Below is a summary of recent assignments completed in the past 12 months, organized by media outlet.
To view a larger collection of my writing organized by subject matter, please navigate to my full portfolio.

for Azure magazine

Travel feature about the redesign of the Royal Hotel in Picton, Ontario by Giannone Petricone Associates

Jan/Feb 2023 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"With each new layer it introduced, Giannone Petricone documented another chapter of the building’s history to make peace with its past — not just the former glory days, but also the hard times that followed them.”

Tradeshow report on the new tile trends introduced at Cersaie 2022 in Bologna, Italy

Jan/Feb 2023 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

“Despite starting construction in 1390, the Basilica di San Petronio at the heart of Bologna, Italy, remains incomplete, its facade only half-covered in marble. This landmark gains new symbolic meaning each September when the Emilia-Romagna region’s capital hosts Cersaie, an annual showcase of porcelain and ceramic tiles where Italian manufacturers unveil ever more realistic marble imitations.”

Cover story about Modus Novellus (MN), the architecture firm behind NYC restaurants Saga, Crown Shy, Cote, Mel’s and more

Mar/Apr 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"Besides winning over the team at Lincoln Center, MN has also become a go-to for culinary tastemakers striking out on their own after years of honing their skills under Michelin-starred heavyweights.”

Roundtable discussion with three architects and a city planner about Toronto’s new Garden Suite bylaws

Jul/Aug 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"Surging populations and concerns about housing affordability are prompting many North American cities to explore fresh approaches to urban density. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — secondary structures that share the same lots as existing homes — are one solution.”

Q&A with Slava Balbek, founder and CEO of Kyiv’s Balbek Bureau, about working as a wartime architect

Sep/Oct 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"In the midst of all this devastation, Balbek Bureau is proving the power of design to inspire hope and deliver meaningful support. It may be a firm whose portfolio is divided into work done before the arrival of wartime and work done after it, but its core principles have remained the same.”

Commentary about Thomas Phifer’s revival of a previously unbuilt Mies van der Rohe design at Indiana University

May/Jun 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"These days, it’s not unusual for a celebrity to keep working after they die. Carrie Fisher is posthumously woven into new Star Wars movies, Tupac’s hologram performs at Coachella and, now, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has designed the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture+Design in Bloomington, Indiana.”

Azure 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Nov/Dec 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"Designers, it is often said, are hard to buy for. But in a season that produces no shortage of unnecessary waste, perhaps every holiday shopper should adopt the same high standards as architects and furniture-makers.”

Profile of Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann's wine tasting pavilion design for Donum Estate

Nov/Dec 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"For wine lovers, the end of December provides an excuse to uncork a bottle of something special and reflect on the passage of time. After all, what is a particular vintage if not a testament to the beauty — or, occasionally, the disappointment — that any given year can bring?”

Profile of Melbourne-based product designer Dean Norton

Nov/Dec 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

“Dean Norton’s Containa side table has a rich interior life. A cubist interpretation of a Russian doll, it combines a foggy glass shell with a second, smaller form that seems to glow from within.”

Mini project profiles on three rooftop parks

Sep/Oct 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"By introducing some greenery into the concrete jungle, city parks inspire a closer connection to the earth — which is not to say that they should be approached as purely earthbound spaces.”

Photoshoot of portable lamps that embrace the rugged gorpcore aesthetic

Jul/Aug 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com

"‘Gorpcore style’ has brought high-fashion cred to outdoorsy gear like hiking boots. Here are four go-anywhere lamps with their own sense of adventure.”

Product spotlights on recent design launches

Throughout 2022 | Read at azuremagazine.com: Ini Archibong chandelier + Calen Knauf table + Gaetano Pesce screen + Laila Zohar x Muller van Severen table

"Before Ini Archibong’s designs exist in the physical realm, they start off in the spiritual one. Hence the name of the designer’s first solo exhibition: Hierophany, which refers to a manifestation of the sacred.”

Trend report and product launch coverage from NYCxDesign 2022

Sep/Oct 2022 issue | Read at azuremagazine.com: trends story + Lambert & Fils story

"Long before a summer blockbuster opens, the team behind it releases a teaser trailer to let audiences know that something big is coming. In that same spirit, Lambert & Fils started building anticipation for Silo, its latest and most cinematic collection yet, six months early.”

x5 AZ Awards winner profiles

Jul/Aug 2022 issue | Read at awards.azuremagazine.com: Canal House + Shape Tomorrow + Stackabl + Mirvish Village + The Mercury Store

“‘Honey, I shrunk the architecture.’ For its wonderfully whimsical exhibition at Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum, New York design firm HWKN presented a metropolis in miniature, using nine five-metre-high towers to depict a range of different building typologies.”

Product listings for technical building materials

Throughout 2022

“Inspired by glacier fragments drifting across the ocean, Nathan Allan's polar panels feature frosted shards formed with chiselled edges and melted into a sea of clear glass. Hundreds of air bubbles add extra arctic texture.”

Additional web-exclusive stories:

for The Kit

Cover story about Queer Eye host and JVN haircare founder Jonathan Van Ness

Jun 2022 issue | Read at thekit.ca

"If anyone could find a way to bottle confidence, it’s Jonathan Van Ness. After spending 12 years as a hair stylist before going on to lead heartfelt makeovers as the grooming expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye, Van Ness is now ready to reimagine morning routines with JVN, a new line of vegan haircare products.”

Trend report on the rise of double-breasted suit jackets

Oct 2022 issue | Read at thekit.ca

"For King Charles III, 2022 isn’t just the year that he was sworn in as England’s new reigning monarch — it’s also the year that his longtime garment of choice, the double-breasted suit jacket, finally reclaimed the menswear throne.”

for Sharp magazine

Profile of Leandro Carreira, the executive chef of London restaurant The Sea, The Sea

Spring/Summer 2022 issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

"They say you can’t go home again — especially after you’ve translated 550 of your motherland’s signature dishes into a highly anticipated cookbook. Inevitably, there’ll be someone at the grocery store who’s convinced that their family’s recipe for açorda Alentejan is better than the one published on page 34.”

for Sotheby’s International Realty Canada INSIGHT: The Art of Living magazine

Real estate report on how four markets are embracing outbuildings

for INSIGHT: The Art of Living Spring 2022 issue | Read at sothebysrealty.com

“With the WFH movement’s continued impact on our daily lives, individuals are faced with the task of determining how best they can delineate the work aspect from the leisure part of their lives at home. We tapped into the expertise of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada real estate brokers for guidance.”

Report on how four real estate markets are seeing a rise in wellness-related amenities

for INSIGHT: The Art of Living Fall 2022 issue | Read at sothebysrealty.com

“Increasing focus on healthy bodies and minds has sparked a desire for more sophisticated home fitness facilities, as well as spa-like amenities that provide therapeutic benefits.”

Recent Writing

for Azure magazine

Travel feature about the redesign of the Royal Hotel in Picton, Ontario by Giannone Petricone Associates

"With each new layer it introduced, Giannone Petricone documented another chapter of the building’s history to make peace with its past — not just the former glory days, but also the hard times that followed them.”

Tradeshow report on the new tile trends introduced at Cersaie 2022 in Bologna, Italy

Cover story about Modus Novellus (MN), the architecture firm behind NYC restaurants Saga, Crown Shy, Cote, Mel’s and more

"Besides winning over the team at Lincoln Center, MN has also become a go-to for culinary tastemakers striking out on their own after years of honing their skills under Michelin-starred heavyweights.”

Roundtable discussion with three architects and a city planner about Toronto’s new Garden Suite bylaws

"Surging populations and concerns about housing affordability are prompting many North American cities to explore fresh approaches to urban density. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — secondary structures that share the same lots as existing homes — are one solution.”

Q&A with Slava Balbek, founder and CEO of Kyiv’s Balbek Bureau, about working as a wartime architect

"In the midst of all this devastation, Balbek Bureau is proving the power of design to inspire hope and deliver meaningful support. It may be a firm whose portfolio is divided into work done before the arrival of wartime and work done after it, but its core principles have remained the same.”

Commentary about Thomas Phifer’s revival of a previously unbuilt Mies van der Rohe design at Indiana University

Azure 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

"Designers, it is often said, are hard to buy for. But in a season that produces no shortage of unnecessary waste, perhaps every holiday shopper should adopt the same high standards as architects and furniture-makers.”

Profile of Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann's wine tasting pavilion design for Donum Estate

"For wine lovers, the end of December provides an excuse to uncork a bottle of something special and reflect on the passage of time. After all, what is a particular vintage if not a testament to the beauty — or, occasionally, the disappointment — that any given year can bring?”

Profile of Melbourne-based product designer Dean Norton

“Dean Norton’s Containa side table has a rich interior life. A cubist interpretation of a Russian doll, it combines a foggy glass shell with a second, smaller form that seems to glow from within.”

Mini project profiles on three rooftop parks

"By introducing some greenery into the concrete jungle, city parks inspire a closer connection to the earth — which is not to say that they should be approached as purely earthbound spaces.”

Photoshoot of portable lamps that embrace the rugged gorpcore aesthetic

"‘Gorpcore style’ has brought high-fashion cred to outdoorsy gear like hiking boots. Here are four go-anywhere lamps with their own sense of adventure.”

Product spotlights on recent design launches

"Before Ini Archibong’s designs exist in the physical realm, they start off in the spiritual one. Hence the name of the designer’s first solo exhibition: Hierophany, which refers to a manifestation of the sacred.”

Trend report and product launch coverage from NYCxDesign 2022

"Long before a summer blockbuster opens, the team behind it releases a teaser trailer to let audiences know that something big is coming. In that same spirit, Lambert & Fils started building anticipation for Silo, its latest and most cinematic collection yet, six months early.”

x5 AZ Awards winner profiles

“‘Honey, I shrunk the architecture.’ For its wonderfully whimsical exhibition at Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum, New York design firm HWKN presented a metropolis in miniature, using nine five-metre-high towers to depict a range of different building typologies.”

Product listings for technical building materials

“Inspired by glacier fragments drifting across the ocean, Nathan Allan's polar panels feature frosted shards formed with chiselled edges and melted into a sea of clear glass. Hundreds of air bubbles add extra arctic texture.”

for The Kit

Cover story about Queer Eye host and JVN haircare founder Jonathan Van Ness

Trend report on the rise of double-breasted suit jackets

"For King Charles III, 2022 isn’t just the year that he was sworn in as England’s new reigning monarch — it’s also the year that his longtime garment of choice, the double-breasted suit jacket, finally reclaimed the menswear throne.”

for Sharp magazine

Profile of Leandro Carreira, the executive chef of London restaurant The Sea, The Sea

for Sotheby’s International Realty Canada INSIGHT: The Art of Living magazine

Real estate report on how four markets are embracing outbuildings

Report on how four real estate markets are seeing a rise in wellness-related amenities

“Increasing focus on healthy bodies and minds has sparked a desire for more sophisticated home fitness facilities, as well as spa-like amenities that provide therapeutic benefits.”