Architecture
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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...
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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 -
Help give us the goods on Toronto
In each issue of Spacing we have a feature called Public Goods that highlights cool stuff for the discerning urbanist. We’ve showcased items such as...
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Pug Awards: Vote on Toronto’s newest architecture
It’s time to vote. The Pug Awards want to know which new architectural additions to Toronto’s landscape are a big hit, and which are a big flop. This...
By Nicole McIsaac -
So much for the dream of a public space at Yonge and Bloor
First of all, please stop saying “very unique.” There are no varying degrees of uniqueness; something is either one of a kind or it...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Brantford’s downtown destruction
Brantford city council recently voted to demolish three blocks of heritage buildings in the city’s downtown. Guest columnist Nigel Terpstra, of...
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Ryerson leaps forward on Sam the Record Man site
Ryerson University announced Wednesday that architectural firms Zeidler Partnership Group of Toronto and Snohetta of Oslo, Norway have been hired to...
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Spacing Radio 015 is on the air!
In this episode of Spacing Radio, we tackle the obstacles facing pedestrians and explore the forgotten, abandoned places in our midst. We begin with...
By Matthew Blackett -
Inside the Downsview hangars
Spacing readers are probably aware of the controversy surrounding the historic wartime era hangars at Downsview Airport. Relics from the abandoned Forces...
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A new view on Toronto from atop RBC Dexia
Last week Spacing received word that there was a unique chance for a beautiful view of the city available from the top of the new RBC Dexia tower at...
By Marcus Bowman