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I Checked If My House Was Zoned for Sixplexes—Then Realized I’m Part of the Problem

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

How Toronto’s new zoning bylaw exposes our housing hypocrisy (and why gentle density might actually work)

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I met a dream client years ago. Here is what happened at the first meeting.

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Editor’s Note (2025): This is an old post. The client’s building sold two years ago…

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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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Scoop and Chill

  • by Guest
  • Posted on June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

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 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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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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Benefits of walking aimlessly

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 17, 2023June 16, 2024

My new approach to weekends until September craziness starts

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What would happen to those empty office buildings?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 14, 2022April 23, 2022

Post Pandemic approach to sustainability in construction

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What do you miss most from your PRE-quarantine life?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

I miss my friends… My friends in NYC to be exact.  Although I have not…

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Why you need to have Hat Attitude!

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 23, 2019April 22, 2019

Design is Design! I have always believed in the sentiment above…. Well, more correctly design…

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Winter activities – in other words, getting myself resocialized

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on February 1, 2018January 23, 2018

After getting out of retail hell (I was working 6 days a week last holiday),…

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7 Steps to tackling the home renovation with small budget

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 23, 2017September 7, 2017

We feature an orginal post by our guest contributor, Ania Trica from Trica Design Studio.…

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Is it necessary to understand?

  • by June
  • Posted on February 10, 2017March 4, 2025

Sometimes, we don’t need to ask why / Seattle 2014 If someone like me, who…

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For You, To Be More Daring

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 26, 2017July 21, 2017

It’s still January, and for those of us who are keeping with their resolutions- congratulations!…

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Creation is a Patient Search

  • by June
  • Posted on January 6, 2017July 21, 2017

Image Source: Archdaily The title of a book written by Le Corbusier in 1960’s is…

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The Definitions of Detail

  • by June
  • Posted on December 2, 2016July 21, 2017

I often like to describe myself as a detail-oriented person, which means having a keen…

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Grab Your Popcorn

  • by June
  • Posted on August 26, 2016July 21, 2017

TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) is just around the corner! Now, I’m not a fan…

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Being A Tourist In My Own City – Doors Open Toronto

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on June 27, 2016July 21, 2017

Recently I’ve realized I take my city for granted because I forget that people from…

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Home Staging 101: exclusive insights from Julie O, Lux Furniture Rentals

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 23, 2016January 2, 2025

I am old-school when it comes to creating relationships…I believe in face to face meetings,…

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Interior Designer Turned Quirky Jewellery Crafter – Ania Trica

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 27, 2016July 21, 2017

Thinking of famous polymaths, I always wondered how someone could know and do so much…

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