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Supercar Saturday. Bolingbrook 2015 

By Tim Putala in Du Page Township, United States

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…Bartholomew Anglicus explained that, because the sun was at its apex during Summer, it shone directly on the people’s heads, causing an excess of yellow bile, the dry and hot humour often associated with bursts of anger. Summer heats the body, dries it through perspiration and weakens it, added Bartholomew, causing fevers and other “hot and dry diseases”. Medical treatises included pharmacological recipes designed to appease and reduce sunburns. A tenth-century Anglo-Saxon medical compilation known as Bald’s Leechbook advised to “boil in butter tender ivy twigs [and] smear therewith.” Emollients were commonly used to cure burns, as they are still today.

Women from the elite sought to keep their skin as fair and as white as possible. Skin colour was a marker of socio-economic standing — tanned skin was associated with the peasantry and signalled one’s humble background. Medical treatises, especially the ones concerned with women’s cosmetics, featured recipes to protect the skin from the sun. The eleventh-century De Ornatu Mulierum, attributed to Trotula of Salerno, included a camphor-based balm protecting the skin from the sun. These are the ancestors of modern sunscreen. We do not recommend doing this at home!

To avoid sunburns, medieval physicians recommended wearing wide-brimmed hats and using parasols, when possible. Illuminations of peasants hard at work in the summer heat show them wearing hats, shirtless or with light pieces of clothing, such as on the August page of the Très riches heures du Duc de Berry. This illumination also features a swimming scene. On the bank of the river, one man is naked, drying himself in the sun. His companions are swimming, fully immersed in the water. These men may have been farmers, cleaning themselves and getting some fun cool down after a long day of work.

Medieval people indeed enjoyed getting in the water when temperatures rose. But swimming was not a skill many honed. An ordinance issued in the city of Paris, France, in the late fourteenth century, highlights the dangers of swimming in the Seine river:

Because in these hot days many people have had enjoyment and desire to go bathe in the Seine river, many great inconveniences have unfolded, because many of these people have drowned in the river, which is a very pitiful thing. To reform the foolish minds of young people and other people who go bathe in the river, we forbid that anyone bathes naked in the river, otherwise they’ll be put in jail.

This ordinance is a lovely and fun reminder that medieval people too delighted in swimming in cool streams – or even in highly polluted urban rivers – as we still do today.

Jean de Brie, the fourteenth-century “good shepherd” you might be familiar with if you read this column, recommended that, from June onwards, shepherds should rise early, when temperatures are still cool, to bring the animals to pastures. There, he should make sure they’d find sufficient shade. In July, the shepherds would move the flock to higher elevations and ensure they don’t suffer from overheating. In August, he recommended the sheep stay in their stables in regions where grain had not yet been harvested or else they might devour the wheat! In September, the flock could be released in the harvested fields for them to feed on the hay.

Summer, indeed, was the time of harvests. Harvests usually started in June, when peasants reaped the grasslands to get hay and fodder for their flocks of sheep, their horses and their cattle. In July, they turned to wheat fields. Wheat harvests are heavily featured on the illuminated calendars of late medieval books of prayers. Bathed in a golden light mirroring the colour of ripe wheat, illuminations show peasants hard at work, reaping the ears of grain. Some are shirtless due to the heat, some are drinking from a flask. Staple representations of such harvest scenes can be found in Isabelle of Castille’s Book of Hours, from the fifteenth century.

But the actual period of harvest varied depending on the latitude at which farmers lived. Southern peasants from the Mediterranean basin harvested earlier than northern peasants from, say, England or Germany. The former Mediterranean farmers started reaping in July, while the latter often began their harvests in August. The precise dates of harvests also varied annually, to adjust to weather and the growth of cereals. Calendars rarely reflected these geographical variances, although some occasionally did.

Harvests mobilized flocks of workers who came to the larger estates seeking temporary employment. Most were paid in cash or in nature (often in wheat sheaves). Some were providing “free” labour through the corvées they owned to their lord. Harvests were done by hand or using a scythe or a sickle. Tools were sometimes provided by the lord, or peasants had to come with their own to find employment. Besides reaping, workers made the sheaves, secured with a rope or a strand of rye. The workers usually received wine for the day, because, you know, what could go wrong when doing hard physical work, drunk, in the summer’s heat?

Having reaped the fields, workers had other tasks at hand. They moved the sheaves to storage areas. Then, they threshed the ears of cereals to loosen the grains from the straw. In some regions, such as in Normandy, peasants went back to the fields to reap the straw if it had not already been cut. Straws served to make thatched roofs, mattresses, bedding for horses and cattle – which could feed on it, although hay was (and is) more nutritious for animals. Once the fields were cleared out, the poor could exercise their right of “gleaning”, or harvesting the grains that had fallen on the ground.

Summer was indeed the season of harvests. The harvesters’ days started at dawn before the sun heated too much. Work, agrarian especially, had to be adapted to the hot and dry temperatures to prevent sunstrokes.

But summer was also synonymous with plagues, droughts and fires. The plague waves of the second pandemic that started with the Black Death usually struck in Summer (with exceptions, of course). From the mid-fourteenth to the seventeenth century, across Europe plague mortality peaked between June and September. This mortality trend had not escaped medieval people. Scientists and physicians alike concurred that air, during Summer, was “corrupted and infected,” potentially carrying the “miasma” that was thought to cause plague outbreaks.

Summer’s heat and dryness were fire hazards, both in the wilderness and in cities and towns, as they are still today. During the year 1048, the Chronicle of John of Worcester reports that: “fire in the air, commonly called wildfire, burnt many townships and cornfields in Derbyshire and several other regions.” Summer droughts exacerbated the risks of fires. At the height of summer heat, a royal ordinance provided, the dwellers of Paris had to keep a pot of water next to their door in case of a fire emergency.

Forest fires were a recurring issue for the community of Tortosa, northeastern Spain. Between 1370 and 1462, the city’s officials recorded in their books of accounts the expenses entailed by their efforts of extinguishing these fires. Two-thirds of these fires (67.4%) occurred between July and September, at the height of the dry and hot season. The causes of the fires are only known in 20% of the cases. Every time, the fire had started because of careless people, often shepherds. In Tortosa, making a fire in the forest in the summertime was strictly forbidden.

- Lucie Laumonier, “Summer in the Middle Ages.”

