Streetscape

LORINC: Why aren’t Toronto’s major streets major streets?

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One day last week, Toronto history buff Jeremy Hopkin tweeted a then-and-now set of images that told an unflattering story about where... Read More

Photographing Toronto’s suburban strip malls

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With an essay by Orly Linovski. A documentary project focused exclusively on the architecture of suburban strip malls: this idea... Read More

EVENT: “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto” book launch at the Spacing Store

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WHAT: Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto book launch WHERE: Spacing Store, 401 Richmond St. W. WHEN: Thursday... Read More

Kensington is funky and non-conventional. Its streets should be too

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Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s most charismatic and iconic neighbourhoods, distinguished for its cultural impact. Putting your... Read More

Eight simple ways to cool a city

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It continues to get hotter in Toronto, with summer temperatures in the high 30s becoming common. We must make immediate changes to our... Read More

Urban planning is not a science

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Urban planning is not a science. For as long as planning has been a profession, however, we’ve tried to make it one. I’ve been a... Read More

Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1

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Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend... Read More

The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders

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Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the... Read More

The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders

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Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the... Read More