How Toronto built the CN Tower - Spacing Toronto
2016年6月24日 · The CN Tower under construction on the CN rail lands on August 18, 1973. Image: City of Toronto Archives. Construction on the CN Tower began on the site of a CN railway siding in February, 1973. Gone was the three-tower design unveiled in the 1960s, replaced by the one familiar today, and also gone was Canadian Pacific.
Spacing Magazine - Spacing Magazine | Spacing Magazine
In open spaces, it travels easily, invisibly and inescapably pervading our experience when we go outside. So it fits right into Spacing’s mandate to explore Toronto’s public realm. In this issue, we look a both the good and the bad of public sound. We hear from people seeking to reduce noise, and people seeking to create opportunities to ...
First Canadian Place: 40 years on top in Toronto
2015年5月13日 · First Canadian Place became the tallest office building in Toronto and Canada on January 13, 1975, when steelworker Gerry Deschamps bolted the first horizontal structural beam higher than the roof of Commerce Court. Though construction generally progressed as expected, there were hiccups. A $150,000 shipment of normally crisp white Carrera ...
What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan
2022年4月18日 · City planners expect the city’s population to grow from 675,000 people today to around 920,000 by 2050. The city-wide planning process started back in 2018, one of the first things the newly elected city council voted on. The city was still reeling from a historic jump in property prices that left many Vancouverites feeling shut out of the city.
Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
On Nov 21, 2014 we opened the Spacing Store at 401 Richmond St. W. It’s been an amazing decade of being the city’s premier destination for Toronto-centric merchandise, which has been made possible by our loyal readers and shoppers like you. To celebrate the occasion, on Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, from 5-9pm, we will be co-hosting a party with ...
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered - Spacing Vancouver
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered | Vancouver Architecture, Urban Design, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public ...
S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?
2023年2月6日 · 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 – Understanding Residential ...
The fall of Sir Henry Pellatt, king of Casa Loma - Spacing Toronto
2015年6月24日 · A carved marble fountain of child figures supporting a dolphin, a solid bronze buffalo head, and hundreds of champagne flutes, wine glasses, and ceramic dinnerware: almost everything in Casa Loma was up for grabs 91 years ago this week. The empire of the home’s former millionaire owner, Sir Henry Pellatt, was rapidly disintegrating. Heavily in debt to the bankContinue reading "The fall of ...
Ever wonder how a house gets an address number?
2013年3月11日 · In Calgary, you must pay $735 to the city for one address number change. If you are changing multiple addresses, the charge is a $735 base fee and then $86 per additional address. In Vancouver, like other cities, you must be the registered property owner to request a number change. The cost is $690. In Montréal, you don’t have the option of ...
Book Review: Soft City - Spacing National | Spacing National
2020年1月28日 · Author: David Sim (Island Press, 2019) Bringing the soft back to cities Cities are often caricatured as hard and harsh. Concrete, steel, loud noises, crowds and congestion, bright lights, fast speeds, isolated people. With the increasing focus on ‘smart cities’, we are in danger of adding another layer of technocracy to our cities, further …
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