Architecture
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SPACING’S NEW BOOK: Remnants of Mid-Century Toronto
WHAT: Remnants of Mid-Century Toronto, photos by Vik Pahwa, edited by Matthew Blackett COST: $25 / use midcenturylove during checkout for $5 off BUY...
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888 Dupont: Conversations with an old building
I went over to see 888 Dupont Street earlier this month. “I hope you haven’t come to criticize me,” said the old building, aware of the rough face it...
By Alfred Holden -
REID: Spotting (and reviving?) the neighbourhood corner commercial building
Like so many people during the current pandemic lockdown, I’ve started to get to know my neighbourhood much more closely on daily walks for exercise...
By Dylan Reid -
Observing urban change through the window of a GO train
I wrote this piece last year, long before Covid 19 kept almost everyone at home and before riding transit was something to be avoided for all but the most...
By Brian Doucet -
Hey Presto! The strange history and modest potential of the soon-to-be closed TTC subway booths
The future arrived in Toronto in 1948, but it was hidden away from view, in a 19th century transit garage on Sherbourne St. Six years before the...
By Gerry Flahive -
LORINC: Burning down the (laneway) house
In recent months, I’ve found myself wondering whether Toronto City Council’s much-touted laneway suites policy, circa 2018, was nothing more than an...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 043, We are the public realm
In this episode, we talk about public space issues of the past, present, and future. Spacing Publisher Matthew Blackett tells us how the magazine itself...
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Embodied carbon and the problem of concrete Toronto
Whatever else you might think about Sidewalk Labs (SWL), the controversial smart city proposal has made one undeniably positive contribution to Toronto’s...
By John Lorinc -
Toronto’s missing middle should be built along collector roads
Much of the conversation about missing middle development in Toronto has been focused on how to smuggle additional housing units into residential areas...
By Geoff Turnbull and Laurence Holland -
WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall
WexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban Geographer, and Brendan Stewart (OALA, CAHP)...
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REID: Heritage beyond a building’s walls
Hidden in the Distillery District, behind the unremarkable door of 36 Distillery Lane, is a staircase-museum. The simple stairway, necessary as an...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 027, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Planet
We’re gearing up for the October 11th Green Building Festival! We talk to celebrated architect Vivian Manasc about what makes a truly...
By Spacing Radio