The Lives of 233–235 Spadina - Spacing Toronto
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 ...
New study reveals zoning effects affordability - Spacing Vancouver
Oct 28, 2024 · Social cohesion, environmental health, and industrial development are paramount characteristics to sculpting a sustainable community. Yet a recent, ground-breaking report by a graduate student at Simon Fraser University found zoning restrictions are largely exacerbating British Columbia’s erratic housing costs and supply shortage. With an interdisciplinary knowledge of geography and ...
Broadway Plan Blues - Spacing Vancouver
Nov 11, 2024 · Editor’s Note: Many residents are unaware—and some are unpleasantly surprised—that the Broadway Plan allows for high-rise towers on quiet back streets of single-family homes and duplexes, many with only one traffic lane. This discovery has fueled concerns across the Plan’s extensive 500-block area, particularly since many affordable rental housing units are being demolished to ...
The Barcelona Chronicles: The Eixample and the Superilla
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 …
S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR ... - Spacing …
Jun 26, 2023 · What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of a place? Having covered why residential density is it so confusing and the difference between net and gross density, it’s worth going into how regulations related to densityContinue reading "S101S—Understanding Residential Density ...
S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?
Feb 6, 2023 · What is residential density and why is it so confusing? Residential density is critical to urban planning. It refers to the number of people living in a specific area and is significant because it helps us understand how densely populated an area is. It’s also very controversial. In certain folks, increasing density evokes fear aboutContinue reading "S101S – …
LORINC: The time to solve Toronto’s student housing crisis is now
Feb 1, 2024 · The federal Liberals spent a good chunk of January fixating on foreign students, and how Canadian universities and colleges have become addicted to the full-freight tuition they’re required to pay. Said students, the government contends, have placed an outsized burden on Canada’s buckling housing market. They are also forced to live in abysmal conditions. TheContinue reading "LORINC: The ...
Broadway Plan Interactive Map - Spacing Vancouver
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.
Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
Look Back in Anger. The New Deal, touted as a game-changing agreement between City Hall and Queen's Park, hasn't delivered By Michel Nayrouz. Whether it is the scouring of Ontario Place or the war against bikers, it seems the Ford government is getting away with just about everything it sets out to do, and that is no coincidence.
Robarts Library, an architectural oral history - Spacing Toronto
Nov 30, 2023 · When the University of Toronto’s John P. Robarts Research Library, located at St. George and Harbord streets, opened its doors in 1973, it was the largest academic library building in the world, covering 1,036,000 square feet, housing nearly 3 million volumes and providing space for 4,100 users. Even then, its Brutalist raw concrete aesthetic, massiveContinue reading "Robarts Library, an ...