Architecture
Acton Ostry Architects: 25 Years Young
By Sean RuthenWhile an architecture student at UBC in 1998, our class was asked to go out around Vancouver and photograph examples of ‘weather registers’, instances in... Read More
Architecture
Book Review – Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies
By Erick Villagomez
Author: Stefan Al (Island Press, 2018) Many of our world’s urban centres lie along the shores of oceans and seas. As areas of rapid... Read More
National Housing Week: the missing middle
By Julie Fader
We hear a lot about missing middle housing in Toronto these days: it’s something our city needs more of, it’s one of many solutions... Read More
Book Review: Smith House II
By Sean Ruthen
The design of a house is for me a resolution between the needs of a family and the demands of a site. The relationship between... Read More
The Rough House
By Spacing
With ‘Freespace’ the theme of the 2018 Venice Biennale, described by the curators as ‘a generosity of spirit and a sense... Read More
A closer look at the City of Canada transit map
By Matthew Blackett
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Canada Day this year, Spacing’s creative director Matthew Blackett published a map of a fictional City... Read More
Featured Writers
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Abad Khan
Events Guide: Walking the Debris Field: A Natural History 100in1 Day: A call out to commmunity Fairview may lose out due to Halifax’s Arena Strategy -
Nat Smith
THE OLD NORTH END – When is a parking lot more than just a parking lot? THE OLD NORTH END – A visit to Brunswick street in 1966 THE OLD NORTH END – The lives of 2112 Gottingen Street
Whose Renaissance? Saint John's future 
Saint John: Photos of an underappreciated city 
Why Saving One House from Honda Demolition Matters 
There is no Good Development but Complete Development 
Tearing Off the Water Street “Refresh” Bandaid 
Small is Beautiful: Dartmouth's Findlay Centre and the new Master Plan