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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Shawn Micallef

  • Public Space Invaders III

    One night only! A collection of short films about Toronto’s public spaces. We’ve been able to put together a really great lineup for next...

  • Mobile Nation in Toronto

    Later this week, from March 22 to 25, artists, designers, researchers and engineers from around the world are heading to OCAD for the Mobile Nation...

  • Edmonton psychogeography

    A few weeks ago I talked to Edmonton Journal writer Laurence Miall, as he was planning to take a psychogeographic walk through that city and was...

  • Montreal makes top 11 Virgin list

    Virgin Vacations, of all places, has a list of the 11 (?) best subway systems in the world. It’s a relatively arbitrary list, but that doesn’t...

  • Public Dublin

    Though only in Dublin a very short time, I got the feeling it’s a happy city. And a public one. The streets in the city centre are absolutely full...

  • A selection of great Irish cans

    **UPDATE BELOW** I’m in Dublin for a few days working on a [murmur] project we’re starting here. Today was warm, people were out in force...

  • Google time machine

    Google Earth is perhaps the most wonderful thing I run on my computer. Just two or three years ago, the way I can sit here and swoop down and look at...

  • East Toronto Greats

    Eminent Easterners are being featured along Queen Street over the next few months (by current and former Spacing contributors, would-be Lytton...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Mars Attacks

    Anybody out and about on one of Toronto’s east-west streets today between approximately 4-6pm surely noticed that the sunset is perfectly aligned...

  • Cars and Cigarettes

    Late notice, but the folks from Streets are for People are holding a press conference at noon today at Queen and Bay (NW corner) regarding the Canadian...