Architecture
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Yorkville Avenue fire at former home of Toronto writer Mazo de la Roche
Yesterday’s fire at 86 and 84 Yorkville Avenue was a day long event; when I walked by 11 hours after it started Toronto Fire was still pumping water...
By Shawn Micallef -
FoodShare’s new food trucks aim to give grocery stores food for thought
In the early 90s, when FoodShare first thought up the idea of bringing markets on wheels — food trucks filled with fresh, affordable produce for sale — to...
By Dale Duncan -
REID: An opportunity at Yonge + Bloor
Yonge and Bloor is one of the most notable intersections in Toronto, the meeting of our central north-south street with one of our longest east-west...
By Dylan Reid -
Reading Toronto on the drive from the airport: Toronto’s accidental city gate
Recently, my father and I dropped my mother off at Pearson airport. As we were saying our goodbyes, I thought about what my mother might think when...
By Sheraz Khan -
Event & Exhibition: Open Eyes Toronto presents The Condo Show
WHAT: The Condo Show WHEN: Thursday, November 21st, 7 – 12 pm WHERE: Make Works @ 1139 College Street WHY: There will be inspiring creative pieces...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
2013 Excellence in Planning Awards recap
Projects based on making communities healthier and more livable were recognized at the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s (OPPI) 27th annual...
By Josh Sherman -
EVENT: Art Deco and Style Moderne in Toronto photo exhibit
WHAT: Smart Address: Art Deco, Style Moderne and Their Contemporaries in Toronto WHEN: Oct. 26-Jan. 25, Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and...
By Josh Sherman -
Happy 40th Birthday Robarts Library!
Happy Birthday Robarts Library! Today you are 40. The more time I spend in you, the more I like you. 40 years of watching over the U of T campus and...
By Shawn Micallef -
Double Event: Toronto the Good party & a Detroit + Toronto Symposium Friday Oct 25
It’s Toronto the Good time again, the annual party that celebrates Toronto for the sake of Toronto. This time it’s a little more serious as...
By Shawn Micallef -
EVENT: Sustainability and its Discontents
WHAT: Sustainability and its Discontents WHEN: Thursday, October 17 | 6:30 – 8:00pm WHERE: Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West Part of the...
By Dale Duncan -
Icon and architecture in the land of Mirvish + Gehry
In response to Christopher Hume’s piece on Jennifer Keesmaat’s concerns over the proposed Mirvish+Gehry development, I would like to raise a few concerns...
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A Short History of the Highrise
Editor’s Note: We invited Katerina Cizek, creator and filmmaker of HIGHRISE, to discuss the launch of her newest project with the New York Times...
By Spacing