Architecture
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The star that obscured Hugh Garner
Update (this originally posted back in early Feb): As one reader commented, this crane crashed last night — which explains why I saw a Wellesley bus...
By Shawn Micallef -
ROM makes a deal
Back in January I posted about the Royal Ontario Museum‘s attempt to get out of paying the usual fee to the city for the encroachment on public...
By Dylan Reid -
Most comments in March: discuss amongst yourselves
Each month, Spacing compiles the posts that have generated the most discussion. The number in brackets represents the number of comments of that specific...
By Julie Yamin -
Announcing…Salon Voltaire at the Gladstone Hotel on April 4th
The 2007 Salon Voltaire lecture series will begin with an evening of discussion with City Councillor Adam Vaughan and Greg Woods, Director of SMC Alsop...
By Julie Yamin -
Greening and loving our slabs
Spacing contributor and Modernism fan Graeme Stewart had a great long piece in yesterday’s Toronto Star on how the concrete high rises built in the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Public forum: Urban Design or Civic Design?
One plus One equals Three invites you to join a public forum this Saturday, March 24 at 1p.m., at the Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen St. East). The forum...
By Spacing -
Monday (and weekend) headlines
A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday. TRANSIT ISSUES • Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto transit dream...
By Matthew Blackett -
Endangered Species
Last year we wrote about the struggle to save the beautiful half-round Riverdale Hospital (pictured here) built on the edge of the Don Valley. Modern...
By Shawn Micallef -
Postal
It’s confounding that so many Toronto condo projects are given such unfortunate names that have nothing to do with this city or this geography. Like...
By Shawn Micallef -
Renderings for Nathan Phillips Square re-design
Spacing associate editor Dylan Reid has already posted a critique of the four finalists, so I’ll spare you my opinions (they don’t differ too...
By Matthew Blackett -
Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Designs (Part 1?)
I just got back from viewing the four proposed designs for revitalizing Nathan Phillips Square. I only saw the designs and models — I didn’t...
By Dylan Reid -
Nathan Phillips Square design competition display
The designs of the four finalists in the competition to re-design Nathan Phillips Square will be presented to the public next week. Tuesday, February 20...
By Dylan Reid