Architecture
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A modest proposal: An archeology park for downtown Toronto
Urban archaeology is a process that allows us to imagine the past in a very concrete way. And that imagining, even based on the smallest of artifacts...
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LORINC: What we talk about when we talk about mixed use on the waterfront
A council committee today will consider the first significant report on the future of Toronto’s Port Lands to surface since the Prime Minister Justin...
By John Lorinc -
The parking garage of the future!
In the 1950s and 60s, Toronto, like cities all over the world, struggled with challenges delivered by the rise of the private automobile. For the first...
By Chris Bateman -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 015, Summer Reading Series, Part II
We speak to Globe & Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic about Toronto Architecture: a city guide, a series of guided walking tours through...
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The first Modern apartment complex in Toronto
The three towers of the City Park co-op apartments on Wood Street behind Maple Leaf Gardens don’t really stand out among the numerous high rises of...
By Chris Bateman -
The story of the Toronto Island’s modern architecture
When the flood water on the Toronto Island eventually recedes it will reveal a damaged and possibly forever altered landscape. For the first time in...
By Chris Bateman -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 013, Birthday
It’s the one-year anniversary of the relaunch! Last year, we took you to the celebration party for the approval of the Bloor bike lanes pilot. Now...
By Spacing Radio -
The short, mysterious life of the Beard Building
The Beard Building is a historical enigma. Toronto’s first skyscraper, the 7-storey building was constructed in 1895 to designs by E. J. Lennox, one...
By Chris Bateman -
The oddities of the Dundas Street Extension
In December 1954, the railway tracks near Logan Avenue presented the final obstacle in one of Toronto’s first major post-war road building...
By Chris Bateman -
The demise of the first “air rights” project in Toronto
When Toronto’s first subway line opened in 1954, much of track north of Bloor Street was located in a shallow, open trench. The money-saving open cut...
By Chris Bateman -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 007 – PopCanCrit: Crisis in Criticism
In part two, of our PopCanCrit special, we look at the role of the architecture critic, in a changing media landscape. Our experts discuss who gets to be...
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The Shell Oil Tower is a lost 1950s masterpiece
A little over 30 years ago this winter, one of Toronto’s earliest Modern buildings was pulled to the ground. When the Shell Oil Tower at Exhibition...
By Chris Bateman