Urban Design

LORINC: Waterfront Toronto’s power move on Sidewalk Labs

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From the moment last June when Waterfront Toronto chair Steve Diamond upstaged the much-hyped launch of Sidewalk Toronto’s Master... Read More

Spacing School of Urbanism workshop: DIGITAL CITIES

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WHEN: October 25, 2019 WHERE: 197 Spadina Avenue, Lake Ontario Room, 5th floor COST: $125 TICKETS: Buy at the Spacing Store online... Read More

LORINC: Is Toronto one small step closer to finding the missing middle?

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At last week’s Toronto Urban Design Awards, Mayor John Tory announced that the City will launch an “ideas competition” meant to... Read More

How to build a low-rise apartment building

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If you’re in the Bloor and Dufferin neighbourhood a couple of summers from now and happen to head north on Dufferin, just past the... Read More

LORINC: When e-scooters hit Toronto’s streets

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When city council this summer passed new and moderately more stringent training regulations for Uber and Lyft drivers, no one could... Read More

Time for public art: the New Toronto Courthouse construction site mural

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As readers of my column know, I am an avid promoter of site-specific artworks, and I’m not alone. The kinds of conversations we are... Read More

WexPOPS pops-up in a vibrant suburban stripmall

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WexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban Geographer, and Brendan... Read More

Mapping defensive urban design in Toronto

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What if you found out your neighbourhood public park may not be as welcoming as you thought? Over a few weekends in June, teams of... Read More