Be an informed consumer

Recently, I’ve been involved in a number of conversations on Twitter relating to unhappy buyers of new homes and their dissatisfaction with the design and…

March 22, 2016

Architecture as artistic expression

Like art, great music and architecture pushes boundaries a little bit at a time. Taking raw materials and putting them together to create something beautiful…

February 10, 2016

Farrow Dreessen Architects Inc becomes Dreessen Cardinal Architects Inc

Building on decades of experience and a spirit of innovation and collaboration, Toon Dreessen is pleased to announce the following evolutionary changes to the firm:  Evelyne Cardinal, Steve…

February 2, 2016

On the threshold, ready to run

Originally published in OAA Perspectives Winter 2015/16 on page 8. Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to serve as the President of the…

December 20, 2015

A new home for FDAI

As architects, we spend a great deal of time imagining form and function as it relates to design and ultimately, to the impact each project…

November 24, 2015

Sketching our town

A few weeks ago, the DCA team took to the streets of our Wellington West (Ottawa) neighbourhood to explore our community with fresh eyes.  Sketchpads…

November 11, 2015