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Book Review, From the Stacks: Subnature: Architecture’s Other Environments
Author: David Gissen (Princeton Architectural Press, 2009) Nature is ever present in our daily lives, Yet when we think and speak of “nature”...
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Visual Thoughts #32
Last VT image: Landscape in Bolivar Province near Guaranda, Ecuador. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: An urban-suburban-exurban-rural Canadian riding home story
This post by Katie Wittmann 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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Storage Urbanism
Storage. Along with money, it seems to be something people never have enough of. The past half century has seen the doubling of the consumption rate of...
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Chester Hill Lookout
Chester Hill Lookout is one of Toronto’s best hidden gems. Located just north of Danforth and west of Broadview, the lookout presents a majestic...
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Rotary dial phone skylight
The rotary dial phone skylight at U of T’s Faculty of Music, Toronto / By Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Book Review – Blue Sky Living: The Architecture of Helliwell + Smith
There is a singular, sinuous line of fine houses shaped by Kim Smith and Bo Helliwell through some of North America’s most dramatic landscapes. Like a...
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Lookout
Falcon, Toronto / By Freaktography Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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In Beijing, an illegal mountain was built atop a 26 story high-rise
In Canada, renovations cause a headache for most home-owners. Oftentimes, you need a permit to reclad your house, to replace your windows, or to reshingle...
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Caribbean Carnival 2013
Caribbean Carnival 2013, Toronto / By BruceK Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Nextdoor: Social Media for Neighbourhoods
Most cities, especially those in Canada, are comprised of many neighbourhoods. Oftentimes, our neighbourhoods are as important to us as are our cities...
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Book Review – Urbanism Without Effort
Author: Charles R. (Chuck) Wolfe (Island Press E-ssentials, 2013) Urbanism without effort is what happens naturally when people congregate in cities—based...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered