Photos Toronto

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

Parks Toronto

Midtown Toronto’s much-loved, largest green space re-opens – after $35 million and more than four years of construction

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David A. Balfour Park, midtown Toronto’s largest public green space, has finally re-opened after being closed for infrastructure... Read More

Transit Toronto

How activists saved Toronto’s streetcars 50 years ago this month

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While Toronto had the largest streetcar fleet in North America in the late 1960s, TTC planners and management were focused on... Read More

Elections Toronto

ELECTION: Mapping how Toronto voted

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In the lead-up to last month’s municipal election, news reporters, columnists, and popular local websites called the mayoral race... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: What the Unfair Mayor System could look like in practice

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Late last week, after the Ontario government revealed that it was bulking up mayoral veto powers for the cities of Toronto and Ottawa... Read More

Architecture Toronto

Will Bill 23 kill heritage protections?

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The Ontario government has proposed new legislation called the More Homes, Built Faster Act (Bill 23). But I’d prefer an act called... Read More

Infrastructure Toronto

Measuring Toronto’s unsafe construction zones

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Prior to this September’s return to school, Mayor John Tory announced that the City of Toronto will be doubling down on its... Read More

Events Toronto

“The Signs That Define Toronto”, a new book from Spacing and ERA Architects

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Spacing is happy to announce the release of our eleventh book, The Signs That Define Toronto. Published in partnership with ERA... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

The Blue Cabin: A Dream of Home in Uncertain Times

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Amidst widespread housing instability, many feel that we may never again be able to dream of a home to call our own. There’s a deep... Read More

Events Toronto

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

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