Architecture
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When theatre and architecture merge
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sana Samanian, the editor of Ryerson University’s 325+ architecture magazine, took in the unique theatrical-architecture...
By Spacing -
Public space design in Portugal
Calà§ada pavement in Figueira da Foz. For as long as I can remember, my family has been going to Portugal for family reunions and vacations. Every few...
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Gallery Guide: “The street belongs to all of us”
“The street belongs to all of us” is an exhibition currently on display at the Eric Arthur Gallery in the University of Toronto Faculty of...
By Dylan Reid -
Event Guide: Talk on sustainable homes and communities
Architecture for Humanity Toronto is holding another in its series of “Building Sustainability” lectures, on Monday: Going Green: Designing...
By Dylan Reid -
Architecture Fetish: A PoMo ProMo
Postmodern architecture may often be equated with the excess of the 80s and may be derided along with shoulder pads and power suits as an unfortunate...
By Thomas Wicks -
Event Guide: Heritage Complex
WHAT: Heritage Complex, an exhibition featuring architecturally based installation and multimedia work WHEN: Opened on June 26, running until September 7...
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Old Markham and Heritage Estates
After visiting the “Downtown Markham” site last Saturday, I went on to the old village of Markham. What’s interesting is the lack of...
By Sean Marshall -
The Glass Factory
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – In early March, I discovered a missing board on the hoarding surrounding an abandoned glass factory in my neighbourhood in...
By Joseph Clement -
Fringe Benefits continued: “Informal Urbanism”
A key theme of the new exhibition Fringe Benefits (reviewed yesterday) that I found very interesting was the idea of “informal urbanism”...
By Dylan Reid -
ROM rooftop garden preview
This morning I had the opportunity to preview the Royal Ontario Museum’s new rooftop garden, known as Liza’s Garden in memory of...
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Road Trip: A morning jog in Fredericton
Early in the morning after I arrived in Fredericton I got up and decided to explore a little bit of the city by going for a jog. Because of the conversion...
By Matthew Hague -
Road Trip: An afternoon walk in Quebec City
Arriving in Quebec City in the middle of the afternoon, my second stop on my way to Fredericton, I was immersed in the city’s history before I even...
By Matthew Hague