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50 Park Road has stood sentry over the sloping, lush greenery of Lawren Harris Park since 1954

50 Park Road has stood sentry over the sloping, lush greenery of Lawren Harris Park since 1954

Some of the buildings John C. Parkin was involved in included Toronto’s City Hall, TD bank tower and Yorkdale mall, according to the home’s broker.

The Art Gallery of Ontario has selected Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects, and Two Row Architect to design the museum’s seventh expansion.

John C Parkin paved the way for Internation Style in Canada and designed significant modernist buildings, including the Pearson International Airport and Toronto City Hall....

“Something akin to a miracle….” This is how John Fraser, Master Emeritus of Massey College describes his former institution, designed by Ron Thom in the early 1960s. His words might equally have served as the title for Adele Weder’s recently released book, Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist. The new publication is […]

Architectural writer and cultural journalist, Adele Weder showcases the life and work of Ron Thom, an architect of unique genius, who fought to instill the human spirit in our built environment. Based on over a hundred recorded interviews and extensive archival research, Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist sheds new light on one […]

If youre not an architecture buff youll be forgiven for not knowing who John C. Parkin is. But if you do dabble in architecture and design histor...

GWL Reality Advisors adding 475 residential suites to existing office complex...