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Book Review From The Stacks – Convivial Urban Spaces: Creating Affective Public Places
Author: Henry Shaftoe (EarthScan, 2008) Henry Shaftoe’s Convivial Urban Spaces: Creating Affective Public Places is a thorough and informative...
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Book Review From The Stacks – Learning From Japan: Single Story Urbanism
“SANAA’s work does not introduce order as do those mid-century architectures to which it is routinely compared; rather it imposes a fine disorder and...
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Rolling Youth into Toronto’s Bicycle Renaissance
This post by Jeffrey Trieu is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about...
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Visual Thoughts #54
Last VT image: Trout Lake Community Centre, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
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Book Review From The Stacks: A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver
“To observe the city’s architecture is to enter into the optimistic vision of its planners and designers and so to engage in the work-in-progress...
By Sean Ruthen -
Use Modular Design To Foster Flexible and Incremental City Building
At Slow Streets we embrace a philosophy of quicker, lighter and cost effective infrastructure. We believe that this approach can yield the same results...
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Lessons on rekindling a regional romance: a visit to Hamilton reveals a percolating urban revival Canada needs to watch
A peculiar day-trip took citizens of Ontario’s capital on an exploration of the history and revitalisation of Southern Ontario’s other major...
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Alberta’s urban vote breaches the Conservative fortress
In Alberta’s recent dynasty ending election, a 44 year old Tory dynasty went down in defeat to Rachel Notley’s New Democrats. While the NDP...
By Hassan Arif -
Reclaiming Spaces/Places: Revealing a forgotten Indigenous visual narrative in Peterborough
Reclaiming Spaces/Places is an ongoing series written by Lacey McRae Williams that shares stories of Indigenous resurgence through public art and planning...
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Finding our way by bike
This post by Natalie Corbo is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about...
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BOOK REVIEW – Beautiful Users: Designing for People
Beautiful Users: Designing for People is the latest work by writer, curator, and designer Ellen Lupton, which explores the evolving relationship between...
By Elle Ziegler -
Lessons From Copenhagen: Key Ingredients For A Successful Public Space
Copenhagen is often praised for its commitment to cycling and infrastructure. With 41% of all trips citywide done by cycling it is the Golden Standard...
By Slow Streets
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered