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Sheryl Steinberg

The Globe and Mail

The Toilevator.

In hindsight, the name of the electric toilet riser should have raised a red flag for Geoff and Melissa Teehan and their newly …

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Going Green Can Help More Than Just Your Conscience

 

In the world of architecture, building ‘Green’ has become the corner stone of the industry.

But with higher upfront costs and longer paybacks what are the real motivations for building owners to

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Sustain Design Studio Celebrates the Launch of Their Spring Production Run with MP Tony Clement

This past weekend Sustain Design Studio hosted Member of Parliament and President of the Treasury Board, Tony Clement, at the miniHome production facility for the launch of spring construction and FedNor funding announcement.…

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Globe and Mail Publishes article on Altius’ Exhibition

“For those who do love text – along with maps, charts and graphs – Altius Architecture delivers.”

Published in todays Friday edition of the Globe and Mail, Dave Leblanc’s column reviews Altius’ exhibition

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Altius Featured on OMNI TV

Tune in to OMNI.2, this Sunday February 12th at 8am and on Monday at 9am, for the feature on Altius’ exhibition at the Harbourfront Centre. Interviewed on  Aaram, Zak Fish, shares …

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DEFINING SPACE IN THE CITY / THE CITY DEFINING SPACE

BIG ENOUGH?

Toronto Harbourfront Centre
Architecture Exhibitions Winter 2012

January 28 – July 8, 2012

What is big enough? There is no answer to this question simply because of the conflux of choice, …

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Gladstone Hotel Exhibition Goes Out In Flames

The last night of the Gladstone Hotel’s Come Up To My Room Exhibition was celebrated with the annual Love Design Party as a part of the Toronto Design Week Offsite Festival (TO DO).

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Toronto Harbourfront Centre Opens Winter Exhibition

This past weekend the Toronto Harbourfront Centre opened its Winter 2012 Exhibition Series.  Opening Night was a Blowout with Michelle Bellemare’s installation dancing along with party guests. Set beside the entrance to …

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BIG ENOUGH? Exhibition Opening at the Toronto Harbourfront Centre

How much space do we need to live in the city?

Opening this Friday Altius is proud to be participating in the Toronto Harbourfront Centre’s Winter Exhibitions 2012. The event includes eight …

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Sitting at the other side of the table

Teehan+Lax have put together a stunning new website for us and we’re excited to share our work in a fantastic new way. Working with these talented designers was an interesting process: architects don’t …

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