ART Condos About The Building – Oleson on Terraces

It was a moment of what you might call architectural narcissism that compelled us to take yet another photo of the almost completed Art Condos building.  After which, we emailed the building’s architect, David Oleson, asking him if he would …

The Art Condos Green Roof: A Meadow In The Sky

“There aren’t very many yet in the city,” says Art Condos architect, David Oleson, “but there will be more and more of them.”  David is of course, referring to Art Condos’ own green roof.  A roof composed of hardy, sustainable, …

David Oleson receives an Award for his design of the village of Yorkville Park

David Oleson on Art Condos Facade Design

For our previous two chats with Art Condos architect David Oleson, we discussed a few basic design issues pertaining to the new building. Topics covered include overall design decisions, the building’s use of glass, ideas about the look …

David Oleson on balconies

After speaking about the use of glass in the Art Condos building, we went on to ask David Oleson to share his thoughts about the design and function of balconies in general and the balconies of the Art Condos building …

David Oleson on glass

We spoke recently to architect David Oleson, designer of the Art Condos building. Our first chat was about glass.

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Christina Zeidler of The Gladstone Hotel

There are two venerable cultural landmarks–institutions, really– on Queen Street West. One is the self-consciously glamorous Drake Hotel (about which we’ll be posting material here shortly) and the other is the no less glamorous but possibly more culturally earnest Gladstone …

David Oleson of Oleson Worland Architects

David Oleson, of the Toronto firm Oleson Worland Architects, and longtime associate of developer Gary Silverberg, is the designer of the new Art Condos building.

Gary Michael Dault talked to him recently, at his Spadina Avenue office, about the …