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UCS #68: The Lineup

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Toronto History

Reading List: Unplanned Suburbs

Much of Toronto’s early expansion took the form of shacktowns on the edges of the city, which provided housing for working class families and profoundly shaped Toronto’s evolution

By Dylan Reid

Vancouver Events

EVENT: The Future Embraced: Make It While Making a Difference – Oct. 7th

The Future Embraced: Make It While Making a Difference Join us for a free talk with New Zealand urban designer and architect Kobus Mentz. Tue, Oct 7, 2025...

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Toronto Events

EVENT: On the Edge – Photographs of Toronto’s Downtown Waterfront 2023-2025

Photographer Steven Evans launches his exhibit with a panel discussion

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Vancouver Housing

Book Review – Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia

Author: Lydia Kallipoliti (Actar, 2024) In an era when “green” is a brand and climate collapse is a backdrop, Lydia Kallipoliti’s Histories of Ecological...

By Erick Villagomez

Vancouver Spacing

UCS #67: Trust Us

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: The Slow...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Toronto Green Space

The long battle for Yellow Creek Ravine

Yellow Creek has finally found its way onto City Council's radar, but is there real money there to fix the damage inflicted by climate change?

By John Lorinc

Vancouver Events

Event: END HOUSING ALIENATION NOW!

END HOUSING ALIENATION NOW! A Cross-Canada Superstudio to End Housing Alienation Architecture schools across Canada are coming together in the 2025–2026...

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