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Ten Years of Winter Stations
A decade of the beloved annual winter design series on Woodbine Beach prompts reflections on the challenges of site-specific installations, reuse, and climate change.
By Miriam Palmer -
Municipal Infrastructure Costs For Housing—Highs and Lows
Exploring ways to allocate servicing costs for different housing typologies, while uncovering many methodological challenges to calculate precise results.
By ericaderneck -
How did Toronto the Good become Toronto the Slow?
The norm in Toronto is that it takes decades to finish projects that should take half the time. But is Olivia Chow's first budget a sign on how to get things moving?
By John Lorinc -
Movie Reviews from an Urban Planning Perspective – Cars (2006)
Because it is possible to watch a movie incorrectly.
By Andrew Cuthbert -
LORINC: The time to solve Toronto’s student housing crisis is now
International students are being blamed for exacerbating the city's housing crisis, but student housing in Toronto has been a shameful mess for years
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 075, What does change cost?
In this episode: the Toronto budget, shelters, and a circus riot
By Spacing Radio -
LORINC: Why is Toronto obsessed with taxing foreigners who buy real estate?
The city's proposed non-resident speculation tax won't dent Toronto's financial crisis nor will it halt speculation, but it will probably backfire on those least able to pay it
By John Lorinc -
Dense Confusion (Part 2) – On Affordability, Building Types, and Towers
Dense /dens/ (adjective) 1 marked by compactness or crowding together of parts 2 slow to understand: thickheaded Affordability is so damn complex. In my...
By Erick Villagomez -
SALA Spring Event Series 2024
The UBC SALA James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments is hosting a series of events to explore the challenges and opportunities for local...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Toronto’s ongoing property tax drama
Olivia Chow's tax hike is mopping up after 14 years of under-taxation. Now it's Doug Ford's turn to fix the property assessment system
By John Lorinc -
Book Review: The Painter Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray’s Villa E1027, and Le Cabanon
“From the end of the 1930s onwards, Le Corbusier tested the possibilities of mural painting to enliven architectural space. Following a first...
By Sean Ruthen -
Rejecting the condescension of Metrolinx advertising
Craig Meerkamper traces the history of Metrolinx advertising campaigns about the much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, leading up to the extraordinarily hostile reactions to its latest ads.
By Craig Meerkamper