Architecture
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Chicago high-rise parking
I recently went on a trip to Chicago. One of the many things that struck me about this remarkable city was quite a few instances of high-rise buildings...
By Dylan Reid -
NO MEAN CITY: The ups and downs of architecture shows
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture There are very few galleries in Toronto – or anywhere – that focus...
By Alex Bozikovic -
NO MEAN CITY: Viljo Revell, Frank Gehry and City Hall slideshow
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture. A special Monday post, in honour of an event at Toronto’s City Hall...
By Alex Bozikovic -
NO MEAN CITY: 60 Richmond, by Teeple Architects
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture This is a building that works. Yes, it looks sexy and impractical: a cascading...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Ontario Place needs to keep its hot pants on
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly looking at the future of Ontario Place. The photos included in this post are...
By Shawn Micallef -
World Wide Wednesday: Where in the world?
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Exploring Brick Works’ graffiti and revitalization project
The Brick Works have been acknowledged by photographers, urban explorers, graffiti artists, homeless people, and underground events promoters as the...
By Nicole McIsaac -
VIDEO: Nothing is higher than an architect
If you live in a place without air conditioning than you can relate to my current plight: the heat wave is making it difficult for me to sleep at night...
By Matthew Blackett -
Cities for People — Alexandra Park Design Intervention
This is part of a series of posts by students in OCAD’s Cities for People summer workshop (click the link to read a bit about what the class is about)...
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St. Lawrence Market North Building design announced
The final design for the St. Lawrence Market North building was announced this morning, and the main component? Glass, and lots of it. The indoor atrium...
By Nicole McIsaac -
John Street Roundhouse Park now home to Railway Heritage Museum
Just in time for Doors Open this weekend, the John Street Roundhouse Park National Railway and Heritage Centre staged its grand opening today. The 17-acre...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Event: Neighbourhood Watch exhibit at AWOL Gallery
ED: You may remember at the Fort York Toronto the Good party the Soft City exhibit in one of the Block Houses (a stuffed and sewed together skyline). Part...
By Shawn Micallef