THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA Making people happy These days, Ph.D. Design works mainly in prestigious Toronto neighbourhoods, where they design distinctive homes that fit into the design contexts of the streets. According to Peter, the “relationship between function and form” is always an important consideration for the firm, and “form should respect the local culture and contribute to a streetscape that is sensitive to the scale, character, and natural context of its surroundings.” The Kingsway, for example, is one of the firm’s primary areas of focus. The neighbourhood was developed in the early twentieth century by Toronto lawyer and visionary Robert Home Smith, who assembled the land and organized an architectural office – half Canadian architects, half British – that produced a remarkable collection of Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian homes. Peter sees his work there as
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