Urban Design
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LORINC: MGM’s Casino Ex-travaganza: have we seen this show before?
When MGM Resorts International unveiled its flashy proto-proposal for the CNE yesterday, the company’s officials were eager to talk about the 10,000 new...
By John Lorinc -
Chief Planner’s roundtable: reimagining how the City builds public spaces
Toronto’s new(ish) Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat hasn’t been shy about wanting to open up the planning process and get people talking about their city...
By Brian Anders -
Poster campaign to promote 50 ideas for a new city
Check out these amazing posters that were put up all over New York City to help promote ideas for a new city. The project was launched and hosted by Urban...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Urban Planet: Barcelona and London among cities in competition to share urban solutions
Cities from around the world have answered the call for innovative and sustainable solutions to urban problems. Barcelona, Boston, Christchurch, London...
By Jonathan Zettel -
STREET SCENE: On Christie
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
The legacy of Michael Hough
“I believe in the necessity of cities as sentinels of global-regional change, and the need to characterize them as urban landscapes. Ecology is...
By Dale Duncan -
STREET SCENE: Alone on Cumberland
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Zoning for midrises
In my article in the most recent print issue of Spacing, I argued that if the City of Toronto wants to properly manage building height in this city, it...
By Dylan Reid -
NO MEAN CITY: A killing, “the projects,” and the new Regent Park
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Terrible news in Regent Park last weekend: the killing of a teenager...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Urban Planet: Romania is growing green sustainable cities
Since 2007, when they joined the European Union, Romania has been pushing towards greener, more sustainable cities. Urban regeneration, reduced energy...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Is a grid the most efficient street layout?
Is a grid system the most economically efficient way to lay out a downtown? Last week, I attended a talk by Prof. Robert Ellickson of Yale Law in which he...
By Dylan Reid -
NO MEAN CITY: ‘tactical urbanism’ and the Green Line
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Architects and urban designers, have a look at this: The Green Line, a new...
By Alex Bozikovic