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Altius Architecture | 7 to needs when historic architecture has not,” says Smith. Therefore, he can offer some- thing of an explanation to homeowners in Toronto, namely those living within those expansive, white-columned vestiges of the Colonial era, who often lament, “Why isn’t my home more comfortable?” Noting the variance between Toronto’s -30 degree Cel- sius dry winter and the hot humid days of the summer, Smith says, “These homes were never designed to be in this kind of environ- ment, Europe is a rather temperate climate.” Of course, a good architect recog- nizes that, and further understands the sig- nificance of solar orientation, designing the structure in such a way to maximize on solar lighting in the winter, while diminishing its impact in the summer. But to be sure, such thinking doesn’t even constitute a fraction of the finesse that Altius Architecture fully em- ploys upon the projects it undertakes. This is simply a means of imparting the fact that architects, in general, bring such a depth of understanding and awareness to the building process, that when a project is complete, one can more easily discern their involvement in the process. Smith would suggest the indicatives