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SAIGON: Coffee on demand
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing contributing editor Christopher DeWolf is now based in Hong Kong and will make occasional posts about his unique public space...
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Event Guide: “Urban Goddess: Jane Jacobs Reconsidered” — World premiere on TVO
TVO is premiering what sounds like an interesting documentary about Jane Jacobs’ legacy tonight (Wed. Feb. 18) at 10 pm. The documentary features...
By Dylan Reid -
Quebec re-enactment battle cancelled due to threats
Over the last few weeks I’ve been talking with folks organizing the bicentennial celebrations of the War of 1812. One of the possible events...
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Building Storeys: Long Live the Guild
The Guild Inn, 2008, by Olena Sullivan. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Heritage Toronto’s Gary Miedema final post in his series on at-risk heritage...
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Event Guide: The Toronto Trilogy — Architecture for Humanity lecture series
Architecture for Humanity Toronto (a4hTO) is presenting its 2009 Lecture Series starting next Monday. This year the lectures are hosted by the Design...
By Dylan Reid -
Building Storeys: George Street’s deteriorating past
295 George Street, 2008, by Olena Sullivan EDITOR’S NOTE: Heritage Toronto’s Gary Miedema will be making a series of posts on structures...
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Architecture Fetish: Log(ically) Toronto
Though I maintain Toronto’s first architectural style was The Georgian, I want to give a more humble form of early architecture its time in the...
By Thomas Wicks -
Event Guide: Opening tonight: Building on History at Harbourfront
WHAT: Building on History WHERE: Harbourfront Centre WHEN: Jan 23 – June 14, 2009 OPENING: Tonight: Friday Fri Jan 23, 6-10PM The map above is a...
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Home Depot pulls out of Queen-Bathurst development
Spacing reader Darwin O’Connor pointed us towards a developing story on development: Home Depot has pulled out of the Queen-Portland construction...
By Matthew Blackett -
Montreal Monday: Highway developments distress, Hippodrome’s demise, restoring residential slums
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions...
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thinkTORONTO goes to City Hall
WHAT: thinkTORONTO winners exhibit WHEN: Monday, January 12 to Sunday, January 18, 2009 WHERE: Toronto City Hall Rotunda (main floor), 99 Queen St. W...
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New Deal for North American cities?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–vlT1iGF0g[/youtube] There has been much chatter around the continent — especially as the...
By Shawn Micallef