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Events Guide: Architecture for Humanity Toronto lecture
WHAT: The Toronto Trilogy – Part III: Toronto Tomorrow WHEN: August 24, 2009 at 6:30 – 9:00 PM WHERE: Trading Floor of the Design Exchange HOW...
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Friday’s headlines
STORM • Twisters carve huge swath [ Toronto Star ] • Tornadoes touch down in Ontario [ Globe & Mail ] • Massive cleanup begins in...
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Events Guide: Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend
Marlborough to Summerhill – SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 @ 1:30 PM The diverse Marlborough – Summerhill area, which includes everything from grand...
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Rockin’ a U-Haul in a changing Annex
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJ7vv3QCfs[/youtube] On my way home after work last Saturday night, I walked by the corner of Brunswick and Bloor...
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STREET SCENE: Wear a Helmet
This guy was fast. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Reading List: City Comforts, by David Sucher
David Sucher’s City Comforts is a little gem of a book. First published in 1995, it’s a collection of the small details that make urban spaces...
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Thursday’s headlines
• Fixing plastic water lines could cost $100 million [ Toronto Star ] • High Park garbage bin overflowing for months [ Toronto Star ] &bull...
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World Wide Wednesday: Rooftop farming, smart density and French car-sharing
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
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Events Guide: lecture and film screening on the history of Toronto’s movie theatres
WHAT: “Toronto Movie Theatres: Palaces for the People,” lecture by Paul Moore; followed by screening of the documentary, Dreamland: A History...
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Wednesday’s headlines
BUILT ENVIRONMENT • Developer sells failed 1 Bloor condo-hotel property [ Toronto Star ] • One Bloor condo project sold to mystery buyer [ Globe...
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Ad creep that looks cool but isn’t that cool
The TTC streetcar shelter at King and Bathurst was recently converted into a 3D ad for Coors Light. The artistic side of me can see the creativity in an...
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STREET SCENE: In The Cooling Haze of Summer Night
The heavy air makes the transit colors gel on the road and in the sky. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist...
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered