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Rejuvenating the waterfront, one big box store at a time
The land where the Toronto Film Studios sits is one step closer to being taken over by big box retail. Big box store developer Mitch Goldhar now owns a...
By Dale Duncan -
Sculpture Idol results in!
In case you were wondering who won the Toronto Sculpture Garden’s own version of the Cooper-Hewitt People’s Choice Awards earlier this month...
By Leah Sandals -
Yeah, but can I build one in Trinity-Bellwoods?
Treehugger reports this morning that Mary Cusato’s Katrina Cottage has won the first ever Cooper-Hewitt People’s Design Award. The cottage...
By Leah Sandals -
I ___ this ad
Here’s a nice option for the ad-inundated public; a sticker that will puke on beautiful models in perpetuity. Image courtesy of Wooster Collective
By Leah Sandals -
I am a wild public art party
There is a slew of public space events happening tonight, what with a book launch, tall buildings talk, and activist meeting (see below for details). On...
By Leah Sandals -
Grrr! No passive-aggressive parks allowed!
The Design Exchange is still seeking participants for their Passive Park Design Charette happening October 24 (next Tuesday) at the DX. That’s...
By Leah Sandals -
Toronto (The Book)
Thursday (Oct 19) is a busy night with two separate discussions going on, one about tall buildings and the other about the Queen West Triangle — but...
By Spacing -
Creating Connections: another option for the Gardiner
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation recently released a report (PDF) outlining four different options for dealing with the Gardiner...
By Spacing -
Mute’s photos speaking loudly
Spacing is lucky to use the wonderful images produced by Toronto’s ever-expanding photoblogger community. The top image is behind the GAO, while the...
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Walking Man vs. Raised Right Hand
We don’t usually signal articles that aren’t available online, but I feel the need to make an exception for the delighful and informative...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto’s High Anxiety
High Anxiety: Can We Get the City and Skyline We Deserve? Thursday, October 19. Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins at 7:00pm. Free. No registration...
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Utility covers: not just about utility anymore
Spacing has written before about utility cover design, and it seems the City agrees that the “discrete portals between the city we live and work in...
By Ian Malczewski
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered