Architecture

The oddities of the Dundas Street Extension

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In December 1954, the railway tracks near Logan Avenue presented the final obstacle in one of Toronto’s first major post-war... Read More

The demise of the first “air rights” project in Toronto

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When Toronto’s first subway line opened in 1954, much of track north of Bloor Street was located in a shallow, open trench. The... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 007 – PopCanCrit: Crisis in Criticism

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In part two, of our PopCanCrit special, we look at the role of the architecture critic, in a changing media landscape. Our experts... Read More

The Shell Oil Tower is a lost 1950s masterpiece

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A little over 30 years ago this winter, one of Toronto’s earliest Modern buildings was pulled to the ground. When the Shell Oil... Read More

The rise and fall and rise of St. Lawrence Hall

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In 1966, Toronto’s St. Lawrence Hall was in terrible shape. The venerable old neoclassical building at the southwest corner of... Read More

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 006 – PopCanCrit: Meet the Critic

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This October, some of the foremost authorities in Canadian architecture criticism convened in Ottawa for PopCanCrit, to discuss the... Read More

Last chance to see After Utopia: an Exhibition Expressing the Beauty of a Neighbourhood

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After Utopia is on at the Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond Street W until Saturday, November 19. The gallery is open from 9:00am... Read More

When will Toronto love its Modern architecture?

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What do you picture when you read the words “heritage building.”? It probably isn’t the Carlton Tower at Yonge and... Read More

Heritage conservation districts are long overdue

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This is a guest post by Mary L. MacDonald (Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning) in response to... Read More

The space age Parkway Plaza, Toronto’s first heritage supermarket

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It was only a shopping mall, but when the Parkway Plaza opened at Ellesmere Road and Victoria Park Avenue in 1958, it signalled the... Read More