Urban Design
LORINC: Who is behind the Therme Group, the spa company redeveloping Ontario Place?
By John Lorinc
When Sidewalk Labs rolled into Toronto in 2017, there was no ambiguity about the corporate family tree. Sidewalk officials repeatedly... Read More
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
By Spacing Radio
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More
Kensington is funky and non-conventional. Its streets should be too
By Stephen Brophy
Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s most charismatic and iconic neighbourhoods, distinguished for its cultural impact. Putting your... Read More
LORINC: The future of Ontario Place must become an election issue
By John Lorinc
The only thing worse than the design proposed for Ontario Place’s indoor spa mega-project is the fact that a firm with such a... Read More
Urban planning is not a science
By Giulio Cescasto
Urban planning is not a science. For as long as planning has been a profession, however, we’ve tried to make it one. I’ve been a... Read More
WHY WE CAN’T GO: Debunking the Costs of Operating Public Washrooms, pt. 3
By John Lorinc
Parks Forestry and Recreation (PFR), according to City of Toronto data, operates over 1,500 parks, nearly 700 sports fields, 123... Read More
Why We Can’t Go: City Flushes Time Away, pt. 2
By John Lorinc
Anyone who spends time in cities, and not just Toronto, likely has both a mental map as well as a strategy for finding a place to go... Read More
Why We Can’t Go: A Report on Toronto’s Public Washrooms, pt. 1
By John Lorinc
Because this is Toronto, and because it’s important for officialdom to do certain things backwards, we’re going to spend... Read More
LORINC: Doug Ford’s electrification plan is actually a gas-powered climate nightmare
By John Lorinc
It being election season (and Earth Day), the Ontario government news releases are arriving a dime a dozen right now, and many seem to... Read More
OP-ED: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force pushes for private sector power over true affordability
By Heather Breeze, Mona Dai, and Samuel Ganton
Written on behalf of The Architecture Lobby Toronto/Tkaronto (TAL-TO). TAL-TO is a volunteer-run collective working to improve the... Read More