Architecture
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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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
By Nigel Terpstra -
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...
By Marcus Bowman -
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...
By Marcus Bowman -
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 -
Fire at Honest Ed’s (Honest Ed’s OK)
A little after midnight we were walking south on Bathurst, rounded the Bloor Pizza Pizza corner and saw a glow from the window of Honest Ed’s. My...
By Shawn Micallef -
Public and private infrastructure in action (imagined and real)
The Twitterverse recently led me to an interesting blog post that pointed out how, in the Bourne movies, the Jason Bourne character “uses public...
By Dylan Reid -
Event Guide: Walking Strategy Designer’s Forum
How can Toronto’s design community contribute to making Toronto a better city for walking? To help get the City’s new Walking Strategy off the...
By Dylan Reid -
Fort York Visitor Centre winning design announced
As we wrote two weeks ago, the For York Visitor’s Centre design competition included four detailed schemes. “Submission A” was chosen...
By Shawn Micallef