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Charter for Canadian Urbanism Signed in Halifax
This past month saw a seminal moment in a growing movement for a better Canadian urbanism. In Halifax at the 5th annual Summit of the Council for Canadian...
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Kensington Market Mural
A new mural depicting the history of Kensington Market, Toronto / photo by Martin Reis Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: Please seat yourself
The need for pedestrian friendly and walkable cities is well known within urbanism circles, and is quickly becoming apart of the mainstream dialogue on...
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Ford Theatre, Detroit MI
Alternative view at the abandoned Ford Theatre in Detroit, Michigan / photo by Jonathan Castellino Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… submarine?
The people of Milan woke up to a strange sight on October 1st. As tourists and locals alike walked the streets of the city, they were met with “emergency...
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Canadian National Exhibition
Silhouettes of riders against the sunset at the CNE in August, Toronto / photo by Jason Cook Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: Facebook’s worker town?
First there was Facebook. Then there was the conceptualized Facebook phone. Next up? Facebook apartments. Following up from last week’s Urban Planet post...
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Book Review – Landscape Futures: Instruments, Devices and Architectural Inventions
Author: Geoff Manaugh (Actar, 2013) When I first saw Landscape Futures: Instruments, Devices and Architectural Inventions, I was under the impression that...
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Downsview Station
The sunlight at Downsview subway station, Toronto / photo by Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Urban Planet: The plight of Paris’ bicyclettes
With recent news of the financial woes of the Bixi bike-share programs in cities across Canada, Paris’ community bike program, Vélib‘, has suffered...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: Cyclists, Public Space and Auto-Amnesia
This post by Trudy Ledsham 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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Urban Planet: A building 144 years in the making
In our world of contemporary architecture and building, it has come to be expected by clients and the public alike to receive not only plans, sections and...
By Kristen Gagnon
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered