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Green Roofs Collective: An In-Depth Exploration of Green Roofs from the Details to their Global Context

Green, or living roofs, are becoming more and more popular in cities as a result of the many benefits they can provide. These include mitigating and...

By Pietra Basilij

Bikes

Project a movie on this energy-generating bike made from garbage

This stationary bike, made from old benches, supermarket crates and bed frames is a part of series of bikes created to generate enough electricity to...

By Jonathan Zettel

Photos

Roy Thomson Hall

Detail of the glass and steel dome of Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto / By Brian Carson Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool

By Julie Fish

Bikes

Riding in style: 15 of the coolest bikes in the world

Imagine a bicycle carved from walnut, ash or cherry wood. Or one totally customized and shipped in fewer than two days. This list of 15 of the coolest...

By Jonathan Zettel

Photos

Greenwood Yard

Trains rolling into duty before rush hour at TTC’s Greenwood Yard, Toronto / By Vik Pahwa Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool

By Julie Fish

Bikes

Biker’s paradise: America’s most bikeable neighbourhoods

A new study has collected data from more than 7000 neighbourhoods to find the most bikeable streets in America. Six of the top 10 neighbourhoods scored a...

By Jonathan Zettel

Urban Design

Masdar City: eco-friendly city of the future

Sitting like a mirage in the desert, Masdar City might just be on the frontier of a new – environmental friendly – urban life. The city is an...

By Jonathan Zettel

Photos

Yonge & Dundas Square

Shadows gathering at Yonge & Dundas Square, Toronto / By Jason Cook Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool

By Julie Fish

Spacing

Visual Thoughts #27

Last VT image: Grouse Mountain at night, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...

By Erick Villagomez