Urban Design
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Public art hopes to unify community in a low-income suburb
HALIFAX – Spryfield’s public spaces aren’t often associated with art. In many people’s minds, the suburban neighbourhood is associated with...
By Shaina Luck -
COP15: What does it mean for Atlantic Canadians?
I have been struggling with the idea of COP15: What is the best that could happen? What is the worst? How does it impact Atlantic Canada in the best or...
By Rachel Caroline Derrah -
HRMbyDesign part III: Environmental sustainability
For the next month, Spacing Atlantic will engage in an in-depth analysis of HRMbyDesign, the ambitious plan set fourth by the municipal government to...
By Thom Bator -
HRMbyDesign Part II: Revitalising downtown
For the next month, Spacing Atlantic will engage in an in-depth analysis of HRMbyDesign, the ambitious plan set fourth by the municipal government to...
By Thom Bator -
Barrington 2010: ChangeCamp plans for a street in limbo
HALIFAX – It all began on twitter. Who knew the internet phenom that limits verbosity to simple, codified one-liners could spur the transformation...
By Emma Feltes -
Burying the Pit
HALIFAX – For nearly a decade, the parking lot at Lower Water and Morris streets has been the headquarters of one the city’s most unique and...
By Katie McKay -
St. Mary’s cultivates a greener city
HALIFAX – While urban spaces are being rethought across the country, Halifax’s own St. Mary’s University is leading the way in the...
By Jesse Mintz -
Canada Games Center: a construction project with benefits
HALIFAX – Things are progressing nicely in the construction of the Canada Games Center on Halifax’s Mainland North Common. Margaret Soley in...
By Thom Bator -
From the Vaults: Scotia Square
The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to share photos showcasing the changing faces of urban centers in Nova Scotia. You can learn more about the archives...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Trusting Traffic: The Fantasy and Fatality of PEI Drivers
CHARLOTTETOWN – I’ve got trust issues. Years of training and indoctrination, which were to have prepared me to be an active participant in my...
By Joshua Biggley -
Inside HRMbyDesign Part I: Heritage
For the next month, Spacing Atlantic will engage in an in-depth analysis of HRMbyDesign, the ambitious plan set fourth by the municipal government to...
By Thom Bator -
Pipe dreams: A new stadium in Halifax
HALIFAX – Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following a thread in the Halifax section of popular online forum Skyscraperpage where...
By Jake Schabas