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Fort York public art competition open house
Fort York’s formidable fortifications seem small and defenseless next to the great span of the Gardiner Expressway — but our favorite flying...
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The Things We Lost in the Fire
Looking east on Queen Street from Bathurst Street, 1924. The three- storey and two-storey buildings on the right were destroyed in the fire. Media...
By Gary Miedema -
One Book: Campbell House
He walked west along Queen Street, away from the centre of town. On the northwest corner of University and Queen sat a little building called Campbell...
By Dylan Reid -
Tuesday’s headlines
• Office towers win tax cuts [ Toronto Star ] • New Ryerson to renew city [ Toronto Star ] • Premier wants strong mayor [ Toronto Star ...
By Monika Warzecha -
Eugene Yao, 1946-2008: A Chinese Activist
Cross-posted from Spacing Montreal Eugene Yao was born in Shanghai in 1946, and came to Canada in 1969 as a student of McGill University in electrical...
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Montréal Monday — postering, Griffintown music, and Champ Libre
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
By Todd Harrison -
Monday’s headlines
• More power to the mayor – but why? [ Toronto Star ] • Where exactly did Giambrone stand? [ Globe and Mail ] • Hydro shines a light...
By Monika Warzecha -
Winter cyclist profile – Alex, Bikechain coordinator
Name / Occupation / Age Alex Gatien / Bikechain coordinator / 22 What do you use your bike for? Everything. I commute year-round and do a fair bit of road...
By Tammy Thorne -
Sunday’s headlines
• A bold idea for Lakeview [ Toronto Star ] • The not-always mean streets of 1850 [ Toronto Star ] • TB’s deadly comeback [ Toronto Star ]
By Monika Warzecha -
Blogging the Blaze, part II
Back in 2002, Kevin Steele became the first Toronto photoblogger I followed with regularity. I’ve always enjoyed his series of photos that are...
By Matthew Blackett -
American suburbs the new slums?
In a bizarre reversal of urban decay, many homes and streets in American suburbs are being abandoned due to a number of reasons, including the fallout of...
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Architecture Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners
The venerable Canadian Council for the Arts recently announced the winner of this years Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners. This years winner is...
By Duncan Patterson
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered