Building Toronto's Skyline with Nick Ainis

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with David Huynh, Partner at Bousfields. David has extensive experience in obtaining development approvals (Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Approval, Plan of Subdivision, Plan of Condominium, Consent and Minor Variance), project coordination and management, undertaking reports and studies (Planning and...

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Neil Lowhar, co-founder and Vice President of the ProPlanix Consulting Group, and Stephen Callender, President and founder of ACCA, about the Afro Canadian Contractors Association, a not-for-profit organization that works to increase the presence of BIPOC contractors and construction companies across Canada.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Jeff Cogliati, founder of Blood Architects. Bloom Architects is a next-generation architectural practice rooted in the belief that great design has the power to transform lives, communities, and the future of our planet. Our mission is to reimagine the built environment through a fusion of timeless architectural principles an...

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Christian Huggett, Managing Director, Head of Development at Podium Developments. Christian is their leader in all things Design; he steers them through site acquisition to project stabilization, development and design trends, site and building layout, municipal approvals, sales and marketing, and leads their development mana...

Recorded live in front of a big and boisterous audience at Viale, Nick Ainis chats with Brad Bradford about affordable housing, the missing middle and why he wants to be the next mayor of Toronto.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Marlon Bray, a chartered quantity surveyor by trade who has almost 30 years of experience in the Construction and Development field. His expertise encompasses countless sectors of the industry from high-rise residential, through Universities & Colleges, highways, and large-scale transit. Over his career, Marlon has been i...

On this spirited episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Darius Saplys, VP of Operations/Director, API Consultants & Saplys Architects. They chat, they spar, they love... do not miss this battle of the giants.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Oliver David Krieg, President at Intelligent City. OD is an expert in mass timber construction and industrialized manufacturing in the AEC industry. With a PhD in robotics and parametric design, OD serves as the President of Intelligent City, leading the company’s strategic vision and execution. Under his leadership, Intellig...

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Paul Frith, President, Ontario Geothermal Association & JPF Consulting about the benefits of low carbon and energy efficient technologies.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Bob Blazevski, President & CEO, BlazeUrban, about his insight from over three decades in GTA real estate development.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Sherry Larjani, President at Spotlight Developments Inc. Sherry had worked with two Toronto architectural firms when she realized she wanted to bring her designs to life and get into the development side of the industry. The rest is history.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis leaves the GTA and speaks with Gabrielle Bonneville from Bonneville Industries, a 4th-generation family business and one of Canada's leading manufacturers of pre-built homes.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Derek Goring, Chief Executive Officer of Northcrest Developments, about his 20+ years of experience in large scale mixed-use real estate development.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Member of Parliament Jennifer McKelvie who is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. Nick and Jennifer discuss the Liberal housing plan that promises to create Build Canada Homes (BCH) to get the federal government back into the business of home building, by: acting as a developer to build...

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Adrian Dyer, Chief Design Officer at Design for Happiness, about his architectural journey that took him from London, Ontario, to London, England, and back again.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Les Klein, a Principal and co-founder of Quadrangle Architects in Toronto. He is committed to the idea that urban design, city building, and architectural excellence all play vital roles in enhancing the quality of community life.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Brian Dorr, the founder of Dorr Capital, a commercial real estate financing company. Facilitating over $3 Billion dollars in loan servicing, Dorr Capital provides viable borrowing solutions for the purchase of land to fuel much needed new home construction in Ontario. Subscribe to Brian's YouTube Channel here .

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Andrew Adams about Homefield Communities, a leading developer, owner and manager of accessibly priced communities across Canada that feature bright, modern homes using the highest quality materials and craftsmanship.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Craig Slama and Ana Zavyalova from Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, a leading structural engineering consulting firm. Jablonsky, Ast and Partners is helping to build SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge, a project that will consist of six skyscrapers ranging in height from 22 to 106 stories tall. When completed, SkyTower will be Canada...

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick chats with Adam Morris from Sajcan, the design partner trusted by GCs, CMs, offsite builders, and developers across North America. From concept design to BIM, permits, shop drawings, CNC files, and marketing visuals — their 30+ person team works 24/7 under North American oversight to deliver faster, smarter, and more cost-effective projects....

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with architect Bob Murphy from Murphy Partners Seniors Housing Architects about their work with seniors apartments, retirement, and long term care design. We also learn about Bob's passion for aviation and his restored Tiger Moth, C-GNGS that he still flies to this day.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Architect, Urban Designer and Urban Planner Naama Blonder about her bold vision to change what good housing can and should look like in a growing city like Toronto. Naama is the co-founder of Smart Density, an Architecture and Urban Planning firm for forward-thinking developers and creative municipalities.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with esteemed Architect Veronica Madonna about her career in architecture, starting Studio VMA Inc., her innovative approach to designing highly sustainable buildings and being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis gets the condominium market #realtalk from Mark Cohen, founding partner at The  Condo  Store.

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Norm Li about how he's adapted to a frozen condo market and tough decisions he's had to make.