Architecture
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New stadium, new space
The University of Toronto’s new, very simple Varsity Stadium at Bloor W. and Bedford has been criticized for not contributing to this rapidly...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto Reference Library 30th Anniversary
Toronto’s greatest indoor public space is celebrating its 30th Anniversary tomorrow (Friday Nov. 2) with a day long program of events. Two years ago...
By Shawn Micallef -
Concrete Toronto
When I was young the Toronto of my imagination was not Victorian, precious or gingerbread in anyway. It was concrete. Slabs of it. Along the ground, up...
By Shawn Micallef -
Slang of Buildings
Wherever buildings meet there are dialogues—I think this is what Galen shows us in these photographs. The framing of his photos directs us to a...
By Amber Yared -
Heritage Toronto Awards
Last week the Heritage Toronto Awards took place at the Carlu. Though we tend to think (often rightfully so) that Toronto tears down its history without a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tree Tuesday: London plane tree of Berkeley Castle
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project...
By Todd Irvine -
Toronto’s Messy Urbanism from the perspective of an Angeleno
Ed: During the Walk 21 conference a few of us had the all too brief pleasure to meet James Rojas from Los Angeles. After he returned to LA he sent us an...
By Shawn Micallef -
Detroit’s abandoned train station
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtyUsnrY2I[/youtube] Just discovered this well-done video of abandoned Michigan Central Terminal via Detroit...
By Shawn Micallef -
The public square we never got
Stephen Otto, one of the board members of the Friends of Fort York, slipped a print-out under Spacing’s office door a few weeks ago. It was the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Doors Open Niagara
One of the happiest traditions in recent years has been Doors Open, a free annual architectural event that allows visitors to explore and appreciate old...
By Sean Marshall -
The Art of Parking
Editor’s Note: Thus continues the investigation into the many parking lots of downtown Hull by Spacing’s Ottawa/Gatineau Region correspondent...
By Amber Yared -
Pier 27: What kind of waterfront do we want?
(Photo taken of promotional display for Pier 27) Off the radar compared to many recent development proposals in this construction-crazy city, a new...
By Sean Marshall