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Downtown Street
“Some Assembly Required”, Toronto / photo by Jonathan Castellino Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: Scenes from the NYC subway system in the ’80s
Think your daily commute on public transit is rough? In these shots of the NYC subway system, photographer Bruce Davidson gives a glimpse of what it was...
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Riverdale
Empty frame, No Frills on Carlaw Ave., Toronto / photo by Dominic Bugatto Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: Asphalt that heals itself (with a little help)
Porous asphalt can reduce noise pollution and flooding because its low density makes it very absorbent. But there’s a downside: over time, the size...
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Affordable housing or a recipe for claustrophobia? Canadian company developing $28,000 ‘micro home’
Home ownership financially out of reach? A Vancouver-based company is planning a 100-square-foot solution: the Nomad Micro Home. Presently seeking funding...
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Two of the greatest Canadian railway resources you’ll explore for many hours
Two weeks ago I wrote my Toronto Star column on how Toronto was shaped by the railways (as is the case with many Canadian cities and towns). They’re...
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HNR Building
21 Dundas Square, Toronto / photo by Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: With the switch of a wheel, FlyKly converts bicycles into e-bikes
Most any bicycle can be converted into an e-bike with the FlyKly Smart Wheel, a prototype currently the basis of a Kickstarter campaign. To get rolling...
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Construction on Sheppard
14 Sheppard Street under construction, Toronto / photo by Jonathan Castellino Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: This is what happens when architects play with LEGO
Architects from three world-class firms recently returned to their childhoods to take part in a LEGO experiment. The experiment, which Wired organized...
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Book Review – Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance Building Envelopes
Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High Performance Building Envelopes – Ajla Aksamija/Perkins+Will (Wiley) There is so much in the world today...
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Kariya Park, Mississauga
A sanctuary honouring Mississauga’s twin-city relationship with Kariya, Japan / photo by Jason Cook Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr...
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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered