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HarbourArt
There is an art opening at Harbourfront tonight — some of the pieces focus on public spaces in various ways, including our [murmur] window, where...
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The March of the condos
Donovan Vincent writes about new condo towers soon to pop up on Toronto’s railway lands in the GTA section of yesterday’s Toronto Star. Two...
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Mobile Landscape Intervention Unit
The Mobile Landscape Intervention Unit is a recycled shipping container that has been transformed into a live-work space for a team of intrepid gardeners...
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Statscan releases commuting figures
In the Globe and Mail today: The average Canadian spends more than an hour a day — or 12 full days a year — trekking to and from work...
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Should the City buy Jane Jacobs’ house?
From today’s Globe and Mail, an article on whether the city should buy Jane Jacobs’ house: With an asking price of $850,000, the ivy-covered...
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Street Furniture Placement Open House
The City of Toronto is hosting an open house to provide the public with an opportunity to learn about the Street Furniture draft Placement Guidelines and...
By Dylan Reid -
Midwest of America
Madison, Wisconsin, is a midwestern American city, a little different than other midwestern cities because of the University of Wisconsin and it’s...
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The Importance of Everyday Architecture
I’m not always on exactly the same page as the Star‘s architecture/urban critic Christopher Hume when it comes to individual buildings, but I...
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Forbes’ Least Green Machines
North America’s most harmful vehicle: 2006 Ford E-Series van Forbes magazine has produced its first Least Green Machines list: a who’s who of...
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Useful billboards
Ad creep is an obivous concern for us folks at Spacing, but there are instances when some good can come from it. Take the California community of...
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Mis-Guided
Mis-Guide is a book and website created by Wrights & Sites, a group of four UK based artists. Mis-Guide is a guide book that can be used in any city...
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BBC Radio: “Making Cities Work”
BBC World Service radio has an interesting series called “Making Cities Work“, available for listening in streaming or downloadable formats...
By Dylan Reid
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered