Curiosities
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How To Pronounce Muttart
Like every place, I suppose, Edmonton has its share of mysteries. Consider the tunnel under Jasper Avenue, the garage castle and the fact that the clock...
By Erik Backstrom -
Time Lapse: Sunset Over Rogers Place Arena
The Edmonton Oilers played their final game at Rexall Place this past April ending 42 years of hockey history. The home team will begin their next chapter...
By Stephanie Mah -
Two New Edmonton Interactive Building Age Maps
In the past 24 hours not one but two interesting online interactive maps have been published to explore the age of the city’s buildings. One of...
By Jason Pfeifer -
Selling Subdivisions to Francophones (Part 1)
For a short time, about a century ago, Edmonton was the home to the only French language newspaper in western Canada. The paper, a weekly called Le...
By Trent Portigal -
Reimagine YEG: Blatchford Control Tower
Image rendering created by Michael Zabinski. The image is fictional and does not serve as official material for the Blatchford redevelopment. For more...
By Paul Giang -
A Partial History of A Roadway, Plan 524R
An odd shaped lot, about twelve hundred square metres in size and located just north of 76 Avenue in Mill Creek Ravine South, was added to City of...
By Trent Portigal -
Designing through a Cultural Discourse: in Conversation with Douglas Cardinal
A few weeks ago I had the greatest pleasure of sharing a conversation with one of Canada’s most well- known architects, Douglas Cardinal, who was in...
By Olivia Fung -
Nîkânîw: Edmonton’s Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program
I would like to extend a personal thanks to the Aboriginal Elders, program leaders, youth participants, and all others who have been or are currently...
By Kyle Witiw -
10 urban interventions that made Edmonton shine in 2014
Editor’s note: I know it’s a bit late to be posting a 2014 review… but whatever! Spacing Edmonton’s blog was on break during the...
By Paul Giang -
This Is Edmonton: West Edmonton Mall
For a building of relatively few storeys, West Edmonton Mall has cast a surprisingly long shadow over the city. It has often been argued that West Ed was...
By Tom Young -
An Inhabitable Space
Nested in a small industrial district just south of Whyte Ave, Mike Lam‘s industrial design studio embodies a remarkable supply of tools and...
By Olivia Fung -
Lake Sturgeon, Nemêw, Buffalo of the Water
Editor’s note (Dec 17, 2016): Research undertaken in 2015 and 2016 suggests that the word “Namew” lacks strong connection with local...
By Paul Giang