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It’s a blustery, stormy Monday in the Hagley Library’s corner of the country, and we could really use a pop of color right now. But why stop at one when you can have 249? This image from a March 1956 issue of Better Living showcases the 249 textile dyes manufactured by DuPont’s Chamber Works plant in Pennsville Township, New Jersey. Better Living was a Du Pont employee magazine created and published by the company's public relations department. The magazine, which began publication in 1946, featured the company's popular advertising slogan "Better Things for Better Living...Through Chemistry." 

In keeping with this branding, its issues featured photojournalistic essays celebrating Du Pont products' contribution to improving American standards of living, features depicting Du Pont employees at work and at leisure, updates on Du Pont activities at home and abroad, and articles extolling free market values and the role of citizen consumers in postwar America.

You can find 148 digitized copies of the Hagley’s collection of Better Living magazine, which run from its first issue in 1946 through to 1972 by clicking here to visit its page in our Digital Archive.

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“Fraud Charge Faced By Trio,” The Globe and Mail. January 11, 1938. Page 04. ---- Alleged to Have Got $500 on Claiming to Represent Huge Syndicate ---- Chatham, Jan. 10 (CP). - Gerald Wyant, 23, London, appeared before Judge Uriah McFadden late today on a false pretense charge and was released on bail of $1,00 for court appearances here Jan. 17.

Wyant’s grandfather, Samuel Willis, 69, London, and Thomas Agney, 57, London, are being held in county jail on a similar charges. They will be arraigned tomorrow, police said.

All three were brought here from London by Provincial Police. The men are charged with obtaining from John and William Barney, Delaware Township, $500 in cash by representing themselves as members or representatives of a syndicate which had 56,000,00 on deposit in a Toronto bank, but required a $5,000 surety bond in order to distribute the money to noteholders.

While no mention was made of it in the information sworn out in court, it is alleged by authorities the three claimed the millions on deposit came from the sale of a new gasoline discovery to the du Pants of the United States. The discovery was alleged to have been a chemical anti-knock preparation.

After an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission, the men were arrested in London last night.

No reasons were given for the transfer of the cases to the Chatham Court. members of the Chatham detachment of the Provincial Police said no warrants had been executed against any of the men in this district.

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1826 Saturday 22 April

6

11 1/4

Sealed, directed, and took down for the post my letter to ‘Miss Maclean of Coll, 15 Hill Street, Edinburgh’ - Went out at 7 40/60 - along the walk to Lower brook Ing wood, walked up and down there reading La vie du chevalier de Faublas - came in at 8 55/60 - reading from then to 10, having altogether read very carefully from page 20 to 72 tome iv. page 52 et sequiter the more particular development of the character of the Marquise de B- very interesting -

At 10 James Sykes came - has walked all the way to and from Pontefract - got the 1500 hollys yesterday at the nursery of Messieurs Oxley, Thomas, and Scholes, and got them (by 3 waggons) brought as far as Archard moor last night and expects them here at 11 this morning - Throp had written them (the hollys) but they (the people) would not let him have them - ‘they are very dear’ - £3 per thousand, but Throp charges me £4 per thousand i.e. takes 25 percent profit - probably he may have done this on all he has sold to me - Nothing like experience - I will always in future send to Pontefract at once - Asked James what his expenses were on the road - a shilling for beer, and, for the rest, he had lived on penny cakes - I am pleased with the man - he said he had had his wages (3/9 per day) and thought he ought not to want anything more - Gave him 4/6 (with which he seemed much pleased) which including mat and package and carriage to Archard moor makes just £5 - I shall have to pay carriage from Archard moor here (one shilling), that these 1500 hollys will have cost me (including James Sykes’s 2 days wages) just £5.1.0 -

George has just brought a note from Mr Parker to say Mr Wilkinson will meet me at their office at one on Wednesday to prove the will, and that Mrs Lees is much obliged to my aunt and myself but wishes to advise with Mr Edwards before anything is done - Mr Parker, however, has ‘no doubt everything will be satisfactorily arranged’ -

Wrote the above of today, and went down to breakfast at 10 40/60 - Jackman came he had seen Mr Holland about the road thro’ Yew Trees wood and Robin close - could not say anything about leaving this wall standing or that - would see Mr Parker this morning - thought the township would want the roads to lead stones for repairing the turnpike road -

Came upstairs at 11 3/4 - read over Mrs Barlow’s last letter from about twelve and a half to two and the same wrote one page and four lines very small and close which I mean to write out and send by and by I wonder what she will think of it coolish and on quite indifferent subjects at first then an appearance of the incoherence of affection ending with ‘I feel as if I ought not to send this it is a foolish messenger but I sit in my power to send a wiser my mind becomes more troubled as I write my love to Jane my best wishes for yours and her happiness and believe me my dear Mrs Barlow your faithful and very sincere friend AL’ had before called her Maria as usual and said ‘I will intrude upon you you will not know that I have been near you till I am farther from you than now perhaps we can avoid Paris’......Say nothing of our plans but that we had given up Bordeaux - Montpellier is out of vogue in England, and we may perhaps spend a few days en passant at Fontainebleau - wrote the last 12 lines and had just done them at 3 p.m. - from three to four wrote out on three pages and one end my letter to Mrs Barlow intending it to go by tomorrows post -

From 4 to 5 10/60 making out ready to give them the accounts of William Green, James Smith and his son Joseph Smith, and John Booth, our farming men, meaning to pay them up to Saturday 18 March last, at which time they became my father’s servants - Had Jackman’s estate of a few of the jobs to be done at Northgate - paid him the 25/. damages for the damage done by the Comissars of the Brighouse and Denholmegate road in Robin Close and the road leading there to - Dressed - Dinner at 6 1/4 - afterwards settled with all the men up to Saturday the 18th ultimate a balance due to me from James Smith of £9.16.2 which I agreed to let him pay by 1/2 yearly instalments of £1 every rent day for he said he was much obliged to me - a balance due to me from Joh Booth of £2.16.2 - gave him this balance, and promised to give him £1 towards his rent due on May day - Poor John his heart was lightened - I believe the man really does feel grateful - What a pleasure it is to give judiciously!

Tea and coffee at 8 1/4 - afterwards settling accounts - altogether (everything included) we have paid up to tonight £440.6.5 1/2 since my uncle’s death - Fine morning when I got up - came in dullish between 9 and 10 - turned to rain about 3 p.m. and fine soft refreshing rain all the afternoon and evening to the great good of the country - Barometer 1 2/3 degree below changeable Fahrenheit 50 1/2 at 10 5/60 p.m. at which hour went up to bed - E..O. -

Reference: SH:7/ML/E/9/00090

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Lake Brome Residence, Southern Eastern Townships

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Lake Brome Residence in Southern Eastern Townships

Oct 6, 2021

Design: Atelier Pierre Thibault

Location: Southern Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada

Lake Brome Residence

Kastella, the Montreal-based manufacturer and distributor of premium hardwood furniture, is thrilled to share the Lake Brome Residence, the company’s first millwork collaboration with architectural firm Atelier Pierre Thibault.

