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The art of noise
Received this tip from Spacing Wire reader James Koole — an interesting sound project from New York City. Basically, you can use sound captured from...
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Birmingham pedestrians and Public Space
The city of Birmingham, formerly a car-centric industrial city, has tranformed its central core into a pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood of pleasing...
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Dose of Urbanity
We know the trend towards celebrating the city (for which Spacing can perhaps take some credit) is doing well when Dose, CanWest’s free daily, jumps...
By Dylan Reid -
SPACING: Toronto designers wins Chicago recycle bin contest
SPACING.ca FEATURE: In the summer of 2005, the American Institute of Architects/Chicago Young Architects Forum called for design submissions for an...
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City soundtracks
Walking through the city, one is treated to a variety of sounds — it could be the conversation of the people walking ahead of you on the sidewalk...
By Laura Hatcher -
SPACING presents: In Transit gallery show
Spacing presents IN TRANSIT, a gallery exhibit of photos, paintings, videos, and audio that explores Toronto on the move. Opens Thursday, January 19 at...
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21st century bike racks
I came across an interesting new design for bike racks called a Cyclepod [via]. It holds eight bikes, can come with a canopy, and seems to maximize space...
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Bird flap
Just over a year ago in our Work & Play issue, Spacing published an article on FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program), an organization that focuses on...
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Segways Put in their Place — For Now
The Segway issue came back again to the City of Toronto’s Works Committee this morning, in a lively and sometimes surreal debate. The good news is...
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Harper on cities; a Liberal scandal on the waterfront?
While it took years of lobbying and persuasion for the federal government to finally start investing in cities, a Conservative victory may wash that hard...
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SPACING: In Transit gallery show
Spacing presents: IN TRANSIT OPENING NIGHT PARTY: Thurs. January 19, 2006 7pm WHERE: Toronto Free Gallery 660 Queen St. E. WHEN: show runs from Jan...
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The Creative City panel
The Hart House Art Committee Presents… The Creative City? Panel discussion at Hart House, U of T St. George campus January 12, 2006 at 7:00p.m....
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered