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Germany opens world’s first algae-powered building
This might just be the start of something new for sustainable energy. In Hamburg, Germany, the design firm Arup has created the world’s first...
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Toronto Christmas Market
Toronto Christmas Market 2011 / By Daniel Gueroguiev Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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New York artist wants to draw every single building in the city
James Gulliver Hancock loves to draw. He loves to draw so much that he is a bit panicked by the thought that be might not have enough time to draw every...
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A reluctant cyclist in Europe’s cycling capital – Part 1
By Ren Thomas, Spacing Vancouver If you’re an avid cyclist, urbanist, or public transit advocate, you’ve probably read more than a few...
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DETROIT: Q&A with Jenenne Whitfield of the Heidelberg Project
Jenenne Whitfield is the executive director of the Heidelberg Project. Started 27 years ago, it is an outdoor art installation on Heidelberg Street in...
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Stunning architecture: China Wood Sculpture Museum completed
A beautiful new museum has been completed in Harbin, northern China. The China Wood Sculpture Museum, created by Beijing-based MAD Architects, is 196...
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Le Pont Laurier across the Rideau Canal
Le Pont Laurier across the Rideau Canal, Ottawa / By Alexandre Laquerre Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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TODERIAN: Density done well
A few months ago, I was honored to give the keynote speech at the Seattle Downtown Association’s annual “State of Downtown” event. Our...
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Brooklyn grocery to use hyperlocal food from rooftop greenhouse
This idea will make locavores salivate. Whole Foods is teaming up with Gotham Greens — an urban gardening company — to produce a 20,000 square foot...
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Apartment building balconies
Toronto apartment building balconies / By Daniel Gueroguiev Contribute your photos to Spacing’s Flickr pool
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Interactive kiosks guide New York subway riders
Navigating the world’s largest subway system is no easy task. With 468 stations, hundreds of kilometers of track, and more than 1.5 billion rides...
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Shawn Micallef on the state of Canadian modernism
It wasn’t until the 1950s that Canadian urban regions had the economic might to build modern cities. And what an intriguing legacy that era left us The...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered