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 and cutting-edge technologies, creating spaces that are not only beautiful and functional - but deeply human.

They are a tech-native design firm committed to leveraging advanced AI-driven tools, parametric modeling, digital twins, and environmental simulation to elevate every phase of the design process. From conceptual site planning to construction detailing, our work is informed by data, optimized for sustainability, and inspired by the promise of a more connected, resilient world.

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 management team as a member of Podium’s executive team.

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 involved in more than 7,000 projects, with the past number of years more focused on residential, office and industrial. Both the typology and scale are vast array from small $100K renovations to $35B master plan projects, with a handful of $1B+ mixed use developments thrown in for good measure.

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, Intelligent City is scaling its mass timber product platform for high-rise multi-family housing.

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.