Photos Toronto

The fading of the garment district factories: McGregor Socks, Spadina Avenue, 2003

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In 2003 I began a two part documentary photography project featuring the McGregor Socks knitting mill on Spadina Avenue, and the Korex... Read More

Podcast Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 062, The PATH ahead for Toronto’s underground

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With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto’s PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial... Read More

Housing Toronto

LORINC: The Revenge of the Market Urbanists

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Here’s a tale of two cities… In the City of Toronto (pop. 2.8 million), there are about 1.1 million private dwellings, and... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

Tall Vancouver Tales Part I – How Vancouver Grew Up, with Donald Luxton

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This past week, the Museum of Vancouver and the RAIC BC/Yukon put on its first talk in the new Architecture & the City Series... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

Deconstructing Visuals 2.0

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It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion... Read More

Parks Toronto

The transformation of Mabelle Park

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This article was first published in August in the Park People 10 Years Together in City Parks series, and is republished here with... Read More

Culture Toronto

University Avenue’s Radiant Journey

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In mid-October, University Avenue lit up as Radiant Journey, a light installation by the Friends of University Avenue, was officially... Read More

Politics Toronto

Smart city in a post-pandemic world: Small-scale, green, and over-policed

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On the face of it, the smart city market is bleeding. In May 2020, Alphabet pulled the plug on Sidewalk Toronto, the company’s... Read More

Civic Engagement Vancouver

Vancouver Plan – An Opportunity for Climate Input

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The City of Vancouver is in the midst of the next phase of engagement for the Vancouver Plan, a planning process that will ultimately... Read More

History Toronto

Achtung! Go for a German Walk T.O.

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Over the summer and fall I was happy to work with a team put together by the German Consulate in Toronto on a series of audio walks... Read More

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