Curiosities
How To Pronounce Muttart
By Erik Backstrom
Like every place, I suppose, Edmonton has its share of mysteries. Consider the tunnel under Jasper Avenue, the garage castle and the... Read More
Time Lapse: Sunset Over Rogers Place Arena
By Stephanie Mah
The Edmonton Oilers played their final game at Rexall Place this past April ending 42 years of hockey history. The home team will... Read More
Two New Edmonton Interactive Building Age Maps
By Jason Pfeifer
In the past 24 hours not one but two interesting online interactive maps have been published to explore the age of the city’s... Read More
Selling Subdivisions to Francophones (Part 1)
By Trent Portigal
For a short time, about a century ago, Edmonton was the home to the only French language newspaper in western Canada. The paper, a... Read More
Reimagine YEG: Blatchford Control Tower
By Paul Giang
Image rendering created by Michael Zabinski. The image is fictional and does not serve as official material for the Blatchford... Read More
A Partial History of A Roadway, Plan 524R
By Trent Portigal
An odd shaped lot, about twelve hundred square metres in size and located just north of 76 Avenue in Mill Creek Ravine South, was... Read More
Designing through a Cultural Discourse: in Conversation with Douglas Cardinal
By Olivia Fung
A few weeks ago I had the greatest pleasure of sharing a conversation with one of Canada’s most well- known architects, Douglas... Read More
Nîkânîw: Edmonton’s Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program
By Kyle Witiw
I would like to extend a personal thanks to the Aboriginal Elders, program leaders, youth participants, and all others who have been... Read More
10 urban interventions that made Edmonton shine in 2014
By Paul Giang
Editor’s note: I know it’s a bit late to be posting a 2014 review… but whatever! Spacing Edmonton’s blog was... Read More
This Is Edmonton: West Edmonton Mall
By Tom Young
For a building of relatively few storeys, West Edmonton Mall has cast a surprisingly long shadow over the city. It has often been... Read More