Waterfront
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LORINC: Waterfront Toronto parachutes into the Island airport jets debate
Later this morning, Waterfront Toronto (WT) will release an economic impact study, the latest in a series of analyses [PDF] that seek to show how the...
By John Lorinc -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 3
The final video in our three-part series showcasing new visions for Ontario Place was created by students Christian Rutherford and Paul Willem van der...
By Dale Duncan -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 2
The second video in our three-part series outlining new visions for Ontario Place was created by Marisa Maggs of the John H. Daniels Faculty of...
By Dale Duncan -
Making the case for Ontario Place: Part 1
There’s been much discussion and debate lately of MGM Resorts International’s recently released proposal for Exhibition Place and Ontario...
By Dale Duncan -
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 -
EVENT: Rethinking Ontario Place
In December of last year, a group of 40 architects, designers, planners, and other creative types got together to imagine the future of Ontario Place. The...
By Dale Duncan -
NO MEAN CITY: Don River Park, Hurricane Sandy and the meadows that will save Bay Street
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture What did we learn about building cities in 2012? From Superstorm Sandy, the...
By Alex Bozikovic -
STREET SCENE: The Harbour
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Waterfront Toronto officially breaks ground on the Queens Quay
With the drop of a pick axe political dignitaries, city councillors, and community organizers officially marked the ground breaking of the Queens Quay...
By Andrew Russell -
The Convention Centre, Norman Foster and imaginary parks
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The Globe and Mail reports today that Oxford Properties, the large developer...
By Alex Bozikovic -
New plan actually improves the Port Lands
Last week, Waterfront Toronto released a revision of the plans for the Port Lands (pictured below). The revision was part of the “Port Lands...
By Dylan Reid -
Island artist brings attention to city workers
A bright lime green building stands at the edge of the beach on Toronto’s Centre Island. Life-size photographs of City workers line its outer walls...
By Amber Daugherty