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From Sears-Simpsons, to Sears Canada, to no more Sears
Sears Canada, at the beginning Simpsons-Sears, began in 1952 as a mail order company where people bought household and clothing items. Until 2017, when the…
Let’s value architecture like we do music and art
Article in the Ottawa Citizen written by Toon Dreesen. Dreessen: Let’s value architecture like we do music and art Starting in 1872, Canada had a…
Terrazzo Flooring – a trip down memory lane
In Layman’s Terms (A Non-Architect’s Point of View) A Blog by Miranda Paquette The Globe & Mail announced back on September 21, 2017 that Terrazzo…
China and Canada: wood trading
The Globe and Mail published an article in early December 2017 entitled Ottawa holds up venture capital deal to highlight benefits of Beijing ties. The…
Making infrastructure green
Infrastructure is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as, the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses…
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In Layman’s Terms (A Non-Architect’s Point of View) A Blog by Miranda Paquette I learned a new word today. I’m the second oldest person in…