In the fall of 2019, Cathy Garrido, Principal at Altius attended the 40 year anniversary of the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture study abroad program to Rome.  It brought 200 alumni and their families together to celebrate, and revisit the great City of Rome.    The trip included dinners, and networking events and various […]

Renovations are a fact of life for many GTA residents, including this family of five and their post-war compartmentalized home. The difference was their backyard and pool. Their existing three-bedroom home had a 1980s coffin-shaped pool backing onto a cemetery, which became a fun family joke...

Living in Toronto, or any city is defined by walls and windows, neighborhoods and buildings, property lines and zoning by-laws, streets and sidewalks. These are generally static conditions and yet through our inhabitation of and interaction with public and private space, boundaries are manipulated and personal living space...