Situated on the majestic lake in the Southern Eastern Townships, Lake Brome Residence was first inspired by a large, outdoor, covered terrace where the family could live immersed in nature. The single-level dwelling, designed with floor to ceiling windows, takes full advantage of the sweeping lakeside views and surrounding mountainous landscape.

Kastella’s mandate ranged from integrated millwork to custom furniture production. The Lake Brome Residence was an inspiring and demanding project that took over a year to plan and complete. The design-savvy clients selected walnut with a water-based finish as the primary, interior material. The warm, caramel tones of the panelled walls and integrated case goods added depth and character to the new construction.

The highly functional kitchen included two strategically placed 10-foot islands that maximized the lakeside views while maintaining the welcoming nature of the home. The minimalist kitchen, designed with flat panelled walnut cabinetry, open shelving and black Fenix NTM countertops is reminiscent of Kastella’s furniture.

The seamless flow of panelled wood walls and built-ins extended past the main living space and into the powder room, mudroom and sleeping quarters. The master bedroom closets, as an example, served as the backdrop for their king-size B107 bed.

In addition to providing custom millwork and collection furniture, Kastella was tasked with designing an outdoor furniture series modelled after central pieces in their collection. A custom length version of the T107 dining table found a home in the covered outdoor eating area, as did an adaptation of their C110 bench.

“The Lake Brome residence was a great opportunity for the company to collaborate with Atelier Pierre Thibault, a firm which Kastella has always held in high regard” says Burhop.

About Kastella Kastella is a company of people dedicated to design, craftsmanship and local manufacturing. Founded in 2003 by Jason Burhop, the Montreal workshop specializes in the production of high-quality, solid wood furniture and custom architectural millwork. Through the years, Kastella has built a solid team of local craftspeople dedicated to creating beautiful, functional and timeless pieces of furniture.

Architecture: Atelier Pierre Thibault

Photos: Maxime Brouillet

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Living in Peoria Illinois

Peoria is an Illinois town, which was incorporated as a city in 1860. The history of Peoria, Illinois began when land that would later become Peoria was first settled in 1680 when French explorer Ren é-Robert Caveliers, Sieur de La Salle, arrived at the site to establish a fort. In the early years, this city was known for its trade with the surrounding area and to people of the gold rush era. In the late 1800s, manufacturing and weaving began to make up part of the economy, along with railroads and iron manufacturing. Today, this old town is known as the cultural hub of Illinois. The early history includes being a major fur trade center.

Peoria is named for the Peoria Indians whose traditional residence was at the mouth of the Illinois River. The earliest European settlement in the state of Illinois was in Peoria and it became the first European town south of the river. The most important early European visitor to Illinois was Marquette de Pompadour, a French explorer who came to be known as the Father of the Lakes. Peoria is also where John Cook and his third voyage of the voyage of discovery to the Pacific coast, called the Oregon expedition, ended. Also on record is the fact that Abraham Lincoln came to Peoria to speak with the Peoria Indians.

Although Peoria is just east of the Illinois River, it is the largest city in southern Illinois. It is bordered by the southern most portions of the counties of Sangamon, Des Plaines and Du Page. There are two major rivers that drain into the area, the river of the Illinois and the Mississippi. All these bodies of water offer plenty of opportunities for recreation and business.

There are many attractions in the Peoria area. Of course, it has always been home to the first major general hospital in the state of Illinois. This institution is known as Charity Hospital and is located in downtown Peoria. Built in 1830, this masterpiece of Gothic architecture still stands today. The hospital is also known for its premier heart surgery center in the country.

Also, within walking distance of downtown Peoria is the Bradley University campus, which is home to some twenty campuses. Many people commute to downtown Peoria from northern Illinois to complete their college and career programs. Some of the degree granting schools at the university include Bradley University, College of Saint Mary, College of Wisconsin and De La Salle Bourbon College. All of these programs have had a long standing history in the field of higher learning in the state of Illinois and are part of the rich tradition of colleges and universities in the state of Illinois.

Just a short drive away from downtown Peoria is the beautiful Barberry Knoll Lake, which provides a unique overlook on the northwest corner of downtown Peoria. This is an ideal place for families with small children to enjoy quiet time on the lake. The Illinois River offers another resource for enjoyment near downtown Peoria and the famous barberry hills. The Illinois river boasts many enjoyable activities including boat tours and kayaking. This activity is especially popular in late May through early September, when the Barberry hills are at their peak.

If you enjoy the riverfront living but would prefer to have more space, then you may want to consider relocating to the famous southern end of Peoria. This part of town is known for its high-ended homes and affluence. The southern end of the town's riverfront is lined with some of the most exclusive shopping malls in the entire state of Illinois. The Town Center, which includes a movie theater and a giant bank, is also a very popular stop for visitors. In addition to this shopping and sporting venues, the Illinois riverfront offers many fine restaurants, pubs and other dining options.

In Peoria, Illinois there is a diverse combination of residential neighborhoods that range from the affordable townships along the river to upscale communities in the heart of downtown Peoria. One of the most popular areas in the area is the Town Center, which is home to the Barberry Hills Country Club. This upscale community is designed around the "green living" concept, which means a focus on energy efficiency and minimizing man made pollutants. This neighborhood is home to Barberry Country Club, a members only club that offers access to over twenty miles of the beautiful Illinois river. Other Riverfront communities in Peoria include Riverfront Park, which are known for housing some of the most elegant homes in the area; North City, which are becoming a sought after urban neighborhood with an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability; and finally, Peoria heights, which is becoming a fast-rising area for families to live.

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Saltbox Passive House, Bromont

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Saltbox Passive House in Bromont, Québec

Aug 5, 2021

Design: Atelier L’Abri

Location: Bromont, Canada

Saltbox Passive House

The Saltbox Passive House is a primary residence designed for a family of four and built on the southern flank of Mont Gale in Bromont, in the Eastern Townships.

