Spacing Montreal

Big Bang Planning vs Emergent Urbanism

Architect and urban planner William Galloway recently wrote an op-ed piece at Archinet entitled “Big Bangs, Slums, and Suburbia” (via...

By Alanah Heffez

Spacing

Sorry for the technical difficulties

The editors of Spacing Montreal wish to apologize for the technical difficulties the blog has been experiencing over the last few days. We’re...

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Bikes

Bruce McCulloch’s Open Letter to his Bike Thief and the people who watched his Bike Thief thief his bike

« First they came for the Bixis, and I said nothing. » – Pastor Martin Niemöller La station Bixi devant chez moi a été complètement massacrée. Sa...

By Émile Thomas

Features

Toronto Tuesday : Sketches of a Striking City

Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues...

By Timea Jakab

Communication

Tree Tuesday: Stalking the Walnut: 3 Sites

Walnuts are trees of the Gods. It’s right there in the name: Juglans means the nut, or acorn (as in the French, gland), of Jupiter, top God of the...

By Bronwyn Chester

Community

Photo du Jour : Chinatown Candyman

Photo taken on July 11th, 2009, rue de la Gauchetière.

By Alanah Heffez

Features

Photo du Jour: Railway Horizon

View from the Ste-Catherine Street bridge between Frontenac and Préfontaine. On the other side of the bridge is the amusement park La Ronde. Photo taken...

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Headlines

Patronage, Corruption, Underworld: the movie

Well, it can’t be ignored. Montreal City Hall sketchiness has reached such astronomical proportions that The Economist ran a piece about it on June...

By Alanah Heffez

Community

Habitat 67 Hangs 10 : Surfing In Montreal

Featured in an interesting article in the New York Times today, Habitat 67’s surfing culture is finally exposed! The article pleasantly describes...

By Timea Jakab

Communication

Recipe for Dorchester Square Renovation

Lots in the news lately about renovations to Dorchester Square, and the archaeological dig that will open up graves that date between 1799-1855, when the...

By Alanah Heffez

Community

Rents, Recycling Buildings and Retailing Books

This article and photos are a special guest contribution by local author, Mary Soderstrom. Mary Soderstrom is a Montreal writer who’s spent years...

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Food

Can-It-Yourself in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

This post is a special contribution by Bethany Or. I have a little dream of someday owning a plot of land and growing at least part of my own food. And...

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