The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders
By Barbara Gray
Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the... Read More
How District Energy is Decarbonizing Cities
By Glenn Miller
Although many communities in Ontario and across Canada have pledged support for the government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero... Read More
The Sun is Always in Your Eyes in Rexdale
By Kunal Chaudhary
This essay originally appeared in issue 57, summer 2021. The author, Kunal Chaudhary, has been nominated for the Best Emerging Writer... Read More
The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders
By Barbara Gray
Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the... Read More
LORINC: The back-channel lobbying of residents’ associations
By John Lorinc
Should residents’ associations be required to register as lobbyists? This loaded question, as it turns out, was canvassed, sort... Read More
REID: Shadows and light – a longstanding debate
By Dylan Reid
It’s an argument, it turns out, that has been going on for centuries. When new tall or mid-rise buildings are discussed, one of the... Read More
LORINC: Doug Ford’s electrification plan is actually a gas-powered climate nightmare
By John Lorinc
It being election season (and Earth Day), the Ontario government news releases are arriving a dime a dozen right now, and many seem to... Read More
OP-ED: Look to co-op housing to address Canada’s affordability crisis
By Margaret Kohn
The cost of housing doesn’t have to be exorbitant, but it will stay that way as long as the government continues to stimulate the... Read More
LORINC: The horrible lies of Pierre Poilievre’s real estate lessons
By John Lorinc
Why do we have a housing crisis? Let me count the ways: Low interest rates, restrictive zoning, permissive zoning, contractor... Read More
OP-ED: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force pushes for private sector power over true affordability
By Heather Breeze, Mona Dai, and Samuel Ganton
Written on behalf of The Architecture Lobby Toronto/Tkaronto (TAL-TO). TAL-TO is a volunteer-run collective working to improve the... Read More
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