Architecture

Book Review From the Stacks – More Mobile: Portable Architecture for Today

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Editor: Jennifer Siegal (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008) More Mobile is the little book that roared. About the size of a stack of... Read More

History Toronto

Bringing the Chinese Canadian Archive into view

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On Dominion Day, 1923, Canadians were in a celebratory mood. But those good feelings didn’t extend into any Chinatown. July 1 came to... Read More

Parks

Is Public Sex in Parks a Public Safety Concern?

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By Marsha McLeod and Jen Roberton The presence of public sex in parks is a long standing tradition in urban centres. For some, having... Read More

Culture

Hamilton: The benefits of living on the outskirts of cool

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Despite its new reputation as a real estate hotbed, Hamilton has yet to be branded as an internationally renowned cultural hub, though... Read More

Traffic Toronto

LORINC: John Tory’s road toll epiphany

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There’s no question that Mayor John Tory deserves credit for hitching his political wagon to road tolls — on the Gardiner and the Don... Read More

Architecture

Book Review – Research Methods for Architecture

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Author: Raymond Lucas (Laurence King, 2016) “As a discipline, architecture often struggles with the idea of research…” It’s difficult... Read More

Politics Toronto

LORINC: Trump, Trudeau and the Liberals’ economic agenda

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The surrealist performance art show that is the Trump transition process has provided the world with a torrent of distraction that... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

Lightworks: A Precedent for Preserving Vancouver’s Industrial Heritage?

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We’ve all read the stories about Vancouver’s disregard for heritage homes, about the frequent demolition of gorgeous character houses... Read More

Events Toronto

SPACING FILM NIGHT: “Urbanized” at Hot Docs Cinema on Monday

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WHAT: Screening of “Urbanized”, launch of Spacing‘s film series “Our Beautiful City” WHEN: Monday, Nov... Read More

Neighbourhoods Toronto

Behind the Kensington Market Research Project

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Joshua Barker is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto and the director of the University’s Ethnography... Read More

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