Architecture
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Richard Serra’s King City Shift
High on my long list of Spacing posts I’ve not yet had time to make is one on Richard Serra’s “Shift” sculpture. It sits in a...
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JOHN LORINC: It’s more than an architecture fetish
Dear Marcus Gee, In last Thursday’s Globe and Mail, you dismissed as a “fetish” efforts to protect two noteworthy features of...
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WATERFRONToronto unveils design for East Bayfront development
A “milestone day in the effort to revitalise Toronto’s waterfront”, according to John Campbell, President and CEO of Waterfront Toronto...
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Will Alsop inspires the future designers of Toronto
Will Alsop, the British architect who recently topped Fast Company magazine’s 10 most creative people in architecture, returns to Toronto to start...
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JOHN LORINC: Paul Goldberger on why architecture matters
In an era pre-occupied by “starchitecture” and the dominance of global cities, New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger makes a...
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Design competition to replace St. Lawrence Market’s North Building
The City of Toronto is launching a design competition to replace the North Building of historic St. Lawrence Market and they’re calling all...
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Downsview hangars at risk of demolition
The following is a cross-post of a missive sent out by Lloyd Alter, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario late last week. Two hangers at...
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North York redux: A Leona Drive Project discussion event
It’s a busy week for talking about North York: Last week I wrote about the Leona Drive project in Willowdale, tonight is the North York Modernist...
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North York Modernist Forum tonight
WHAT: North York Modernist Forum WHEN: tonight, 7:00-9:30pm WHERE: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street HOW MUCH: free E.R.A. Architects, Heritage...
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Vote on your favourite U of T building
U of T Magazine is conducting a poll on your favourite U of T building, so this is your chance to cast your vote. So far, in the Toronto Campus, Hart...
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The new zoning bylaw: a confusion of bases
1545 Eglinton Ave West by Kevin Steele A few weeks ago I wrote about the project to create a new comprehensive zoning bylaw for Toronto. In an effort to...
By Dylan Reid -
2009 Heritage Toronto Awards
One of Spacing’s favorite civic events is the Heritage Toronto Awards night at the Carlu. It’s a night when Toronto boosters, architecture...
By Spacing