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Sidewalk Labs CEO responds to criticism around tax and transit plans
Sidewalk Labs’s chief executive officer says it’s too “premature” to abandon any ideas it unveiled Thursday for a high-tech Toronto community it hopes to build, despite the concepts being met with fierce criticism. In an interview with The Canadian Press,… →
Reviews
The First Good Year
A new kind of urban park, The Bentway repurposes the space under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. The string of outdoor rooms brings much-needed breathing space to the core.
Wander Wood
The third in a series of pavilion projects at the University of British Columbia tests the limits of robotic wood fabrication technology.
Architecture’s Climate Crisis
Last fall’s special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was grim news. Examining over 6,000 studies, the IPCC confirms that even if all carbon emissions were to stop immediately, human activities will have already caused 1.0°C of…
Debunking Postmodernism’s Myths
The CCA's current exhibition explores how postmodern architecture was deeply connected to social issues and the day-to-day concerns of its creators.
Riding the Rocket
In a Walmart parking lot north of Toronto, a turtle shell-shaped canopy balances atop the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station. An artwork by Paul Raff, MRAIC made of mirror-polished steel panels covers the ceiling, reflecting the warm glow of passengers…
