Architecture
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UCS #85: From the Icepick to the Drillbit
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings...
By Erick Villagomez -
Reconciliation as Development Strategy
In recent years, Indigenous histories, place names, and knowledge systems have moved from the margins of urban development into its foreground. Land...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review: Architecture Against Architecture
Author: Reinier de Graaf (Verso, 2026) When Reinier de Graaf published Four Walls and a Roof in 2017, it stood out for its rare willingness to expose...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review: New York 2020
The much-anticipated final volume in the critically acclaimed series, New York 2020 explores the planning and politics of building the city in the first...
By Sean Ruthen -
Joe Medwecki and the triumph of the wraparound balcony
Location, location, location is the old saying about what matters in real estate. But what if you combined location, with architecture, and terrific...
By Alfred Holden -
The Big Brutal Breakfast
Architecture and Design Film Festival 2025 hits Toronto, Nov. 12-15, Mumbai, Jan. 8-11, Chicago, Feb. 18-21. It features The Big Brutal Quiz, a...
By Derek DeLand -
Treading Lightly on the Mountain: SFU’s New Gibson Art Museum
Located at the east end of the SFU mountaintop campus and sitting beside a mature stand of trees lining its central promenade, visitors can appreciate how...
By Sean Ruthen -
Notes from Nice and London
In 1864, Fydor Dostoevsky wrote his seminal Notes from Underground, a novella exploring existentialism and alienation in a large city – in his case...
By Sean Ruthen -
Architecture and Design Film Festival 2025 Top Ten
The Architecture and Design Film Festival Vancouver runs Nov 5-9 at the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre. All films and tickets at the website. Opening...
By Derek DeLand -
Winners of the 50th annual Toronto Heritage Awards
The winners of the 50th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards were presented on Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Carlu event venue. Spacing has been the media...
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When Density Meets Disgust
Walk down a crowded city street and you might marvel at its vibrancy—people brushing past each other, buildings packed like puzzle pieces, the hum of...
By Erick Villagomez -
How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again)
The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been...
By John Lorinc