The 3,100 sq. ft. single-family home, built on three levels, sits in a meadow at the edge of a wooded, protected area on a 2.5-acre lot. The house, whose design is inspired by the region’s architectural heritage, achieved LEED Platinum and PHIUS 2018+ certifications, making it the third house to obtain passive house certification in Quebec.

The design was carried out using an integrated design approach and is the result of a close collaboration between the architects, consultants, builder and PHIUS consultant.

A building anchored in its environment The nature of the site and the local vernacular architecture prompted us to turn to a historical form. With its “L” layout and the combination of two types of roof slopes, the house borrows its silhouette from the vocabulary of rural Saltbox-type buildings which sprang up in 17th century New England and which still pepper the countryside of the Eastern Townships.

With a gable roof on the main section and single pitch roof on the lower section, this colonial style takes its name from the lidded containers where salt was once kept above the hearth to keep it dry.

A simple, bright house The house faces south to favour passive solar heating and panoramic views over the valley. The construction on three levels is nestled into the mountain to minimize the visibility of the retaining walls. By building the rear part of the ground floor at garden level, and by opting for a roof slope that mirrors the land, the house echoes the topography of the location while remaining discreet from the street, revealing itself only once visitors are on the driveway. The third and lowest level houses a garage which also serves as a workshop and remains hidden until the final approach.

Inside, the living spaces are generous and bright. Illuminated by three large openings which contribute to the passive heating of the building, the central double-height room is the real heart of the house. Its functions are organized around a central block which comprises the mudroom, the kitchen, the pantry and a powder room. This white volume abuts the second floor corridor which serves as a passageway to the bedrooms and a small mezzanine home office.

To the north, the children’s bedrooms are lit by narrow horizontal bands that frame the forest which borders the house, all while limiting heat loss. In the crook of the L sits a terrace partially protected by pergolas which serve as sunscreens and passively regulate the interior temperature of the house.

The building materials are simple and durable: the retaining walls are constructed of excavated stone, the main cladding is wood and the entrance section is burnt cedar. The grey steel roof is discreet and timeless.

An architectural and ecological house The term Passive House refers to a high-performance building standard that promotes energy efficiency, comfort and the sustainability of buildings. Developed 30 years ago in Germany by the Passivhaus Institut, the standard means, among other things, heating and cooling energy savings of around 80%.

The basic principles of the standard are simple: a highly insulated and very airtight envelope, superior heat recovery of the mechanical ventilation system and a design which optimizes the orientation and sizing of openings to promote passive heating of the building.

Contrary to popular belief, these buildings are not off the grid but their energy consumption and their dependence on utilities are drastically reduced. Achieving the performance criteria of a passive house is only possible with the close collaboration of the architect, the consultants and the builder, which is why we favoured an integrated design approach from the very start. This experience confirmed to us that a building can be both aesthetic, in harmony with its environment and extremely efficient.

In the case of the Saltbox house, all design decisions were first validated by performing an energy model of the building which then steered us toward a double-stud structure for the insulation of above-ground walls and triple-glazed UPVC windows. Beyond the energy targets determined by the PHIUS standard, we also aimed to reduce the building’s carbon footprint by carefully choosing the materials used, such as wood siding and cellulose insulation.

As an answer to the climate crisis and because this type of building is still little known in Quebec, we spent two years documenting the design and construction process of the Saltbox passive house. We created a short web series to help demystify green building to the public, and also to share our personal experience with architecture and construction professionals.

For our firm, this initiative is part of a broader approach that aims, through projects of all types, to approach ecological architecture in a holistic way. The Saltbox passive house is LEED Platinum and PHIUS 2018+ certified.

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Architecture: L’Abri, Construction Rocket Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Architects: L’Abri Architecture team : Francis M Labrecque, Jérôme Cod��re, Vincent Pasquier, Antoine Mathys Contractor: Construction Rocket PHIUS consultant: Sarah Cobb Completion: Summer 2020

About L’Abri L’Abri is an architecture and construction firm based in Montreal. The workshop specializes in ecological, healthy and sustainable construction. It advocates innovative architecture, emphasizing the well-being and the human and social character of our environments. L’Abri designs projects that are definitely contemporary, tailor-made and on a human scale.

About Rocket Construction Certified Passive House Builders and Consultants, Rocket Construction is a triple bottom line company. People, planet, profit, in that order. Our passion is building science and our goal is to raise the bar for construction throughout Quebec, pushing architects, designers, builders and homeowners to take responsibility for the embodied and operational carbon of their homes.

