Rising High, Falling Short: Introduction. The Introduction to a continual series looking critically at high-rise urbanism and its broader impacts.

David Walsh is a real estate investor who contributes literally to the building of communities. A partner in his own real estate investment company since the 1970s, Realco Property Limited has invested in downtown commercial properties throughout Ontario and Quebec for the last three decades. Initial investments focussed on historic buildings such as the GooderhamContinue reading "David Walsh"

The Old Weston Road bridge. Where Dupont meets Dundas meets Annette. This enigmatic and forlorn stairway cuts through the retaining wall of the railway overpass crossing Dupont Street where it meets Dundas Street West and...

Oct 11, 2024 · The morning was overcast, but the mood was bright as our group of visiting BC Planners emerged from the Metro station into El Poblenou, Catalan for “new village.” It was a special day. We had ventured beyond the typical tourist spots into the southeast of the Eixample to learn about Barcelona’s innovative Superilla—or “Superblock”—initiative. This …

Oct 23, 2024 · Kensington Market: Heart of the City is a neighbourhood documentary that’s been in the making since 2016. “It’s really a look into the heart of the city of Toronto, how it came to be, the state that it is today and what it will become in the future,” says director Stuart Clarfield, a Toronto resident and community advocate.

Jun 14, 2024 · Information matters….and so does context. So, as the City of Vancouver embarks on four open houses related to the Broadway Plan over the next week and a half, we want to share the wonderful information in the interactive map below. Updated to June 12, 2024—and continually refreshed—it shows the active rezoning applications and possible sites for rezoning for the Broadway Plan.

Dec 23, 2024 · The Architectural Institute of British Columbia has transitioned its achievement awards to the Architectural Foundation of BC (AFBC).. Since 2021, the rebranded AFBC has undertaken the program which includes the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Awards—an institution that the AIBC had run for several decades. Kudos must go to the AFBC board for their ongoing efforts to which we can now add the AFBC ...

Easily overlooked and sometimes mistaken for decorations, glass tiles embedded in the sidewalk are often indicators of subterranean rooms. Called "sidewalk prisms" or "vault lights," these pieces of glass are set in the sidewalk next to a building or in storefront entrances, in order to catch sunlight and cast it into a space below or deeper into the basement.

Oct 1, 2024 · In the spring of 1984, the social historian and curator Rosemary Donegan commissioned me to take contemporary architectural photos and panoramic views of Spadina Avenue for a planned exhibition. The exhibition, Spadina Avenue: A Photohistory took place later that year at A Space, an artist-run gallery located at 204 Spadina – an appropriate venue forContinue reading "The Lives of 233–235 ...

Spacing is an award-winning magazine that reveals the joys and obstacles of today's urban landscape. The magazine has become a leading voice, both locally and nationally, about how to build a healthy, sustainable, and vibrant city. Each issue of Spacing presents an abundance of creative ideas from ...