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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
By Julie Fish -
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
By Julie Fish -
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...
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The Honest Ed’s bench in the Annex
Each week, we present Spacing Films — short docs based on articles that have previously appeared in Spacing magazine. The first four films will focus on...
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TODERIAN: Six tips for City Hall leadership
In late September, the Council for Canadian Urbanism (or CanU), which I’ve been the President of since our official creation in 2009, will be holding our...
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Gerstein Science Information Centre
Frosted windows, fluorescent lights. Gerstein Science Information Centre, U of T, Toronto / By Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish -
From urban billboard to affordable housing
In Canadian cities, mammoth-like, urban advertising billboards are a common fixture. However, they are as well in Belgium. We know, because a Belgian...
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“Points”: The most advanced sign on earth
What if street signs knew where we wanted to go? What if they could even point us in the right direction? Brooklyn-based design agency, BREAKFAST, has...
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Book Review – Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture
Authors: Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008) The world of design is seemingly growing on a daily basis to...
By Jeremy Senko
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered