Conceptual renderings released for the Ontario Science Centre at the Exhibition Place. As a concept, it's nice. The justification for leaving the old building is BS. We need to see an adaptive reuse of Moriyama's modernist masterpiece at Don Mills. Ideas competition? #toronto #topoli

A couple quick shots of the fog that rolled in yesterday. Leslie grove park in the east end. #toronto

Finally got to try out Line 5 Eglinton crosstown - overall very impressed! • Underground portion is excellent; trains should be 3 cars • Station architecture is quiet, modern, clean. • Above ground portion too slow. Too many stops & lack of signal priority seem like obvious issues to resolve

FIFA Puskas Award nominee at the #CanPL final, why the heck not 🥶🚲 📹 OneSoccer

One Bloor West hits 300m, is officially a supertall. Pretty cool for nerds like me to finally see a tower dethrone First Canadian Place as the tallest in Canada. Even more interesting is that two more towers will pass the 300m mark soon - One Yonge, and Concord Sky. Then, Gehry's Forma west.

Inside Canada’s first supertall building, One Bloor West

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This is going to be one of Toronto's best public spaces - The Bend. Terraced seating overlooking the Keating channel and the amazing Cherry St. bridge. Cafes, patios... that's the vibe this area needs! COBE architects + CCxA

This city can be so infuriating sometimes

‘Error in judgement’: City staff recommend cancelling Jones Ave. bike lane upgrade

The city miscalculated how much on-street parking would need to be removed for a protected cycle track to be installed on Jones Avenue

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"If a bus is carrying 30 people, I think that bus should have priority over a car or two cars that are carrying two people. Would I give priority to 30 people versus two people? Yes, I would," says Mayor Olivia Chow.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

www.gofundme.com/f/tiny-tiny-... The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.

Donate to Tiny Tiny Homes. Affordable housing Solutions., organized by Ryan Donais

Hello, my name is Ryan and I am the creator of Tiny Tiny Homes. I know how … Ryan Donais needs your support for Tiny Tiny Homes. Affordable housing Solutions.

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derek van vliet@derek.bike · 2y ago

i don't have a joke here, i just think it's rad as hell that this guy is making tiny tiny homes that are attached to bikes for people experiencing homelessness in toronto

Rainy day trip to see the dynamic curves of Frank Gehry’s AGO In Toronto www.instagram.com/p/DEN9bCmyea...

#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli In today's @globeandmail Real Estate: Housing pattern catalogues, updated for the 21st century and a 21st century housing+climate crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

Housing catalogue designs for the past and present

Inspired by standardized housing designs from the 1940s and 1950s, architects have worked to modernize an idea that proved remarkably successful 60 years ago, albeit adapted to 21st-century realities.

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Mid-rise by Studio Gang, tower by a-A Glad to see the bus terminal building being left fully intact rather than a facadectomy.

Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 2y ago

Revealed this morning: Toronto’s plans for its former bus terminal. Studio Gang, architectsAlliance, Smoke, CCXA. 873 rental apartments, 290 of them affordable, paramedic station, lots more.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 20) is the last day to post a comment on the Bike Lane ban bill, Bill 212. Submit your comment here: ero.ontario.ca/comment/repl... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO

Fall colours in Leslieville #toronto #canada

A huge and passionate crowd gathered at Queen's Park to let Doug Ford know that bicycle infrastructure saves lives and is a key part of *actually* addressing traffic congestion. More people biking = less people driving. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli

Can’t make it? Public consultation on proposed new ON bike lane ban is open until Nov 20. Take a moment to submit your comments to the Province through the registry. 👇🚲 ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266

Great Sunday read from Sam Kriss in the @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social about Buckminster Fuller. nyra.nyc/articles/dom... #architecture #architect

ACTION ALERT! Are you horrified at Doug Ford's province-wide attack on #RoadSafety? Join us Wed 5:00pm Queen's Park! Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives

Beautiful, simple architecture. No tacky patterns, just clean lines and solid materials. Well done, Superkul Architects

Hullmark's 450 Dufferin Proposes Rental Housing in Brockton Village | UrbanToronto

Hullmark is looking to bring much-needed rental housing to Brockton Village with its new development at 450 Dufferin Street, designed by superkül. UrbanToronto spoke with Charles Arbez, Director of De...

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LOL. Had to check this isn't the beaverton... 🙄

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Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 2y ago

Matlow’s motion to report on ways to make Toronto look less shabby and more beautiful, including by potentially creating an Office of a City Designer and Architect, CARRIES 20-2. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

On Thursday, March 7, there will be a public consultation about the Leaside-Danforth Cycling Connections. My latest blog post takes a look at the project and suggests some ways the project (and nearby areas) can be improved. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2024/02/revi...

Revisiting the East End Grid

A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)

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The ROM is going to see changes to Libeskind's 2007 crystal. This time it's Hariri Pontarini Architects leading a design which will open up the entrance and lobby with more glass, and rejig the entrance experience. #architecture #toronto