1.0Spacing Ottawahttps://spacing.ca/ottawaHilary Besthttps://spacing.ca/ottawa/author/hilarybest/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rcc4nD5qyG"><a href="https://spacing.ca/ottawa/2012/02/10/urban-planet-demolition-dilemmas/">Urban Planet: Demolition Dilemmas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/ottawa/2012/02/10/urban-planet-demolition-dilemmas/embed/#?secret=rcc4nD5qyG" width="600" height="338" title="“Urban Planet: Demolition Dilemmas” — Spacing Ottawa" data-secret="rcc4nD5qyG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script>     Urban Planet is a daily roundup of  blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. Many American cities, facing shrinking populations and vacant buildings, are deconstructing and redeveloping large swaths of land. But as NextContinue readinghttps://spacing.ca/toronto/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image-3_copy.jpeg