Urban Design
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Ambitious rail deck park proposal announced
Today, Mayor John Tory and Ward 20 Councillor Joe Cressy announced plans for the protection of 21 acres of land in the downtown core for future use as a...
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The Toronto Park Pavilion needs your love
It’s hard not to love the Park Pavilion. Designed in 1958 by British-born architect Alan Crossley and consulting engineer Laurence Cazaly, the space...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: An Interview with Public Studio
Public Studio is the Toronto-based collective art practice of filmmaker and artist Elle Flanders and architect and artist Tamira Sawatzky. Since 2009...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: The Role of Community Arts in Toronto’s Public Art Landscape
By: Jeff Biggar I recently joined residents in Mabelle Park to celebrate ‘Iftar Nights’, a sundown celebration to break the fast during Ramadan. People...
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How Toronto built the CN Tower
The CN Tower is one of the most important buildings ever constructed in Canada. Like it or loathe it, the absurd, 553-metre concrete tower, which opened...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Measuring ‘Success’ Through Policy?
By Yvonne Monestier Much has been written about public art policies as a useful tool for developing and promoting artistic excellence. The question...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 001 with Janette Sadik-Khan
Welcome to the return of Spacing Radio, a monthly podcast that uncovers Toronto and Canadian urbanism. In episode 001, we sit down with Denise Pinto...
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How co-housing designs community into developments
For a lot of city dwellers, knowing their neighbors names is a rarity, let alone knocking on their door to ask to borrow an egg or a cup of sugar...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Garden of Future Follies – An Interview with Hadley+Maxwell
Interview by: Melanie Fasche Hadley+Maxwell are a Canadian artist duo formed in Vancouver in 1997 and now based in Berlin. Their body of work includes...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: Art in Transit
By Laura Berazadi In Canada, the first integrated public art program was established in 1961 when the Province of Quebec introduced its Art in...
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Brampton’s Etobicoke Creek: floods, concrete, and new public spaces
The City of Brampton — Canada’s ninth largest municipality — was founded as a small community in the mid-19th century, as the interior of Southern...
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Creating places for people as we grow
As municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe shift from building sprawling single-family housing neighbourhoods to denser neighbourhoods filled with...
By Jake Tobin Garrett