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Scientology: The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology's fight for apartheid - Fighting for Apartheid There exist in the public domain a number of documents and letters from the Church of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard himself, detailing the way in which they tried to ingratiate themselves with the government of H.F. Verwoerd. That government has frequently been regarded as the originator of "grand apartheid", the system which became notorious in the 1960s for its rigid "pass laws", physically separating blacks and whites, and for the forcible relocation of the black population from the cities to the frequently ghastly conditions of the squatter camps and townships. The documents indicate the firm and sustained support of Hubbard and the Church for the Verwoerd government and for apartheid policies. In HCO Executive Letter of 16 August 1966, Hubbard circulated a report from John McMaster (a white South African who was supposedly the "first clear" and "Pope" of Scientology, later expelled during a purge) regarding progress in South Africa. It praises the activities of one Jan Du Plessis on behalf of Scientology, referring to alleged interviews by Du Plessis with Dr. H.F. Verwoerd (then Prime Minister) and also the Admiral of the South African Navy. It concludes: "You asked for strong Orgs in South Africa. You will get them and there will be a friendly reciprocity of flow with the Government." [HCO Executive Letter, 16 August 1966; reprinted in K.T.C. Kotzé, Inquiry into the Effects and Practices of Scientology, p. 59, Pretoria 1973] A few years earlier, in November 1960, Hubbard wrote a letter to Verwoerd praising the implementation of forced resettlement: "Having viewed slum clearance projects in most major cities of the world may I state that you have conceived and created in the Johannesburg townships what is probably the most impressive and adequate resettlement activity in existence." [dated 7th November 1960, Jo'burg; reprinted in K.T.C. Kotzé, Inquiry into the Effects and Practices of Scientology, p. 59, Pretoria 1973] He goes on to lambast those who denounced the policy of forced resettlement: "Any criticism of it could only be engaged upon by scoundrels or madmen and I know now your enemies to be both." [ibid] This was not the first time Hubbard had expressed his active support for Verwoerd and the policies of "grand apartheid". He was willing to offer practical assistance as well as letters of support. Three weeks previously, he had written the following to Verwoerd: "Those who understand are never swayed by vicious writings in the English press. To cope with those who could be swayed we work ceaselessly to secure communication lines to create an image closer to the fact. We are doing everything we can to change the complexion of the English language press and in a very few months we hope to have the means of completely altering this public image. Peace with strength can yet save, with your undaunted leadership, South Africa. Meanwhile we sincerely hope that vileness such as that in last week's Sunday Times does nothing to dismay your dedication. I apologise that we were not yet able to prevent such a travesty, but can promise a better future in such things." [dated 17th October 1960, Jo'burg; reprinted in K.T.C. Kotzé, Inquiry into the Effects and Practices of Scientology, pp. 59-60, Pretoria 1973] In other words, Scientology would endeavour to muzzle the press so that it could no longer criticise Verwoerd or his policies. This was not an idle promise, as the Church has a long history of attacking and infiltrating newspapers which it sees as a threat. Hubbard was not the only Scientologist to write to the South African Government. When it was announced in 1960 that Liberia and Ethiopia were to take legal action against South Africa to bring the Government to book for its implementation of apartheid, a Mr. S. J. Parkhouse (the HASI's Director of Official Affairs) wrote the following secret letter to Dr. Verwoerd: "On bringing to Dr. [sic] Hubbard's attention the fact that Liberia and Ethiopia intend to insitute an action against the Union [of South Africa] in the World Court Dr. Hubbard suggested that the Union itself would be well within its rights in bringing suit against any and all countries seeking to promote internal trouble in the Union through the use of boycotts etcetera. Consequent to our discussion Dr. Hubbard prepared a form of suit which could be used by the Union in the World Court. I enclose a copy for your perusal. Apart from the blow that this would strike for the Union on the International front it would appear that such an action would establish the World Court as a place where civil matters between Nations could be settled without warfare and thus would be of service to humanity as a whole. In closing I would assure you of our continued willing assistance at all times." [dated 7th November 1960, Jo'burg; reprinted in K.T.C. Kotzé, Inquiry into the Effects and Practices of Scientology, p. 60, Pretoria 1973] This makes it clear that the Church of Scientology was willing, and attempting, to take an active role in the South African Government's struggle against the growing anti-apartheid movement. Of course, the Church was not the only foreign organisation to oppose boycotts and sanctions against South Africa - in the 1980s the British government was prominent in its refusal to sanction South Africa. However, the basis for that stance was that boycotts and sanctions would hurt the black population far more than it would help. As the above letter makes clear, the Church was opposed to boycotts and sanctions because it supported the policy of the South African government. The letter shows that the Church sought to actively defend apartheid. The support for the South African Government expressed in the previous extracts was not simply a matter of supporting a government, as distinct from a political party. Take the following letter from L. Ron Hubbard: "I wish to extend my appreciation to South African Scientologists for their splendid activities and alertness. And I wish to thank the South African Government for its forbearance and ex-Minister of Health Herzog for his sense of justice and fair play in his 1968 pro-Scientology decision [not to appoint a Commission of Enquiry into Scientology] ... Note, please, that the press in Southern Africa call Dr. Radford and Dr. Fischer when it wants adverse comments on Scientology. Those two are United Party members. The United Party supports psychiatry in South Africa. Therefore, unwittingly the Government is led to pay for opposition and subversion." [LRH, HCO Information Letter, 16th February 1969; reprinted in K.T.C. Kotzé, Inquiry into the Effects and Practices of Scientology, pp. 60-61, Pretoria 1973] This letter clearly reveals Hubbard's determination to enter the South African political arena. His support was not only for the Government, it was for the ruling Nationalist party, which he perceived as being friendly to Scientology and hostile to psychiatry - a pet hate of his. Despite his efforts, Hubbard found that the South African government was not as friendly towards Scientology as he had hoped. In the wake of critical reports on Scientology from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, it was decided that an inquiry would be held into the activities of South African Scientology. On 28th March 1969, a Commission of Inquiry was established, consisting of nine members under the chairmanship of Mr. K.T.C. Kotzé, a retired Supreme Court Judge. Under the provisions of the Commission Act of 1947 it had the power to summon witnesses and hear their evidence on oath. Its report, more than 240 pages long excluding the many pages of additional annexes, was eventually published in June 1972. It was highly critical of the conduct of the Church of Scientology. In particular, the Commission condemned practices such as "disconnection" (of Scientologists from "troublesome" friends and family), "noisy investigation" (i.e. the use of public smears to make opponents "shudder into silence"), "security checking" and the dissemination of what the Commission called "inaccurate, untruthful and harmful information in regard to psychiatry" and it recommended that such practices should be legislated against. No such legislation and no other action against Scientology was ever actually forthcoming, and the Kotzé report itself seems to have been generally (and unfairly) forgotten. Nonetheless, it does still make fascinating reading and it heard some extraordinary evidence. One of the most peculiar things to come out of it was the details of an alleged plot by the Jo'burg org to instigate an armed black uprising in the late 1960s. The Rand Daily Mail reported that one witness told the Kotzé Board that a Mr. Parkhouse, then chief executive of the South African Church of Scientology, had planned to arm and organise 5,000 black Africans to seize control of the country. The article stated: "Mr. Parkhouse asked me to process him on the E-meter", he [the witness] said. "He had just returned from a trip to Mr. Hubbard's headquarters at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, England [then Scientology's world HQ]. While processing him I discovered he had a terrific problem. "Eventually he told me he was worried because he had been made responsible for organizing and arming 5,000 Africans to seize control of South Africa. I talked him out of it and he eventually stopped worrying about his instructions." The witness also told the commission that he did not know what became of Hubbard's plans or of Mr. Parkhouse." [Rand Daily Mail, Feb 2, 1969] If this is true, it must have happened some time before Hubbard's final departure from England in 1967. Its veracity is unknown, however - as one might expect, any supporting evidence is locked away in Scientology vaults and the Church of Scientology denies the allegations. Armed rebellion was certainly not Hubbard's style, and given the demonstrable support which he and his followers gave to apartheid, his ordering an armed black rebellion seems distinctly improbable. In the absence of any firm evidence either way, though, this will have to remain a moot point. -- Scientology and racism - Wikipedia - Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard has been accused of harboring racist views; in a letter to his first wife, Polly Grubb, Hubbard wrote "You shouldn’t be scrubbing the floor on your hands and knees. Get yourself a nigger; that’s what they’re born for." Hubbard also strongly defended the apartheid system in South Africa and reportedly considered founding his own all-white colony on the continent. [1][2][3] He also spoke ill of Asians, saying "The trouble with China is, there are too many chinks here". [1][4][5] Publicly, the following quotes are attributed to L. Ron Hubbard in his books and lectures used as study materials for Scientologists: "The Zulu is only outside the bars of a madhouse because there are no madhouses provided by his tribe. Primitives are far more aberrated than civilized peoples. Their savageness, their unprogressiveness, their incidence of illness." "The African tribesman, with his complete contempt for truth and his emphasis on brutality and savagery for others but not for himself, is a no-civilization." "As long as a white foreman is there, they will prevent soil erosion; but the moment that a white foreman turns his back boo! There goes the whole program. And you finally get up to the point of where he's supposed to take care of something, a lesson which has never been taught to the native of South Africa." "Now we say there's, well, another place in the world there's India. Wonderful place except for its people." "The South African native is probably the one impossible person to train in the entire world he is probably impossible by any human standard." "You'll find in Africans a fantastic amount of heavy space opera and so on, going on which makes the colored African very, very interesting to process because he doesn't know why he goes through all these dances and why he feels so barbarous." [6] In one video taped lecture, L. Ron Hubbard is seen drawing a square and filling it in all black while saying "Portrait of a negro hiding in a coal cellar at midnight, which is simply this." [7] There are however some African-American followers of Scientology including Isaac Hayes, a soul singer and the voice of Chef in the animated series South Park. An African-American former high-ranking Scientologist, Jesse Prince, has claimed that current Church leaders David Miscavige and Norman Starkey repeatedly called him racial slurs. [1][8][9] The Johannesburg Sec Check reportedly included the question "Have you ever slept with a member of a race of another color?" amongst other questions asking about arson, embezzlement, incest, and other crimes. [2][10][11] --

