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Civic Engagement Toronto

MESLIN: If a billboard falls in a forest… Part 4

By Dave Meslin

Exactly fifteen years ago this week, I received this short and uplifting e-mail from Toronto city staff: January 12, 2006 Hi Dave, We have researched... Read More

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Spacing Magazine: Current Issue 55

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Events Vancouver

Event – Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci, Jan. 24

By Spacing

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci Online Panel Discussion Presented by the West Coast Modern League in Partnership with the West... Read More

Streetscape Toronto

LORINC: Yonge Street’s new mission

By John Lorinc

It sometimes seems as if the ‘whither-Yonge Street’ question has been loitering on the edges of our civic debates ever since the... Read More

History Toronto

Sam Carr and Toronto’s Soviet spies

By Tyler Wentzell

Sam Carr walked out of the Don Jail on a crisp autumn day in 1942. He had been living underground for two years, and detained for the... Read More

Maps Vancouver

RELEASE: Is there something in the air? These UBC researchers want to know

By Spacing

We all know air quality can sometimes be imperfect. The smells and aromas produced by traffic, businesses and industry, and... Read More

Curiosities

Book Review – The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

By Erick Villagomez

Authors: Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020) It is not a stretch to say that most contemporary urbanists... Read More

Podcast Toronto

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 052, Public Realm Resolutions

By Spacing Radio

We began 2020 with a bit of optimism — how could we know? We had an episode about the public realm and its importance, and spoke to urban... Read More

Pandemic Toronto

LORINC: 2020, a year of urban resilience

By John Lorinc

The answer to the “whither-cities” question that’s buzzed around the edges of pandemic punditry was never seriously in... Read More

Architecture

Book Review – Tom Kundig: Working Title

By Sean Ruthen

Princeton Architectural Press, 2020  When considering Kundig’s buildings, twenty-nine examples of which are included here in his... Read More

Curiosities Vancouver

The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!

By Erick Villagomez

Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More

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The City in Sight Podcast: Who’s in Charge of the Pandemic?

By Spacing Radio

Spacing and Massey College proudly present City in Sight: Canada’s constitutional city crisis, a special podcast series. THIS EPISODE... Read More

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    • COVID-19 stimulus spending needs to be wise to the perils of road building
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    • The City in Sight Podcast: The Case for Local Power
    • LORINC: Building a better residents association
    • The Future Fix: COVID and Critical Data
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    • Video Vancouver: Tour Chinatown with Christopher Cheung
    • What can we learn from kids who thrived during COVID-19 lockdown?
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