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L’indifférence citoyenne a-t-elle cautionné la période noire de Laval?
En 2005, une étude gouvernementale identifie Laval comme la ville où le taux d’appartenance des citoyens à leur communauté est le plus bas au Canada. Cette étude est réalisée quelques mois avant les...
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Book Review: Design School Wisdom
Design School Wisdom was born out of a desire to share the wisdom of design instructors with designers everywhere – students just entering their studies or recent design school graduates starting...
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Design Citizens: professional-grassroots urban tactics
For one dreary rainy afternoon this past July, an underpass of Ottawa’s Queensway was overtaken by acoustic guitars and hot pink shag carpets. With bicycles and runners, and the rumble of the O-Train...
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Book Review – Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing...
Authors: Jamie Hicks Masterson, Walter Gillis Peacock, Shannon S. Van Zandt, Himanshu Grover, Lori Feild Schwarz, John T. Cooper, Jr. (Island Press, 2014) When we talk about sustainability and...
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Grassroots transit advocacy in Halifax
By Sean Gillis and Scott Edgar Halifax desperately needs better public transit. To be sure, the city would benefit from the decrease in carbon emissions that would come with more people commuting by...
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Visual Thoughts #49
Last VT image: Dundas Square Christmas Tree, Toronto. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator, independent researcher and designer with...
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Toronto Park Summit: Five questions with Vancouver’s Malcolm Bromley
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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Book Review – Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand
Five years after the publication of his well-received book Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand, Simon Unwin and Routledge kicked off 2015 with the publication of a Second Edition....
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Visual Thoughts #50
Last VT image: View towards Udaipur, India. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator, independent researcher and designer with personal and...
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Park Summit: Five questions for Park Avenue Community Oven’s Ali Shaver
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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Cycling Think & Do Tank: the new 2015 series on city cycling
This post by Beth Savan is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think and Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about the think tank, and the series, here. Welcome to...
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Patrimoine montréalais : les pertes de 2014
L’église Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix en cour de démolition. Source : Guillaume St-Jean L’année 2014 touchant à sa fin, l’heure est au bilan. Pour une deuxième année consécutive, voici un inventaire,...
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Book Review – The Language of Space
Author: Bryan Lawson (Routledge, 2001) When one brings up the topic of communication, the first thing that often comes to mind is chatting with friends, writing a note, or the flurry of media we are...
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Small Housing Toolkit Released for Free Download
It’s no secret that, in cities across the country, house construction over past several decade has focused on outlying suburban areas. Increasing environmental consciousness, financial pressures and...
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Park Summit: Five questions for Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s Kevin Hunter
Toronto Park People’s Park Summit highlights the successes and opportunities of Toronto’s 1600+ parks. This year’s theme, Inspiration from Across Canada, will bring together park groups making a...
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A New Plan Particulier for the East Plateau
Post by Dalia Goldberg. The mostly residential eastern Plateau (the area between Papineau and Hogan streets) is characterised by an abundance of plex housing, a number of beautiful greystone heritage...
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What does a Starbucks in Jean Talon Market Say About our Urban Landscape?
An online petition to counter the opening of a Starbucks at Marché Jean-Talon has accumulated more than 4000 signatures in less than 24 hours. The petition points out that the multinational coffee...
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Montreal Metro Photo Project Captures Design in Motion
Christopher Forsyth is a Montreal-based photographer with a love for exploring his city. Check out his work on his website or Instagram. The Montreal Metro Project is an ongoing photo project capturing...
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A city where cyclists are mothers
This post by Beth Savan is part of Spacing‘s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Find out more about the think tank, and the series, here. In this...
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Book Review – Foundations of Real Estate Development Financing
Author: Arthur C. Nelson (Island Press, 2014) Working and living in a city that is currently in a large development swing after the last recession made me curious to dive into Foundations of Real...
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