She spent years being told to pick a side, until a comic book convinced her the question itself was wrong.
None of Them involve Design questions
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?
Turns out all renovation is not created equal
The architect’s fee proposal that did not win the project but ended on a high note – created the team of our biggest cheerleaders!
A vacation that went sideways taught me more about decision making than any project ever did.
Wildfire smoke and a family medical emergency reminded me the pandemic time
Top 5 questions I received from my students for future career planning
What a strange looking building in my Toronto neighborhood taught me about which emergency gets to move fast and which one still has to prove itself.
I used to think I needed an explanation for every rejection. Turns out I’d been getting one the whole time.
What part of routine do you always try to skip?
As long as we are willing to change our perceptions about wood.
Why mentors, coaches, and cheerleaders all have the same problem
The counterintuitive psychology behind what moves reporters to say yes, and what it revealed about my own blogging too
What small and mid-size builders should know before the incentives make the decision for them
Why the conversations we want to avoid are the ones worth having
The Stories I Tell Myself Before Anything Actually Happens
Written in 2020, when everyone suddenly needed a home office by Tuesday. The tips are practical, budget-friendly, and honestly still relevant, because bad lighting and no storage did not stop being problems after the pandemic ended.
Past OCAD University student’s advice on how she deals with design education: her design process, frustration, also the most essential how to: starting her design project.
Life Outside of Design Studio 