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Vancouver Architecture

Book Review – The Shape of the Land: Topography & Landscape Architecture

By Erick Villagomez

Editor: Marc Treib (ORO Editions, 2022) Transforming the natural environment is fundamental to our species. Since ancient times, humans have reshaped landscapes for a variety of purposes. Some, like the Newark Earthworks and recently discovered patterns hidden beneath the dense canopy of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest remain shrouded in mystery. Others have more practical reasons, ranging from the creation of agricultural terraces and irrigation systems to the design of gardens, parks, and... Read more

Vancouver Bikes

Cycling in the Suburbs Doesn’t Have to Suck

Separated lanes make it safe and sweet. Uytae Lee tours Surrey and Saanich on two wheels in his new video.
By Christopher Cheung
Toronto Bikes

Dead man/woman/child cycling

Doug Ford's over-reaching decision to pull up bike lanes will cause someone's death
By John Lorinc
Vancouver Spacing

UCS #29: New Kitsilano Tower Design

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Vancouver’s...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Culture

Establishing affordable creative spaces

With the Community and Cultural Spaces Trust, artists and planners explore the community land trust model as a solution to the cultural space crisis
By Erika Hennebury and Hannah Fleisher
Vancouver Community

New study reveals zoning effects affordability

Social cohesion, environmental health, and industrial development are paramount characteristics to sculpting a sustainable community. Yet a recent...
By saramansour
Toronto Bikes

REID: Ford’s attack on bike lanes is also a planning problem

The City of Toronto has shifted its parking requirements for multi-unit buildings from cars to bikes – and needs those bike lanes for this strategy to work
By Dylan Reid

Vancouver Politics

UCS #28: Public Hearing Supplies Arriving at City Hall

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Public...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Toronto Bikes

ISMAIL: Biking a mile in another kid’s hood

Cycling columnist Sabat Ismail shares the dilemma of teaching cycling safety to racialized youth who do not have safe places to cycle
By Sabat Ismail
Toronto Neighbourhoods

A call to preserve Kensington Market

The new documentary "Kensington Market: Heart of the City" highlights the voices of people in the market and their fears for its future
By Shiri Yeung
Vancouver Spacing

The Barcelona Chronicles: Reflections on Two Cities

This thirteenth and final piece of the Barcelona Chronicles offers a personal reflection on lessons learned from the series.
By Erick Villagomez
Toronto Parks

OP-ED: Private cars are not the accessibility solution High Park needs

The City needs to deliver on promise of a shuttle rather than reversing the momentum towards a car-free High Park
By Jessie Ye
Vancouver Community

The Barcelona Chronicles: Vancouver v. Barcelona – Urban Design

The twelfth article of the Barcelona Chronicles highlighting the principles underlying the Superilla Initiative compared to local precedents.
By Erick Villagomez

Podcasts

National Podcast

The Overhead: Preserving Community

Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 082, Toronto’s political gridlock

In This Episode: Doug Ford to ban bike lanes, Toronto cyclist throughout history, and who should take charge of the TTC.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 081, Talking Transit ’24

In This Episode: Is the TTC reliable? Will the Eglinton Crosstown ever open? And Doug Ford's literal track record.
By Spacing Radio

Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 080, Toronto’s Drone Scandal

In this episode: police spying, the battle for better lawns, and turning down the volume on noise pollution
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 079, Is Toronto strangled by rules?

In this episode: the fight for the right to... serve coffee, byzantine bylaws, and nosy neighbour complaints.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 078, Bike Month

In this episode: The Bicycle Mayor, and psychogeography
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Future Fix: Fighting wildfires with drones and video games

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 077, Spring cleaning in Toronto

In this episode: Terrible trash cans and Russian hackers
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

The Future Fix: Dipping into water data

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series.
By Spacing Radio
National Podcast

THE FUTURE FIX: Vivre en Ville à Victoriaville

Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. This is a special, French-language edition.
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 076, Time’s running out for accessible Ontario

In this episode: missed accessibility targets and panoramic Victorian Toronto (now in colour)
By Spacing Radio
Toronto Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 075, What does change cost?

In this episode: the Toronto budget, shelters, and a circus riot
By Spacing Radio

Trending

Toronto Culture

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Songs About Toronto

In the Fall 2023 issue of Spacing (coming soon to a store or mailbox near you), we shine a spotlight on five “Toronto Troubadours” — musicians “dedicated...
By Todd Harrison
Toronto Pandemic

LORINC: The pandemic is about cities

Viruses, in the abstract, don’t care much about their host organisms, beyond the latter’s on-board, physiological defenses. Yet it’s clear the coronavirus...
By John Lorinc
Vancouver Architecture

S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR, Building Setbacks and Height Regulations

What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of...
By Erick Villagomez
Toronto Waterfront

What’s really happening at Ontario Place? (Part 1)

The investigation by Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk into the Ford government’s removal of 7,400 acres of prime farmland and wetlands from the...
By Ian Darragh
Toronto Housing

LORINC: The Tories’ use-it-or-lose housing ruse

On the north-east corner of Bathurst and St. Clair West sits a snazzy purpose-built condo sales office, ostensibly there to promote Foret, a giant...
By John Lorinc
Toronto Waterfront

Q&A with Steven Evans on photographing Ontario Place

With the chaotic Greenbelt scandal swirling in the background, the updated plans for the Ford government’s deeply contentious and destructive scheme...
By John Lorinc