Urban Design

THE ARTFUL CITY: An Interview with Public Art Management

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Interview by: Ilana Altman Public Art Management (PAM) is one of Canada’s leading public art consulting firms. They have been... Read More

THE ARTFUL CITY: Hacks and Workarounds: Improving the Public Art Commissioning Process

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By: Helena Grdadolnik Workshop Architecture provides public art consulting for the Toronto Transit Commission, Infrastructure Ontario... 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

Misuse of Heritage Conservation Districts can deaden both past and future

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The City of Toronto believes it has found a silver bullet to control development pressure in the downtown core through the use of a... Read More

THE ARTFUL CITY: Urban Media Art: New Directions for Public Art and Cities

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By Dave Colangelo You put your left foot in, you take your left foot out. And yes, you shake it all about, as prompted by the screen... Read More

THE ARTFUL CITY: Imaging Toronto

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By: Ilana Altman Over the course of the last year Boston-based photographer Matthew Monteith has been working with The Artful City to... Read More

How to get it right with the Rail Deck Park

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In the last few weeks, City officials made a preliminary announcement about a new “Railway Deck Park” for downtown Toronto. This... Read More

THE ARTFUL CITY: Public Space ARTivism – An Interview with STEPS

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Interview by: Ilana Altman STEPS is an award-winning public arts organization that has been responsible for some of Canada’s most... Read More

This private patio is supposed to be public space

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First let me say this: I love patios. The wind in your hair, the sun on your face, the hot waft of a garbage trunk barreling down the... Read More

Toronto’s Summerville pool is a slice of the Mediterranean

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It’s easy to overlook the Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools. Despite its sturdy presence on Lake Shore Boulevard East, the... Read More