Archive 1997-2016
By Ariel Teplitsky
Colin Richardson missed the chance to attend university in his youth.
In his early teens in London, England, his life was interrupted by the Second World War. He later enlisted in the military. When the war ended in 1945, he only had time to attend night classes, and never got a degree.
Out with the old, in with the new. Profit-driven developers are transforming old office buildings and schools into funky downtown abodes for a new generation of young, urban professionals and well-to-do empty-nesters.
A wave of young professionals and retired couples are opting for the convenience and panache of an urban lifestyle.
Conversions and additions to existing homes are key to meeting housing demand.