Architecture
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Notes from Nice and London
In 1864, Fydor Dostoevsky wrote his seminal Notes from Underground, a novella exploring existentialism and alienation in a large city – in his case...
By Sean Ruthen -
Architecture and Design Film Festival 2025 Top Ten
The Architecture and Design Film Festival Vancouver runs Nov 5-9 at the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre. All films and tickets at the website. Opening...
By Derek DeLand -
Winners of the 50th annual Toronto Heritage Awards
The winners of the 50th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards were presented on Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Carlu event venue. Spacing has been the media...
By Spacing -
When Density Meets Disgust
Walk down a crowded city street and you might marvel at its vibrancy—people brushing past each other, buildings packed like puzzle pieces, the hum of...
By Erick Villagomez -
How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again)
The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been...
By John Lorinc -
Michael McClelland receives Special Achievement Award from Heritage Toronto
Heritage Toronto has named Michael McClelland as the recipient of the 2025 Special Achievement Award. Presented for the first time since 2019 by the...
By Spacing -
Arthur Erickson Centennial Symposium – A Summary
Arthur Erickson often referred to the workplace as an ‘atelier’, and many of the distinguished architects who worked with him over the years...
By Sean Ruthen -
Book Review – Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia
Author: Lydia Kallipoliti (Actar, 2024) In an era when “green” is a brand and climate collapse is a backdrop, Lydia Kallipoliti’s Histories of Ecological...
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Event: END HOUSING ALIENATION NOW!
END HOUSING ALIENATION NOW! A Cross-Canada Superstudio to End Housing Alienation Architecture schools across Canada are coming together in the 2025–2026...
By Spacing -
Defining “Viability”…and Who Decides What Counts?
There’s a word that shows up a lot in housing debates—one that tends to end conversations rather than deepen them: viability. I hear this word constantly...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review: Rocky Mountain Modern – Contemporary Alpine Homes
“In so many ways this has been a lifelong project. Some of my earliest memories – learning to ski at Sunshine Village, in Banff, seeing Jasper...
By Sean Ruthen -
The Singapore Chronicles: Divergent Models
The city, we’re often told, is a model—something to be learned from, exported, improved. But what happens when models conflict? What if the city itself...
By Erick Villagomez