how cities can attract more creative residents based on employment opportunities. According to the social economist Richard Florida's book, ...

  Part 2: What kind of homes will creative professionals look for? Are creative professionals happy with just a home with standard 20th century interiors or would they rearrange the homes differently? Does the difference lie more in the environment than in the home itself? As a Toronto real estate professional, I have noticed the increasing ...

Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development.TOD occurs at 3 different scales: national, regional, and local. This smart growth concept is being embraced in North ...

Here are some simple ways you can reduce GHG emissions at home:All of the cracks and gaps in the average house, added together, are equal to a 1.5 square foot hole. Using caulking and weather stripping to seal all leaks around doors, windows, and cracks where heat escapes from your home can save up to 20% on your heating bill. Insulate when you ...

          Canadian Centre for Architecture Presents Will Alsop: OCAD, An Urban ManifestoAlsop Architects, Design Development Model, February 2001 Photo Michel Boulet © Will Alsop. MONTREAL.- The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) presents the exhibition Will Alsop: OCAD, an Urban ...

Is city living cheaper than the suburbs? Inidviduals that opt to move further away from work to the Suburbs tend to look for bigger square footage for their money, good schools, low crime, Saturday morning youth hockey, but keep the high paying jobs in the Metropolitan area . The overall picture combined with travel costs, the ...