In Toronto’s East York, a collection of architectural wildflowers

Architect Reza Aliabadi calls them a “positive virus.”

Drive the tidy streets of what was once “Canada’s only borough,” East York, and there they are: “Charcoal House” near Pape Avenue; “Shaft House” east of Woodbine Avenue; his first built project in Canada, “63º House” – which angles the façade by, well, you guessed it – a stone’s throw away; and then, of course, there is “Whale House” and “Totem House.”