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What is better? Net Zero or Passive House?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Choosing between Net Zero and Passive House isn’t about which is better. it’s about understanding what your building actually needs beyond the energy bills.

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How to tell your story through a portfolio in graduate school applications?

  • by Guest
  • Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

The portfolios that get rejected aren’t the ones with bad design. They’re the ones that look exactly like everyone else’s.

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Unexpected ways blogging has helped me

  • by Guest
  • Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Some people only start things when they know exactly how they’ll end. As a former Type A planner, I get it. But what if I told you that life’s biggest breakthroughs happen when you begin without knowing the outcome? Our guest blogger tells you why.

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The Builder’s Hidden Advantage – The Speed, Cost and Risk Formula That Changes Everything

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Three questions changed how one developer thinks about hiring architects. The third question made him go quiet for a full minute.

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Why architects do not hang out with engineers

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 11, 2025September 10, 2025

The most expensive mistake in construction? Architects and engineers who only meet during crisis mode. Here’s what it’s really costing.

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The Most Common Question My Students Ask “How to start a Design Thesis Project?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

“Struggling to start your big project? Discover the surprising first step that every student overlooks—until now.”

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Summer activities in Toronto for creative souls

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

A creative guide to Toronto summer activities that goes beyond the usual tourist spots.

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Discipline Isn’t Necessary If I Don’t Have This

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 26, 2025August 25, 2025

I spent years building discipline muscles. Then I discovered what actually comes first.

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Why Professional Connections Actually Need Personal Chemistry

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Forget “keep it professional” advice – the best work relationships happen when you click as people first

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Stop Building Presentations Like Buildings: advice from a non architect

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

How a biologist turned career advisor discovered that the best architecture presentations follow the same rules as successful scientific observation.

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Procrastination has a new name: Lateral Thinking

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

one month to finish all my projects before the Labour Day

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Am I a consumer or a creator?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Hint, it is not about eating.

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When Empty Parks Meet Housing Crisis: A Runner’s Uncomfortable Truth

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 10, 2025January 6, 2026

How an empty park turned me into the NIMBY I never thought I’d become

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Scoop and Chill

  • by Guest
  • Posted on June 26, 2025January 6, 2026

Ice cream and interior design or both?
Here are the top 3 spots to check out in Toronto as we are heading into August!

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What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 24, 2025January 3, 2026

I have two very different approaches: good and bad.

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13 things mentally strong designers do and don’t

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Designers are like marathon runners.

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The Strange Math of 5,000 Friends and Zero Real Connections

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 10, 2025June 9, 2025

How I Accidentally Became a Professional Contact Collector

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The Day In The Life Of An Architecture Intern

  • by Guest
  • Posted on June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

What every design school graduate discovers when theory meets concrete reality

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What is inclusionary zoning(IZ)?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

It is time to redesign our city!

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The Stranger Effect: Why That Person Everyone Mentions Could Change Your Life

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

A step by step approach to turning a stranger into meaningful connection

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