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Book Review – The Architecture of Art Museums: A Decade of Design
As a building type, art museums are unparalleled for the opportunities they provide for architectural investigation and experimentation. They are frequently key components of urban revitalization and...
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Gaming the City
“Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” Waldo R. Tobler Mayor Iveson recently alluded to urban based video games such as Civilization when he...
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Spacial continuity in the urban realm
Developing cities sensitive to human needs is a vital task as the world continues to urbanize. A person cannot lead a rich, full life if the urban fabric ignores their psychological necessities. In...
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Edmonton’s Got a Fever
Tall buildings are all the rage in Edmonton these days. It seems the flood gates have opened on a new tall building frenzy, the likes of which is unmatched since the heydays of the 1970s and 80s. The...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 3 – 9
GET INVOLVED Celebrate Métis Week November 9 -16 by checking out the many events around Edmonton [Alberta Metis] Nov 12: Submission deadline for the Edmonton Resilience Festival [The Local Good] Nov...
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Updating St. John’s accessibility
If you’ve ever tried to get around St. John’s at any time of year, (but particularly in the winter), you know one thing: the city is historic, and charming, and blessed with beautiful views — but it...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 10 – 16
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Condo developer Brad Lamb says Edmonton ‘rink’ brought his attention back to the city [Edmonton Sun] Developer plans pair of 51-storey towers on old Healy Ford site in Edmonton...
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SPACING STORE: Opening on Friday, Nov. 21st!
WHAT: The new Spacing Store opens! WHERE: Toronto, 401 Richmond St. W. (enter off Richmond at NE corner of building) WHEN: Friday, Novvember 21, 11am-7pm After nearly a year of research and...
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Book Review – Le Corbusier Redrawn: The Houses
Le Corbusier needs no introduction in the architecture and urban planning circles. As a person who many consider a master of modern architecture and whose urban planning ideas – for better or worse –...
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12 simple ways Auckland gets walking right
We at Modacity recently spent five days in the beautiful city of Auckland, New Zealand, having been invited by Auckland Council to share some lessons from Vancouver’s recent implementation of an AAA...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 17 – 23
DOWNTOWN City Neon Museum ‘just the beginning’ with seven more signs [City of Edmonton] Catalyst Theatre on the move to the Citadel in 2015 [Edmonton Journal] Earth’s General Store in jeopardy, owner...
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When the Numbers Don’t Add up: The Need to Study Comprehensive Transportation...
Many of Canada’s major regional municipalities are expected to grow significantly over the coming decades. Among the myriad of challenges to be faced by professionals and authorities will be how to...
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Continuing the Great Bus Debate: Time to Revisit Pulse Transit?
Thanks to coverage by the Journal’s Elise Stolte, there has been healthy debate on the vision of Edmonton Transit’s network and whether or not it should be designed around ridership or coverage. There...
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Book Review From The Stacks – (re)Designing Nature: Current Concepts for...
Authors: Susanne Witzgall, Florian Matzner, and Iris Meder (Hatje Cantz, 2011) The relationship between nature and the the built world has changed dramatically over the ages. In fact, the rise of...
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Is Uber part of the Sharing Economy?
For years now, long term changes in consumer priorities, coupled with the global economic downturn, have driven many innovators to test new business models which focus less on ownership and disposable...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 24 – 30
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Simons: Financial woes halt construction of Ukrainian museum [Edmonton Journal] Strathcona home ordered torn down for being too tall [Edmonton Journal] Oversubscribed NAIT seeks $100...
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Book Review: Derrida for Architects
Even the most prosaic oppositions of architecture can be cast in terms that indicate something is really at stake. This is Derrida for architects. There is always something at issue, and the stakes...
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Reclaiming neighbourhood planning
A Community Planning Board (CPB) can be an effective democratic platform to support meaningful citizen engagement and push forth social justice and equity in planning. While neighbourhood associations...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: December 1 – 6
CAPITAL BUDGET Downtown Library, Winspear Centre, and Telus World of Science will be making big push for donors [Metro News] Funding for suicide barrier on High Level Bridge approved [Metro News]...
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Book Review – Creative Block: Advice and Projects from 50 Successful Artists
Author: Daniella Krysa (Chronicle Books, 2014) Creative Block took me a while to read. Not because it was difficult or heavy or even long. It took me a while to read it because every time I finished...
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