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“Some people, like me, arrive in the happy city by accident.  Some seek it in desperation.  Some build it. Some fight for it.  Some, like my neighbour Conrad Schmidt, experience a conversion moment.  They realize that their place in the city, and the ways in which they move, have tremendous power to shape their own lives, the life of their city, and the future of the world.  They realize that the happy city, the low carbon city, and the city that will save us are the same place, and that they have the wherewithal to create it.”Charles Montgomery

The planning studies of the P4G includes Corman Park, Saskatoon, Warman, Martensville and Osler, includes the area around Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, and George Genereux Urban Regional Park.

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American Red Squirrel Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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“This is the truth that shines over the journey toward the happy city.  We do not need to wait for someone else to make it.  We build it when we choose how and where to live.  We build it when we move a little bit closer.  We build it when we choose to move a little slower.  We build it by choosing to put aside our fear of the city and other people.  We build the happy city by perusing it in our own lives and, in so doing, pursuing the city to change with us.  We build it by living it.” Charles Montgomery

“Is Urban design really powerful enough to make or break happiness?” Charles Montgomery.

  “I am very happy because I have conquered myself and not the world. I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.” Sri Chinmoy

Bibliography

Montgomery, Charles.  Happy City.  Transforming our lives through urban design.  ISBN 978-0-385-66912-2.  Doubleday Canada.  Canada. 2013.

For directions as to how to drive to “George Genereux” Urban Regional Park

For directions on how to drive to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

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Blairmore Sector Plan Report; planning for the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area,  George Genereux Urban Regional Park and West Swale and areas around them inside of Saskatoon city limits

P4G Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth The P4G consists of the Cities of Saskatoon, Warman, and Martensville, the Town of Osler and the Rural Municipality of Corman Park; planning for areas around the afforestation area and West Swale outside of Saskatoon city limits

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′ Addresses: Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063 Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)? with map

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Should you wish to help protect / enhance the afforestation areas, please contact the City of Saskatoon, Corporate Revenue Division, 222 3rd Ave N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5…to support the afforestation area with your donation please state that your donation should support the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, or the George Genereux Urban Regional Park, or both afforestation areas located in the Blairmore Sector. Please and thank you!  Your donation is greatly appreciated.

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  “St. Barbe’s unique capacity to pass on his enthusiasm to others. . . Many foresters all over the world found their vocations as a result of hearing ‘The Man of the Trees’ speak. I certainly did, but his impact has been much wider than that. Through his global lecture tours, St. Barbe has made millions of people aware of the importance of trees and forests to our planet.” Allan Grainger

“The science of forestry arose from the recognition of a universal need. It embodies the spirit of service to mankind in attempting to provide a means of supplying forever a necessity of life and, in addition, ministering to man’s aesthetic tastes and recreational interests. Besides, the spiritual side of human nature needs the refreshing inspiration which comes from trees and woodlands. If a nation saves its trees, the trees will save the nation. And nations as well as tribes may be brought together in this great movement, based on the ideal of beautifying the world by the cultivation of one of God’s loveliest creatures – the tree.” ~ Richard St. Barbe Baker.

    “I believed that God has lent us the Earth. It belongs as much to those who come after us as to us, and it ill behooves us by anything we do or neglect, to deprive them of benefits which are in our power to bequeath.” Richard St. Barbe Baker

  The happiness project "Some people, like me, arrive in the happy city by accident.  Some seek it in desperation.  Some build it. 854 more words

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Soweto (suite)

J'ai quelques soucis avec la mise en page de mon blog... Les photos ne s'affichent ni où ni comment je le voudrais et les textes ne suivent pas la chronologie, voire sont tronqués. C'est le cas pour Soweto, quelques chapitres ont disparu, je complète donc mon article.

Arrêt devant le Chris Hans Baragwanath hôpital. C'est par le nombre de lits le 3eme au monde (les 2 premiers sont, sans surprise, chinois). C'est aussi là que des étudiants du monde entier viennent y faire leur apprentissage. Les soins sont gratuits pour l'essentiel. Antérieur à la création du township, c'est un ancien hôpital militaire, c'est donc un hasard s'il se trouve en plein Soweto, pas un choix gouvernemental...

Passage RUE VILIKAZI, là ont vécu 2 futurs prix Nobel Desmond Tutu et Nelson Mandela. On s'y arrête sans y entrer devant la maison de Mandela juste pour la photo. Ah ces tours organisés!

Détour par le Freedom square, ici en 1955 le congrès du peuple a élaboré la Freedom Charter. Beaucoup de similitude avec notre Déclaration des droits de l'homme mais plus puissante en ce qui concerne les égalités qui concerne bien sûr les races mais aussi les langues, les religions et même les choix sexuels.

