Urban Land Institute Hosting Symposium on Disruptive Technology
offThe Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced an upcoming panel discussion on disruptive technologies, to be held on November 3rd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Part of the ULI's Toronto...
View ArticleBalconies, Glazing, and Climbing Great Gulf's One Bloor
offOver the past few days, we've brought you a series covering our recent tour of Great Gulf's One Bloor East. Our first story took a look at the retail spaces now taking shape at the building's...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Tower Crane Jib
offIt has been almost a year since the installation of a flat-top tower crane at the site of Ten York in Toronto's South Core. In the time since the installation, the below-grade levels of the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 21, 2015
offSmartTrack could cut some TTC commutes; Porter push for island airport jets is dead; One year after Tory’s election, SmartTrack is still more concept than project; and more news...One year after...
View Article35 Wabash Seeks to Channel the Unique Spirit of Roncesvalles
offWith a skyline full of cranes and rising towers, the intimate neighborhoods that make Toronto what it is don't tend to get the same attention as the newest and tallest skyscrapers. Yet, while...
View ArticleRyerson Cocker Gallery Exhibition: Hariri Pontarini's Bahá'í Temple
offHariri Pontarini Architects has grown to become one of the most successful and respected architecture firms operating in Canada, with a wide portfolio of award-winning works at home and abroad. Led...
View ArticleInside Hullmark: An Interview with Jeff Hull
offAlthough the name now marks gleaming modern skyscrapers and acclaimed office developments, the history of growing Toronto developer Hullmark does not begin in a boardroom, or through some complex...
View ArticleFare Integration: Metrolinx Rules Out Flat Fare Across the GTHA
offMetrolinx has announced its initial views about how public transit fares should work on journeys that cross regional boundaries in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. At present, passengers on...
View ArticleBriar Hill City Towns: Emphasizing Outdoor Space in the City
offBriar Hill City Towns, a new stacked townhouse development by Madison Homes, is bringing a new residential community to Dufferin Street in northern Fairbank. Located slightly north of Eglinton, and...
View ArticleThe Views From the Top: Touring One Bloor's Penthouse Suites
offWe started from the bottom—previewing retail space in the podium, then following the concrete pump system up 76 storeys, stopping occasionally to look out from the tower's expansive balconies—and...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Adelaide Street in the Financial District
offThe colourful shot featured in today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Dan Sedran, takes us to Adelaide Street West just east of University Avenue in Toronto's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 22, 2015
offBombardier Inc could be barred from bidding on future Toronto Transit Commission contracts as soon as next week; What’s Next for Ontario’s Greenbelt?; A Smarter SmartTrack; and more news...Urban...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: King East and Parliament
offAlong with the neighbouring Distillery District and the West Don Lands, Toronto's Corktown area has been subject to extensive redevelopment over the past few years. Back on January 9, 2010, a vacant...
View ArticleTridel's Ambitious Islington Terrace Taking Shape with BLOORVISTA
offTridel's Islington Terrace, a three-tower master planned community coming to Etobicoke, is set to inject a large dose of new density to the burgeoning intersection of Islington and Bloor. As the...
View ArticleConstruction of The Upper House Condos Kicks Off in Leaside
offA new residential development is now under way in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood. This past Sunday, developer Knightstone Capital Management were joined by representatives of Kearns Mancini...
View Article609 Avenue Rd: New Presence in an Established Neighbourhood
offWith many of Toronto's rising neighbourhoods dominated by the glass and steel of contemporary towers, the architectural character of older high-rise communities seems to become more pronounced, as...
View ArticleCity of Toronto Seeking Public Input on City of Toronto Act
offSince being enacted in January of 2007, the City of Toronto Act (COTA) has enabled our City with governmental powers representative of our growing population. City Council recently adopted a number...
View ArticleTridel's Scala Condominiums To Climb Above Don River in North York
offLatin for "ladder" or "staircase,"Scala by Tridel captures just that, a complex of residential buildings that will climb skyward above the greenery of the Don River Valley in North York. Arranged in...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Building Giants
offToronto's constantly changing skyline gives provides plenty of subject matter for photographers. As new additions continue to rise into the cityscape, familiar angles are transformed by the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 23, 2015
Bike lanes and paths easier to build under new rules; TTC breaks riders satisfaction record with Pan Am plan; Return of the long-form census excites the experts; and more news...Bike lanes and paths...
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