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Spacing<\/em>‘s executive editor Dylan Reid and senior editor and political columnist John Lorinc are co-editors, along with Monumental’s Zahra Ebrahim and Civic Action’s Leslie Woo, of a new anthology of essays exploring “messy urbanism”: Messy Cities: Why We Can’t Plan Everything<\/em>. Published by Coach House Books, the book brings together 43 chapters by a range of writers from around the world that illuminate the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to flourish within dense modern cities.<\/p>\n

With pieces on guerrilla beaches, desire lines, urban interruptions, and the inner lives of unlovely buildings written by experts from all walks of life, Messy Cities<\/i> makes the case for embracing disorder, while not shying away from confronting its challenges.<\/p>\n

The book will be launched on Tuesday, June 3 at Henderson Brewing Company. The book will be on sale. You can find more information and registration here<\/a>, but there’s no need to register in order to attend. Details:<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Tuesday, June 3, 7:00-9:00 pm
\nWhere:<\/strong> Henderson Brewing Co.
\n128A Sterling Road, Toronto<\/p>\n

We hope to see you there! If you are unable to attend, the book can be ordered directly from Coach House Books<\/a>, and it will be in stores shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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