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Book Review: House Shumiatcher
Written by Leslie Van Duzer, UBC SALA West Coast Modern House Series (ORO Editions, 2015) This is the story of a house, designed by...
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Event: Re-Imagining the city – The (im)possibility of Design forum, March 10/11
Exactly forty years ago, Vancouver hosted the first UN Habitat Conference. In 1976, cities were struggling to survive, global warming was only feared by a...
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Book Review: Ladders (2nd edition)
Author: Albert Pope (Princeton Architectural Press, 2015) “The contemporary city, the city that is at this moment under construction, is...
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Proceed with caution on federal infrastructure plans
During the federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised major funding for infrastructure projects. There is no question that such projects are...
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What does Toronto’s new bike plan offer Scarborough?
This post by Marvin Macaraig, Ph.D., is part of Spacing’s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Marvin is...
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Book Review – The Disaster Profiteers
Author: John C. Mutter (St. Martin’s Press, 2015) The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer is...
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Book Review – 100 Diagrams That Changed the World
It all begins with a diagram. In architecture, it is the grand design of the floor plan; in mathematics, it is the graphic representation of an algebraic...
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SPACING FILMS: Meet Me At The Store
SPACING FILMS presents: Meet Me At The Store “Meet Me At The Store” is a love letter to Toronto. Follow three Torontonians in a search for...
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How to have better conversations about Paris
This article was co-written with Beyhan Farhadi Immediately following the Paris attacks a deep divide emerged. On one side, there were messages of...
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Book Review: Start-Up City
Author: Gabe Klein (Island Press, 2015) When I was in my second year of University I wrote a blog post that got a lot of (very rare) traction. I pitted...
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Overhaul or demolish 24 Sussex?
Much has recently been discussed about the restoration or demolition and replacement of 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Like many old buildings, this house has...
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Urban forestry and the greening of Canadian cities
Call it the second wave of urban greening: hot on the heels of urban farming, urban forestry is emerging as the new frontier of sustainable urban planning...
By ngaiohotte
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered