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Spacing partners with the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank on a new investigative research series
Spacing is pleased to be working with the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank, a research partnership located at the School of the Environment, University...
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Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms in High Park, Toronto / By BruceK Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Could glowing plants replace the city lights?
This is the first step in sustainable natural lighting. A team of scientists have genetically engineered glow-plants with bioluminescent bacteria. When...
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Book Review: A Practical Guide to Squatting
Author: Larraine Henning “A Practical Guide to Squatting” is an illustrated how-to manual that takes a playful and tactical approach to an alternative...
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Vietnamese fire-breathing dragon bridge sets the sky on fire
Designed after a legendary dragon that brings good luck and fortune, this steel bridge is sure to attract tourists from around the world. The bridge links...
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CBC Toronto ‘s atrium
View from the fourth floor of the CBC Atrium in Toronto / By BruceK Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Book Review – Representing Landscapes
Editor: Nadia Amoroso (Routledge 2012) Reviewed by: Shelley Long One of landscape architecture’s distinguishing features is its interest in temporal...
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How does a street get a name?
Have you ever wondered how a street gets its name? Not every city has the same process or logic. We surveyed Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Halifax and...
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Bike-a-Bee: expanding urban farming
After taking a beekeeping class at Chicago’s Honey Co-op, Jana Kinsman launched Bike-a-Bee. Hives are set up around the city, and Kinsman travels to...
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New York contest reinvents the payphone
There used to be a payphone on every corner but with the advent of cellphones these ubiquitous boxes have nearly vanished. New York City held a contest to...
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Boston’s squares: imagining a neighbourhood as a novel
Ever wondered what the personification of your neighbourhood might be like? Maybe it’s an old woman who watches her garden grow, or perhaps the...
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Apartment Balconies’ Shadows
Toronto Apartment Balconies’ Shadows / By Jae Yang Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
By Julie Fish
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered