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Work Should Speak for Itself: Why This Advice Fails Designers

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 21, 2024January 6, 2026

Are you relying on your work to explain itself? Here’s how to create compelling presentations that resonate with your audience.

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Renewed Interest in Adaptive Reuse: A Lesson from the Empty Building Near OCAD University

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 14, 2024October 6, 2025

Why isn’t adaptive reuse more common if it’s so beneficial? Why indeed!

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Does messiness help with the design process?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 12, 2024November 12, 2024

What part of routine do you always try to skip?

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Net Zero Isn’t Enough: Why Resilient Design is the Real Answer to Climate Change

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 17, 2024April 6, 2025

Are net-zero goals truly protecting us from climate change, or are we missing the bigger picture?

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  • Architecture

How I stumbled onto being a design consultant

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

A Fusion of Problem Solving and Problem Seeking

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Holding a Grudge Can Be Good for Career Planning

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

Ever been fueled by grudge? Let’s talk about how a single comment changed everything.

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Top 10 Reasons Why I Blog: Personal Reflections

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 27, 2024August 24, 2024

Blogging turned out to be better than therapy—organizing my thoughts, sharpening discipline, and surprising me with unexpected wisdom.

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Speed vs. Sustainability: The Balancing Act in Urban Development

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

“Urban development is a race against time, but at what cost? This post explores the balance between speed and sustainability, revealing why slowing down could be the key to lasting cities.”

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Why Everyone is using this word on Social Media—And What It Really Means.

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 13, 2024August 12, 2024

Ever wonder why everyone’s suddenly “humbled” on social media?

Discover the surprising truth behind this overused word and what it really says about our online selves.

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Being Intentional: A Small Change with Big Impact on My Blogging World

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 6, 2024August 6, 2024

Discover how SMALL intentional changes transformed through blogging journey and led to unexpected BIG growth.

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Top 5 practical Questions about building Laneway Houses and Garden Suites in Toronto

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

None of Them involve Design questions

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End of summer blues by reflecting on one impossible project completion

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 30, 2024July 29, 2024

biggest summer project-How I became my own tech support this summer

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Achieving True Comfort by Shifting from Physical to Intangible

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 9, 2024

Ever imagined comfort meant having everything perfectly organized? I did.

But chasing that ideal left me overwhelmed.

Now, comfort’s in the unplanned moments, like lazy Sundays.

How do you redefine comfort in your life?

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The Evolving Value of Design in Today’s World

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

Design connects aesthetics with practicality, driving innovation and functionality forward!

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How Past Experiences Shape Our Excitement for the Future

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Learning to become an optimist

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June 2024 Recap: Stories, Insights, and Key Moments

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 28, 2024January 3, 2026

Monthly roundup time! Check out a sneak peek from each post, find your favourites, or better yet, check out all of them!

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How to turn your potential client to your biggest advocate?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

The architect’s fee proposal that did not win the project but ended on a high note – created the team of our biggest cheerleaders!

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Sustainable life choices do not require money, but it does require this one thing.

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 25, 2024June 24, 2024

The True Cost of a Sustainable Lifestyle

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Can You Win an Architecture Competition without Understanding the History of the Project Site?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 20, 2024January 2, 2025

Background story of Dongdaemun Plaza (DDP), Seoul Korea by design architect, Zaha Hadid

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“Could This Simple Morning Habit Revolutionize Your Self-Care?”

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 18, 2024June 17, 2024

Pen/Paper-best kept secrets to self-care 

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