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Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design
Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design

Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design

Date12/19/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0128933F
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
1/21/1988
Doctor Design: Michael Blythin, former head designer at the ROM, set up his own company to do everything from building home additions to designing Victorian homes.
Doctor Design: Michael Blythin, former head designer at the ROM, set up his own company to do everything from building home additions to designing Victorian homes.
1/13/1985
Dr. Donald McLachlan: Centre's director believes breakthrough is possible in understanding Alzheimer's Disease, which can strike the middle-aged or elderly, such as woman shown above.
Dr. Donald McLachlan: Centre's director believes breakthrough is possible in understanding Alzheimer's Disease, which can strike the middle-aged or elderly, such as woman shown above.
7/13/1987
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
4/10/1974
Time of relax: British MP John Butcher says Canadians could gain an edge by becoming known for design, as the Italians and Scandinavians have done in Europe.
Time of relax: British MP John Butcher says Canadians could gain an edge by becoming known for design, as the Italians and Scandinavians have done in Europe.
6/5/1990
Tribute to hard work, the Bak family's architect- designed roadside open-air market, is in the background as Casey Bak and his wife Freda look at the architect's drawings on how it will appear when the windmill is completed as a landmark in the Holland area. The market was planned by Casey's father, Walter, who died in January at age of 74.
Tribute to hard work, the Bak family's architect- designed roadside open-air market, is in the background as Casey Bak and his wife Freda look at the architect's drawings on how it will appear when the windmill is completed as a landmark in the Holland area. The market was planned by Casey's father, Walter, who died in January at age of 74.
7/22/1974
New options: Architect Allan Graham, left, designed new townhouses in Don Mills. Exteriors are identical but different floor plans are designed.
New options: Architect Allan Graham, left, designed new townhouses in Don Mills. Exteriors are identical but different floor plans are designed.
9/17/1980
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
6/5/1980
Architechture and design, George Baird, architect and urban planner, A native of Toronto Baired is founder-partner of Baird or Sampson Architects, a professor of architecture at the U of T and Harvard and author of Meaning In Architecture and The Space Of Appearance, focusing on architechtural theory.
Architechture and design, George Baird, architect and urban planner, A native of Toronto Baired is founder-partner of Baird or Sampson Architects, a professor of architecture at the U of T and Harvard and author of Meaning In Architecture and The Space Of Appearance, focusing on architechtural theory.
9/10/1992
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
8/27/1980
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
An architect, Keith Dunant 'got tired of the 9 to 5 routine' and started drawing houses. Now he's opened City Streets Gallery
5/11/1982
Norman Hay has never had formal training as an architect or designer, but as design chief of Expo 67 he established himself as a great design co-ordinator
Norman Hay has never had formal training as an architect or designer, but as design chief of Expo 67 he established himself as a great design co-ordinator
2/14/1969