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EVs are cool, but what about high-speed rail?

Brandon Donnelly

The University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy put the price tag at about $12-billion, which is $2-billion less than the bucks being thrown at the Volkswagen battery plant alone. As many of you know , I am an advocate for high-speed rail in Canada. Cost estimates are all over the map.

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Isle take it: 6 private islands on the market now

The Spaces

Grierson was a partner at Brook Carruthers Grierson Shaw Architects and lecturer at the University of Toronto, and over the span of a 50-year career, designed some of the most innovative site-specific residencies in the country. . £350,000 via Knight Frank; 28 acres. Credit: Royal LePage. Trinity Island, Greece. Male Orjule, Croatia.

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Architectural Studio - 4 Questions | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

/ Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Bob Borson — May 8, 2014 — 30 Comments A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Not true – I had a terrific social life.

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The Finalists ? LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

Home / Competition / The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition The Finalists – LoaA 2014 Playhouse Design Competition Bob Borson — May 19, 2014 — 27 Comments The 3rd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition had an amazing turnout this year. ” a lot.

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In Their Elements

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Photo by Ngoc Doan. Stimson takes on the challenges of success by staying true to its New England roots. Outside the kitchen door of the Massachusetts farm where Stephen (Steve) Stimson, FASLA, and his wife and partner, Lauren Stimson, ASLA, live with their two kids is a water feature created by Steve in the agrarian spirit of thrift.

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Now Shipping: Architects Receive Latest Edition of Architizer’s “World’s Best Architecture” Book

Architizer

Share on Social Media: Post the picture using the hashtag #ArchitizerAwards, and don’t forget to tag us @Architizer. Just in time for the holiday season, the latest edition of Architizer’s beloved “World’s Best Architecture” book is officially shipping! We’ll be liking and reposting!