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Book Review – The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

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Authors: Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020) It is not a stretch to say that most contemporary urbanists... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 052, Public Realm Resolutions

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We began 2020 with a bit of optimism — how could we know? We had an episode about the public realm and its importance, and spoke to urban... Read More

Vancouver

The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!

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Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More

Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 051, Toronto’s shelter disaster

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In this episode, we look at the housing and homelessness crisis that has escalated into a full-blown disaster during the COVID-19... Read More

Toronto

What can we learn from kids who thrived during COVID-19 lockdown?

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COVID-19 has been a destructive force and cruel amplifier of inequalities for many Canadian families. In addition to the damage caused... Read More

Vancouver

Student Housing as a Response to the Housing Crisis

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The global housing crisis is a challenging and multi-faceted problem. Part of the solution, already successfully employed by... Read More

Toronto

Re-purposing Toronto’s city-owned golf courses

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Public space has never been so popular. Over the summer in Toronto, we saw streets closed for active recreation, parks filled with... Read More

The Future Fix: Internet as a human right

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Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. This is a... Read More

Toronto

Coming clean on Regent Park’s Social Development Plan

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By Keisha St. Louis-McBurnie and Lena Sanz Tovar Earlier this year, the City of Toronto at long last approved $635,000 to partially... Read More

Toronto

Farewell, Regent Park

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By Lena Sanz Tovar and Keisha St. Louis-McBurnie Farewell Oak Street, produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1953, presents... Read More