Architecture
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Toronto artstravaganza: t’aint public, but still worth seeing
The Power Plant’s fall show, all about documenting and reinforcing the aura of the fabled Cologne, Germany, art scene of the 1980s, was a bit...
By Leah Sandals -
Outer Space: public realm articles from around the world
St. Pancras in London, England, from The Guardian • The world’s most beautiful train stations [ The Guardian ] • San Diego’s...
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Carlton Canyon
The walk west on Carlton has changed over the past year and become quite a nice and cozy canyon. The addition of the new glass condo just east of Yonge...
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The Kids are Alright
(Image of the Wyld-Darling building on Bay Street, after the 1904 fire — via Toronto Archives) John Barber’s Globe column today, A city in...
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Lecture on “The New Landscape”
Christopher Hume profiles local landscape architect Janet Rosenberg in the Star today. She says interesting things about the difficulty of creating...
By Dylan Reid -
Get some perspective – the urban kind
Tonight grab anyone you think is myopic on urban issues and bring them down to the Goethe Institute for the opening of Urban Perspectives, an examination...
By Leah Sandals -
Yes, In My Back Yard!
It seems neighbourhood groups are constantly fighting bad reps. Dispelling stereotypes isn’t always easy. Take the experience of Active 18, for...
By Dale Duncan -
Hume: fear of tall buildings silly
Christopher Hume thinks Toronto’s aversion to tall buildings is silly. What can be said of a city that fears growing up? In Toronto’s case...
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Yeah, but can I build one in Trinity-Bellwoods?
Treehugger reports this morning that Mary Cusato’s Katrina Cottage has won the first ever Cooper-Hewitt People’s Design Award. The cottage...
By Leah Sandals -
Grrr! No passive-aggressive parks allowed!
The Design Exchange is still seeking participants for their Passive Park Design Charette happening October 24 (next Tuesday) at the DX. That’s...
By Leah Sandals -
Toronto’s High Anxiety
High Anxiety: Can We Get the City and Skyline We Deserve? Thursday, October 19. Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins at 7:00pm. Free. No registration...
By Matthew Blackett -
Building Blocks Exhibition
If you’re ever bored, or hiding from a rainstorm, go to the forth floor of the Toronto Reference Library and page through the city directories and...
By Shawn Micallef