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Urban Planet: New concept is part bike, part air filter, all green
One drawback to cycling in most any city is the constant assault on the senses from smog. Exhaust fumes can be stifling and deleterious, hardly creating a...
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Urban Planet: Extreme skiing in Detroit’s abandoned buildings
There are risks involved with skiing, but falling off the side of an abandoned warehouse typically isn’t one of them. For the thrill-seekers...
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Yonge and St. Joseph Streets
“Saving Face”, Toronto / photo by Ben Roffelsen Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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AGO flow
Detail on a staircase at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto / photo by Sniderscion Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Book Review – Visualizing Climate Change: A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions
Author: Stephen R. J. Sheppard (Routledge, 2012) Just recently I began talking more frequently to friends and peers about climate change after reading a...
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Urban Planet: ‘Hopscotch crosswalks’ bring the playground to the street
Crossing the street just got a bit more interesting for pedestrians in Baltimore. As part of a public art initiative, a set of utilitarian zebra-stripe...
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Urban Planet: Designer creates a foldable bike helmet
Perhaps one of the main barriers to getting cyclists to wear helmets is the inconvenience of having to lug the protective gear around after arriving at a...
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Up against the wall
And losing control, Mayor Rob Ford, Toronto / photo by Greg Stacey Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
Author: Bryan Lawson (Routledge, 4th ed., 2005) Designers of any discipline consistently struggle to define their “process”: a way to break down the...
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Urban Planet: Artists bake up gingerbread replicas of renowned galleries
There’s nothing cookie-cutter about architectural landmarks such as Tate Modern, the Louvre, or the Guggenheim Museum – even in gingerbread form...
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10 (+1) Alternative Toronto Reads
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait (Richard Poplak & Nick Marinkovich) A biography in comic book form tracing the life and career of Toronto’s most notorious...
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St. Clair and Warden
Cracked concrete underpass at St. Clair Ave. E. and Warden Ave., Toronto / photo by Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered