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With British Columbia rolling out its ride-hailing regulations in August, Toronto City Council re-examining its bylaws, and Halifax looking to do the... Read More
Book Review: Design Process in Architecture – From Concept to CompletionGeoffrey Makstutis – Laurence King Publishing (2018) This book will be particularly useful for those who are considering – or are in... Read More
LORINC: Is Toronto one small step closer to finding the missing middle?At last week’s Toronto Urban Design Awards, Mayor John Tory announced that the City will launch an “ideas competition” meant to... Read More
Vancouver’s Housing Crisis: A Collaborative Opportunity for Planners and ArchitectsThe time is now. Architects and landscape architects need to be active participants in urban planning and land-use decision-making... Read More
Planning City-Wide: A Primer – Part 8By Way of Conclusions We’ve come a long way, covering a lot of meaningful ground around the city-wide planning process. Like Lynch... Read More
Author: Vaclav Smil (MIT Press, 2019) There are few terms as pervasive in discussions about contemporary cities than “growth”. It... Read More
How to build a low-rise apartment buildingIf you’re in the Bloor and Dufferin neighbourhood a couple of summers from now and happen to head north on Dufferin, just past the... Read More
Planning City-Wide: A Primer – Part 7Time and the City: A Living City-wide Plan We’ve come a long way in addressing the many challenges associated with city-wide planning... Read More
EVENT: Grandview Heritage TourExplore this unique, vibrant neighbourhood with the Vancouver Heritage Foundation SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2019, 12PM TO 5PM $30/$23... Read More
Planning City-Wide: A Primer – Part 6Developing Alternatives Let’s assume that we’ve managed to develop clear, meaningful objectives that have been made more comprehensive... Read More
Planning City-Wide: A Primer – Part 5Weighting Goals and Objectives Now that we have a sense of how to approach setting usable goals and objectives for city-wide planning... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 038, Take it to the Streets 
Urban Technologies: The Unintended Consequences 
WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall 
LORINC: When e-scooters hit Toronto’s streets 
Is there a smarter way to spend Toronto’s housing dollars?