When architect Len Rodrigues heard that his colleague Samuel Oboh was elected the 76th president of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he could only think one thing: “Well, of course.” Not only was Oboh a key figure in launching the country’s first local chapter of the RAIC, but he also demonstrated a rare drive …
Thick, round, black sunglasses dominate the giant, stoical face of Karl Lagerfeld that’s crowding the enormous screen on the back wall of the Art Shoppe Lofts + Condos sales centre. Just a few days prior this spacious, all-white room, decorated with transparent chairs, plush leather couches and vivid modern art, was rammed with 1,200 rowdy …
Lifetime Developments releases the final units of their highly touted project, The Bond Condominiums, with an aim of connecting residents to the community Brian Brown knows that in the modern era of condominium development it’s not enough for a developer to simply build a tower and walk away — not if you want it to …
Raising millions for children’s charities by combining fashion with philanthropy, Suzanne Rogers invites us to her home in Toronto for a rare one-on-one interview Early afternoon at the Rogers residence in Toronto finds Suzanne Rogers sipping on homemade iced tea on an ornate chair in her family’s opulent dining room. On the table before us, …
Developer Sam Mizrahi has landed what is arguably the most prestigious address in Toronto, 1 Bloor Street West. What he plans on doing with it could be a game-changer for the city No one seems to notice Sam Mizrahi as he stands in the middle of the intersection of Bloor and Yonge streets, posing for …
Shoppers flow in and out of the entrance of Pusateri’s Fine Foods on Avenue Road, shopping as they would on any other typical Thursday morning. But in the office above, Frank Luchetta is outlining a groundbreaking move that is anything but normal for the venerable high-end grocer. The president of Pusateri’s has pulled back the …
If Lisa Corbo invites you over, expect to stay a while. The fashion-philanthropist is a ball of energy as she leads the way up a dark deco staircase, her platinum bob and red lips aglow from the sunlight streaming through the windows in her master bedroom. Wearing a hunter green Vionnet sweater dress, she walks past the lion …
The image of a company head trudging to work through banks of snow and sub-zero temperatures is something I never imagined until sitting next to Jean-Christophe Bédos in a suite at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. A few minutes ago, the predictably unpredictable Canadian climate had me braving my own weather-related obstacles: ankle-deep puddles and sheets …
Raymond Moriyama asks: “Do you want me to go back to the real beginning?” The real beginning? It’s about a week since Moriyama, one of Canada’s most esteemed and decorated architects, announced he was launching a new prize for architecture in conjunction with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), and we’ve met at the …
Like most great British success stories, Terry O’Neill’s was born from being at the right place at the right time. It was sometime in 1967, in the glitz of Saint-Tropez, and Audrey Hepburn, ever eminent since her Roman Holiday fame, is on the set of the marital dramedy Two for the Road, her penultimate film …
