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How Architects Are Rebuidling Their Firms

Growing architecture firms are adopting structures modeled after law firms that share ownership with multiple partners.

July 23, 2004 - The Globe

How Large Can A City Get And Survive?

The Globe and Mail compares Los Angeles and Toronto and asks how large a city can get before it starts to fall apart. Does LA's secession foreshadow things to come?

November 4, 2002 - The Globe

Gridlock In Toronto? Never.

A report by a Smart Growth Panel on gridlock in suburban Toronto leaves this columnist questioning the meaning of gridlock.

August 17, 2002 - The Globe

Winnipeg To Demolish A Historic Building

Winnipeg wants to demolish a historic building. Lisa Rochon calls it the "height of stupidity."

August 16, 2001 - The Globe

Urban Sprawl Threatens Canada's Prime Farmland

With 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of some of Canada's best farmland paved over each year around Toronto planners and academics urge new approaches for growth.

June 13, 2001 - The Globe

Canadian Cities To Get Funds For Green Programs

Canada's Federal Environment Minister David Anderson announced funds for cities and towns making efforts to be more environmentally sensitive.

May 27, 2001 - The Globe

Expose On Substandard Homebuilding

A Globe expose of homebuildings finds that substandard home construction is a growing national problem.

April 30, 2001 - The Globe

Suburban Guerillas Fight Sprawl

The Globe offers an international perspective of the covert culture that has spawned urban sprawl terrorists.

April 25, 2001 - The Globe

A Canadian Perspective On US Revitalization

Toronto Globe compares Toronto with several US cities, and reports why revitalization efforts within US cities have been so successful.

September 13, 2000 - The Globe

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