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Mobile libraries adapt with changing communities
The dwindling availability of brick-and-mortar book stores, in the age of Amazon and evolving technologies, raises the question of what role libraries...
By Elaine Kelly-Canning -
Downtown diagonals
photo by Michael Leckman A condo is reflected in puddles on a roof in downtown Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
The AGO
photo by Sniderscion A detail of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
Exploring the Athens Metro
I recently visited the Athens metro. Athens expanded its metro dramatically for the 2004 Olympic Games, especially in the central city. The new system...
By Shoshanna Saxe -
Visual Thoughts #44
Last VT image: A fragment of the Manhattan skyline viewed from near Peter Detmold Park, New York. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at...
By Erick Villagomez -
Riverdale Park
photo by Dominic Bugatto Riverdale Park, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
Five Key Questions for the Study of Public Life
Although studies on the interaction between public life and public space are relatively few, several great examples do exist. From Christopher Alexander’s...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review – Next-Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works
Next-Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works – (Island Press, 2014) Synergy. A simple word that is commonly used in...
By Jeremy Senko -
Bathurst Bridge View
photo by Ben Roffelsen Railway lands from Bathurst Bridge, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
Construction
photo by Jonathan Castellino A well placed washroom, Toronto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
13 ways to create baby-friendly cities
Since having a baby, I have been experiencing my city through a new lens. Before parenthood, I could move through the city relatively freely on my own...
By Jillian Glover -
Book Review: How to Study Public Life
Authors: Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre (Island Press, 2013) Those versed in research around public life and urban spaces are bound to know the name, Jan...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered