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Posts Filed Under: Architecture

Opening the Doors on Toronto

Every year, Doors Open Toronto lets Torontonians sneak looks at buildings they don't generally have access to. Here are some we're especially excited about this year.

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Camp 30 Fights On

A tour of the last surviving World War II German POW camp in Canada reveals hopeful plans for its future.

Entryway to triple barracks, used to house 300 POWs at Camp 30.

Exploring the Urban Playground

An architect-led Jane's Walk approaches the financial district from a kid's-eye view.

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CONTACT: Capturing Change, One Photo At A Time

Full Frontal T.O., a new collection of the photography of Patrick Cummins, reveals hidden tales of the naked city.

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Happy Life Insurance Day!

Did you remember to celebrate the thriftiness of others?

Source: the Globe, January 22, 1930.
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Shock and Anger Over High Park Playground Fire

An outpouring of community and corporate support bolsters plans to rebuild the beloved Jamie Bell playground.

Arsonists torch popular Toronto playground
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NIMBYism in High Park?

West-end residents fear a new condo may set off "crowding" of Toronto's largest park.

The boarded up houses at 1844 Bloor Street West are currently being demolished. Photo by Dean Bradley.
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Newsstand: February 20, 2012

Happy Family Day! Do you even care about the news today? Are you even awake yet? Well good, 'cause today's a slow one, kids: Gary Webster may not be the only transit manager on the chopping block; old TTC buses are slated to retire; Ryerson Architecture professors confirm smartness; and U of T grad students are curating a collection of brass psychological instruments.

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157 Coxwell Up for Sale

The quirky, eco-friendly, east end iconic residence is looking for the right owner.

Darren Berberick (left) and Benjamin Walsh (right) are moving out of their four-storey home.
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Unseen City: Roy Thomson Hall

Behind the stage of one of Toronto's most loved music venues.

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The Cost Of Ignoring Our Aging Highrises

The future of the past: how we can salvage the apartment towers we once built in abundance but now often ignore.

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Proposed TD Centre Billboards Hit a Nerve

Local architecture historian rallies to halt development of two massive billboards on the Ernst and Young tower.

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Mark Osbaldeston Exorcizes Toronto’s Architectural Ghosts

Osbaldeston, author of Unbuilt Toronto 2, has made a side-business out of digging up plans that went awry.

Unbuilt Toronto 2's cover. Image courtesy of Dundurn Press.
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We Live Here: 157 Coxwell Avenue

Many passersby don't know what to make of the tall, skinny, multi-coloured building on stilts at 157 Coxwell Avenue—but for Benjamin Walsh and Darren Berberick, it's home.

Darren Berberick (left) and Benjamin Walsh (right) are moving out of their four-storey home.

Historicist: The Lasting Legacy of Darling and Pearson

Frank Darling and John A. Pearson defined an era in Canadian architecture.

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A Gooderham Gallery

As Toronto's flatiron landmark goes on the market, we look back at its past.

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Hot Docs Details Bloor Cinema Overhaul, Off-Screen and On

The Bloor's new owners have announced programming and architectural plans for the long-standing Annex rep house.

Toronto architects Hariri Pontarini are to restore the cinema's once-proud facade.
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Urban Toronto: Shiny New Additions to GTA Campuses

A look at two new buildings by Diamond + Schmitt in Scarborough, and one by Shore Tilbe Perkins + Will at U of T's Mississauga campus.

Instructional Centre at University of Toronto Scarborough, image by Cicada Design, courtesy of Diamond + Schmitt Architects.
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Two Minutes of Modernism

A filmmaker salutes Toronto's 1960s architecture.

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Visiting Mies van der Rohe in Detroit