Nous passons d'ailleurs devant un quartier de Soweto où vivent essentiellement gays et lesbiennes. La ségrégation est donc toujours là, informelle.

Pour parachever cette journée 2 heures, là où il faudrait 2 jours tant la documentation est riche et prégnante la visite du musée de l'apartheid. INCONTOURNABLE. Dès l'entrée le ton est donné une pour les blancs, l'autre pour les noirs. Des photos, des documents audios dans lesquels on entend des horreurs (comment les blancs justifiaient l'apartheid) des films où l'on voit la violence des répressions contre les manifestations - un énorme engin blindé dans lequel les policiers fendaient la foule est exposé...

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Township Triche Astuce En Ligne - Obtenez gratuitement Argent et Pieces

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Canadian Houses : Residences

Key Contemporary Residential Architecture Developments in Canada, North America

post updated 18 Jan 2021

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We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Canadian Houses. We aim to include buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Canada. The focus is on contemporary Canadian residences but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.

We have 1 page of Canadian residential architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages.

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Contemporary Canadian Residences – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

14 Jan 2021 Fold House, Hamilton, Ontario

17 Dec 2020 Lambton Farmhouse, Ontario

8 Dec 2020 Le Littoral, La Malbaie, Québec Design: Architecture49 photo : Stéphane Brügger Le Littoral Residence, La Malbaie A couple passionate about gastronomy and great lovers of Charlevoix dreamed of designing a contemporary residence in this exceptional natural setting. This was to both enjoy a pied-à-terre in the region, but also to create a high-end tourist home where families, friends, or colleagues could gather.

26 Nov, 2020 Maison Koya, Saint-Sauveur Design: Alain Carle Architecte photo : Raphael Thibodeau Maison Koya, Saint-Sauveur The Maison Koya site is part of a real estate development on the approaches to the town of Saint-Sauveur in the Laurentians. This area is in Montréal’s second ring of outlying communities, where the occupants have chosen to settle to combine a lifestyle in a natural setting (in the mountains) with the conveniences of a small regional town.

18 Nov 2020 Double Header House, Victoria, BC

17 Nov 2020 Forest House I, Bolton-Est, Eastern Townships, QC Design: Natalie Dionne Architecture photo : Raphaël Thibodeau Forest House I, Eastern Townships Forest House I is the latest work by Montréal-based studio, Natalie Dionne Architecture. The firm has earned widespread praise over the years for its contextual approach, its creativity, and its attention to detail. Forest House I adds to a rich portfolio of original, residential homes, equal parts urban and rural.

26 Oct 2020 Blackwood Studio, Hinchinbrooke

20 Oct 2020 Cowley Avenue House, Ottawa

8 Oct 2020 Wendover House, Ottawa

31 Jul 2020 Chester Cottage in Nova Scotia

14 Jul 2020 Portland Residence in Mont-Royal, Québec

4 Jun 2020 Lake Huron Summer House, Ontario Architects: Saota photograph : Adam Letch Lake Huron Summer House in Ontario This summer house is set on the banks of Lake Huron in a small, remote Canadian town about an hour’s drive from London, Ontario.

14 May 2020 Abacus House on Bras d’Or Lake, Nova Scotia

4 May 2020 103, Land House in Meaford, Ontario

24 Apr 2020 La Frangine Residence Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

22 Apr 2020 Lakeside Cabin in Lac-Brome, Quebec

31 Mar 2020 Ravine House near Don River Watershed

4 Feb 2020 Rodeo Drive House, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Architects: Alloy Homes Incorporated photograph : Joel Klassen Rodeo Drive House in Calgary, Alberta This family home is built on a small, triangular lot that was considered virtually unusable. Situated atop a ridge overlooking the Calgary Stampede Grandstand, the views are magnificent from the upper floors.

1 Feb 2020 Modern Farmhouse, Calgary, Alberta Architects: Alloy Homes Incorporated photograph : Joel Klassen Modern Farmhouse near Calgary, Alberta The architecture is inspired by the simple lines and humble materials of the adjacent working ranch.

31 Jan 2020 River’s Edge House, Calgary Architects: Alloy Homes Incorporated photo : Joel Klassen River’s Edge House in Calgary, Alberta This new Canadian family home was designed and built to feel like it had been a part of the neighbourhood for years. The property is wrapped in low-maintenance natural materials designed to weather gently and enhance its character over the years.

5 Nov 2019 The River Cabins, Wheatley River, Prince Edward County Design: Nine Yards Studio photograph : Tamzin Gillis, Nine Yards Studio Prince Edward County Buildings The smallest province in Canada, Prince Edward Island is celebrated for its vibrant arts and culture scene and is renowned for culinary experiences featuring world-class seafood and produce.

21 Jun 2019 Muskoka Boathouse in Ontario

16 Jun 2019 Pilon-Hébert Residence in Potton, Québec

11 Jun 2019 Powder Snow House in Bromont, Québec

28 May 2019 Hatley House in Québec

14 May 2019 Church Residence in Frelighsburg, Québec

17 Apr 2019 Gazing House in Scarborough Junction, Toronto

20 Mar 2019 Residence Le Nid on the St. Lawrence River, Quebec

17 Mar 2019 Dans l’Escarpement in Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré

30 Jan 2019 La Barque Residence in Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm

11 Dec 2018 TRIPTYCH House in Wentworth-Nord, Quebec

3 Dec 2018 Friesen Wong House in Okanagan, British Columbia

2 Dec 2018 Shelter on a Rock in Racine, Québec

14 Nov 2018 Long Horizontals House in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François

2 Oct 2018 Vallée du Parc Residence in Shawinigan, Québec

16 May 2018 Gulf Islands Residence, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, western Canada Architects: RUFproject photograph : Ivan Hunter Gulf Islands Residence

20 Feb 2018 La Cornette House, Township of Cleveland, Québec, Eastern Canada Architects: YH2 photo © Francis Pelletier La Cornette House in the Township of Cleveland Built on the slope of a small hill, La Cornette is a country house open to the pastoral landscape that surrounds it. Under a soaring roof resembling a nun’s cornet wimple is a roomy dwelling modelled on traditional Quebec houses of old that lodged large families and their relatives.

19 Feb 2018 La Luge Cabin, La Conception, in the Laurentides region of Quebec Architects: YH2 photography © Francis Pelletier La Luge in La Conception Mostly dedicated to the enjoyment of Quebec’s winter, La Luge is a secondary home lying in the midst of the forest. Nestled on its site, surrounded by dense vegetation preserving the house’s privacy, La Luge integrates a private spa which occupies almost a third of the useable area, adding on to the traditional countryside living spaces.

