Housing

Fear and loathing of mid-rises in Etobicoke

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Today at Etobicoke community council, councillors are debating the future development plans of the Humbertown Shopping Centre. This... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: Dubbeldam Architecture’s green, modern house

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Today, every good architect pays tribute to the idea of... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: A Superkul renovation in Hoggs Hollow

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Last week in The Globe and Mail I wrote about a renovation... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: AKB’s Notan House

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture In today’s Globe is my story about Notan House by Atelier... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: A killing, “the projects,” and the new Regent Park

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Terrible news in Regent Park last weekend: the killing of a... Read More

The Convention Centre, Norman Foster and imaginary parks

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The Globe and Mail reports today that Oxford Properties... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: A green house in Huron County

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture In the current issue of Dwell, I have a story about the... Read More

EVENTS: Toronto Talks

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With the academic year now well underway, there is an abundance of free lectures taking place in Toronto. Here are a few that are... Read More

NO MEAN CITY: Superkul’s Gradient House in Kensington

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Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture I have a story in The Globe and Mail today about a modest... Read More

EVENT: Architect Burton Hamfelt on “the Urbanization of Architecture”

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WHAT: bulthaup Lecture at the University of Toronto WHEN: Tuesday, October 9 WHERE: The Daniels Faculty, 230 College Street, Room 103... Read More