Architecture
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Etobicoke stories: the DIY shortcut to Eatonville Library
My tower neighbourhood was built with modernist ideals of green space, low density and novelty. In the ‘50s, Toronto planners and architects stretched...
By Sheraz Khan -
MOD TORONTO: Ontario Science Centre, Raymond Moriyama’s temple of technology
To coincide with the cover section of Spacing’s summer 2013 issue, we bring you a series of posts by local architect Robert Moffatt that examine...
By Robert Moffatt -
The charm of Toronto’s forgotten architectural drawings
While I was conducting some photography research on the City of Toronto’s Archives web site, I stumbled upon a handful of charming architectural...
By Matthew Blackett -
CONCRETE TORONTO: Cultural amnesia about concrete architecture
Over the next several weeks, Spacing will be publishing a series of articles from Concrete Toronto: A Guidebook to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties...
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MOD TORONTO: Imperial Oil’s Parthenon of petroleum
To coincide with the cover section of Spacing’s summer 2013 issue, we bring you a series of posts by local architect Robert Moffatt that examine...
By Robert Moffatt -
MOD TORONTO: Art and architecture on the Spadina subway
To coincide with the cover section of Spacing’s summer 2013 issue, we bring you a series of posts by local architect Robert Moffatt that examine...
By Robert Moffatt -
MOD TORONTO: Modernism on the Toronto Islands
To coincide with the cover section of Spacing’s summer 2013 issue, we bring you a series of posts by local architect Robert Moffatt that examine...
By Robert Moffatt -
MOD TORONTO: A circular school — Lord Lansdowne PS
To coincide with the cover section of Spacing’s summer 2013 issue, we bring you a series of posts by local architect Robert Moffatt that examine...
By Robert Moffatt -
Spacing’s next issue released on June 25th!
WHAT: Release party for Spacing’s summer 2013 (Toronto edition) WHEN: Tuesday, June 25th, 7:30pm-2:00am WHERE: The 3030 Bar, 3030 Dundas St. West (...
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U of T reveals new design for One Spadina Crescent
Today, the University of Toronto revealed its plans for One Spadina Crescent. The historic property is well known to Torontonians: more than 55,000 people...
By Matthew Blackett -
NO MEAN CITY: The hidden hands – Edward Lam, 1958-2013
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture I recently had the sad assignment of writing an obituary for Edward Lam. Along...
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Steam Whistle Brewery keeps Toronto’s history on the rails
Distinctive green glass bottles make their way down the conveyor belt in a seemingly never-ending line, waiting to be filled with Toronto’s own...
By Kayla-Jane Barrie