Features
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Urban Planet: Living green in Tokyo
Japan might not be first country that comes to mind when we think about ground breaking environmental living, but that’s changing. From urban farms...
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Urban Planet: 100% recycled bike
Desiging the world’s first 100% recycled bicycle wasn’t easy, but company The ReCycle was able to overcome major challenges to present the...
By Jonathan Zettel -
STREET SCENE: Bathurst Station
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Urban Planet: The agricultural cliff
While the fiscal cliff is dominating news in the States, there is a growing concern about the agricultural cliff. Farmers are growing older, and few are...
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Urban Planet: Nests made of cigarette butts
. Birds are using cigarette butts in their nests, but this might not be a bad thing. Some say that the nicotine acts as a toxin to keep parasites at bay...
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NO MEAN CITY: Don River Park, Hurricane Sandy and the meadows that will save Bay Street
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture What did we learn about building cities in 2012? From Superstorm Sandy, the...
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STREET SCENE: Season’s Greetings
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Cloud architecture hits Seoul Korea
Known as The Cloud, these two hi-rise residential buildings are joined in the middle by a ten stories of apartments and spanning living areas. Designed by...
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STREET SCENE: Locking Post
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?
You might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre long trampoline track...
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Instaflaneur: mo urinals no problems
Last week’s Toronto Star column looked at the public washroom problem in Toronto. One of those sustained pressure issues in the city. We used to...
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STREET SCENE: From the Post Office
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese