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  • Meter Pops

    Meter Pops by Mark Jenkins, found in downtown Washington DC. It would be nice to know what is going through this gentleman’s head as he approaches...

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  • Trellis: Constructions for Growth

    TRELLIS. CONSTRUCTIONS FOR GROWTH March 18 to April 8, 2006, Opening March 18, 2 – 5 DYAN MARIE PROJECTS, 1444 Dupont Unit 31 Gallery Hours...

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  • [murmur] Launches at Hart House

    Forget what that sooth sayer told you about the Ides of March because today [murmur] is launching our first interior project at historic Hart House on the...

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  • Signs of Life

    Signs of Life is a book by Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton that chronicles the subtle art of changing official signage into amusing social commentary. The...

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  • A reason to linger in Dundas Square again…

    TRANSMEDIA :29:59 +media art in public urban space+ March 1 – 31, 2006: 29th minute: Myfanwy Ashmore – ‘Mario Trilogy’ 59th...

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  • Bike lane on Bloor

    It is for real this time — there is a bike lane on Bloor Street West. Well, kinda. An anonymous reader sent us the above photos and wrote, “I...

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  • URBAN DECONSTRUCTIONS Launch Tonight

    I’ve been told that Toronto architect Paul Raff was jumping over fences and exploring buildings long before it was called “Urban...

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  • Yorkdale Rainbow

    In Saturday’s Globe and Mail John Barber wrote about the “Yorkdale Rainbow,” or rather Arc en Ciel, the neon artwork by Michael Hayden...

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  • We Are Traffic — Bike Themed Art Show

    This appeared in my OCAD mail box today — I don’t know anything about it, but maybe some folks might be passing by and want to pop in and see...

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  • Emotion Mapping

    Check out this amazing project by artist Christian Nold who collaborated with local residents from the Greenwich Peninsula in London to explore the area...

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  • Public Chairs

    Used chairs are taken from the trash and are being transformed into public property by spraying the words “public chair” on them. That way they get a...

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  • 6x parking density

    Six bicycles to one car: the bike park occupies a single carpark space, a critical proposal of the space of parking. By Adrien Rovero & Inout Projects.

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