16 Feb 2018 Window on the Lake, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Mauricie region, province of Quebec Architects: YH2 photography © Francis Pelletier Window on the Lake in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement, the project embodies the architect’s attempt to capture the essence of cottage life – a wooden home designed for vacations and enabling true communion with nature.

9 Feb 2018 Sky House, Stoney Lake, Ontario Design: Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster photography : Doublespace Photography Sky House on Stoney Lake Negotiating the steep topography of a lake-side site, this holiday house consists of two volumes stacked on one another. The lower volume nestles into the landscape so that it is barely visible as one first approaches the house.

6 Feb 2018 The Wooden Wing, Lac-Supérieur, Quebec Design: YH2 architecture photography : David Marien-Landry The Wooden Wing in Lac-Supérieur The Wooden Wing is a large cottage on the shores of Lac Supérieur, in Quebec’s Laurentians. The house is perched on a sizeable outcrop of granite bedrock, giving it a commanding yet intimate view of the lake and Mont Tremblant, on the other side.

4 Feb 2018 Withrow Laneway House, Calgary, Alberta Architects: Studio North photo : Mark Erickson Withrow Laneway House in Calgary Affordable housing in a thriving city like Calgary is a challenge for many, not the least for two newly graduated professionals starting a design studio with big dreams and a limited budget. We see alleys as a new place for community and dwelling. This project offers an opportunity to save one of Calgary’s heritage houses and to build an affordable, compact living space in the inner city.

19 Jan 2018 Indigo Lane House, Whistler, British Columbia, western Canada Design: Stark Architecture Ltd. photo © Krista Jahnke New House in Whistler, BC A crazy site! But one of the greatest things about Architecture is having lots of constraints. The more constraints, the more inventive you have to be. The site drops steeply from the road, almost a 25 ft sheer drop down to a flat site, with retaining walls below.

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Ra mắt thương hiệu TLM và công bố dự án King Bay

Ra mắt thương hiệu TLM và công bố dự án King Bay

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(Địa ốc) - Cuối tuần qua, TLM Corporation đã tổ chức buổi lễ công bố thương hiệu kết hợp giới thiệu dự án “Khu đô thị sinh thái phức hợp King Bay” tại TPHCM.

Hơn một ngàn khách hàng đến tham dự “Lễ công bố thương hiệu TLM Corporation kết hợp giới thiệu dự án “Khu đô thị sinh thái phức hợp King Bay”.

Bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tú, Chủ tịch HĐQT kiêm Tổng giám đốc TLM Corpration, cho biết TLM Corporation có hai đơn vị thành viên nòng cốt là Thái Dương Real và Star Beach. Thời gian vừa qua, hai đơn vị này đã phát triển thành công một loạt dự án bất động sản, chủ yếu tại TPHCM. Mới nhất là dự án Khu biệt thự nghỉ dưỡng cao cấp ven biển Princess Villas được quản lý vận hành bởi thương hiệu quốc tế CBRE.

Hiện nay, TLM Corporation đang có hơn 200 cán bộ, nhân viên được đào tạo bài bản, am hiểu thị trường bất động sản. Đồng thời TLM cũng đã có sự chuẩn bị tốt về tiềm lực tài chính cũng như quỹ đất hàng trăm héc ta tại TPHCM, Đồng Nai, Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu... để chuẩn bị cho chiến lược phát triển trong những năm sắp tới.

Dịp này, TLM Corporation cũng chính thức giới thiệu dự án King Bay do Công ty Freeland làm chủ đầu tư, TLM Corporation phát triển và phân phối. Tọa lạc ngay mặt tiền đường Vành đai 3, huyện Nhơn Trạch, tỉnh Đồng Nai, khu đô thị sinh thái phức hợp King Bay có quy mô 125 ha, được chia làm 4 phân khu gồm các dãy nhà phố vườn, phố thương mại và biệt thự ven sông. Hệ thống tiện ích của dự án đa dạng và phong phú gồm: bến du thuyền; công viên bờ sông 6 ha; biển nhân tạo; trung tâm thương mại tích hợp siêu thị, khu giải trí, rạp chiếu phim, nhà hàng, văn phòng…; trường học từ mầm non đến PTTH; trung tâm thể dục thể thao; bệnh viện; khu sinh hoạt cộng đồng... Hiện nay, hạ tầng giai đoạn 1 của dự án đã cơ bản hoàn thành, mang đến cho khách hàng những trải nghiệm thực tế về không gian sống của mình trong tương lai.

King Bay được định hướng phát triển thành đô thị thương mại kết hợp sinh thái trên hành lang kinh tế TPHCM - Nhơn Trạch - Long Thành.

Trong bán kính vài cây số, từ King Bay sẽ dễ dàng tiếp cận với các tiện ích của khu vực như sân bay quốc tế Long Thành, sân golf quốc tế Jeongsang, trung tâm hành chính Nhơn Trạch, khu công nghệ cao quận 9, ga metro quận 9, Đại học Fulbright, khu đô thị VinCity, khu du lịch The Boat Club Residence, Suối Tiên, Làng đại học quốc gia TPHCM… Những tiện ích này vừa mang đến cho cư dân King Bay môi trường sống tiện nghi đẳng cấp gắn với môi trường sinh thái sông Đồng Nai vừa thuận lợi phát triển các loại hình thương mại - dịch vụ bởi dự án tọa lạc trên hành lang phát triển kinh tế từ khu đô thị Thủ Thiêm (TPHCM) đến sân bay quốc tế Long Thành (Đồng Nai).

Khi đường Vành đai 3 và cầu Cát Lái nối quận 2, quận 9 (TPHCM) với Nhơn Trạch hoàn thành, từ King Bay di chuyển đến trung tâm TPHCM chỉ trong vòng 20-25 phút theo đường cao tốc TPHCM - Long Thành - Dầu Giây hoặc Lý Thái Tổ - Nguyễn Thị Định - Mai Chí Thọ.

Ngày 26-7 vừa qua, trong khuôn khổ Giải thưởng Dot Property Vietnam Award lần thứ 3, dự án khu đô thị sinh thái phức hợp King Bay đã xuất sắc vượt qua hàng loạt đối thủ và được vinh danh với giải thưởng cao quý nhất ở hạng mục “Khu đô thị sinh thái ven sông xuất sắc 2018” (Best Riverside Township 2018).

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