As Joe Valerio sees it, architects shouldn’t just shape structures; they should interpret their times. “The most useless term in architecture is `timeless building,’ which I translate into `meaningless,’” Valerio says over lunch at the sleek Blue Water Grill at Dearborn Street and Grand Avenue. “Our job is to do cultural commentary.”
Valerio is hardly the [...]

Indigo Books & Music (TSX:IDG), Canada’s largest book chain, plans to unveil a new website this fall designed to improve its interaction with customers, the retailer’s CEO said Monday.
The new-look site will be rolled on Nov. 1, and is part of an expanding “have it your way” approach to customer service, president Heather Reisman said [...]