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Urban Planet: Scenes from the NYC subway system in the ’80s
Think your daily commute on public transit is rough? In these shots of the NYC subway system, photographer Bruce Davidson gives a glimpse of what it was like to ride the shambolic graffiti sprayed...
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Book Review – Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb
Author: June Williamson (Island Press, 2013) Designing Suburban Futures is a book based on a competition held in 2010 that saw design entries from around the world and across a variety of disciplines,...
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Circular History
Traffic circles are a distinctive part of Edmonton’s history. Common in Europe, circles were rare in North America, especially out west. Edmonton, however, was an exception and became the traffic...
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Urban Planet: Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam
Amsterdam may be seen as a cyclist’s paradise today, but it wasn’t always so. Around the midway point of the century, the Dutch were building their infrastructure mainly for the automobile, just as...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 17 – 24
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT Redford tells convention delegate Edmonton’s annexation plans must be in everyone’s best interest [Edmonton Journal] The City of Edmonton launched their new project to support...
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Urban Planet: James Murphy’s vision for musical subway stations
If James Murphy had it his way, subway station turnstiles would be musical instruments in their own right, and the commuters themselves musicians. By assigning each of NYC’s subway stations with a...
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This is Edmonton: the Outer Edmonton Project
In January and February of 2013, I drove around the periphery of the southwest corner of Edmonton. Be it driving to work in the area, or visiting friends, the area has drastically changed in the last...
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Book Review – Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Intensities
Authors: Paul Lewis , Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis (Princeton Architectural Press, 2013) LTL are back with a new collection of their architectural achievements since they delved into the...
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Smaller city revitalization — the case of Fredericton’s Main Street
A version of this article by Hassan Arif appeared recently in Sustainable Cities Collective. Fredericton is a smaller city, with a population of approximately 56,000. It is a civil service and...
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Celebrating Blatchford
Did you know that Blatchford field was the world’s busiest airport during World War II? Or that it was Canada’s first public airport in response to a petition made by Wop May, the World War I flying...
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Spacing Store Black Friday sale
As we’re getting ready for the holidays and the launch of our 10th anniversary issue, we want to give a deal for all the early bird shoppers our there with some Black Friday deals on our e-store. This...
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Urban Planet: This might be the world’s easiest-to-assemble bicycle
The Sandwichbike can make a bicycle mechanic out of anyone. Made up of less than 50 parts, the bike comes shipped ready-to-assemble, and the manufacturer estimates it can be built in under an hour....
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10 (+1) Alternative Toronto Reads
Kenk: A Graphic Portrait (Richard Poplak & Nick Marinkovich) A biography in comic book form tracing the life and career of Toronto’s most notorious bike thief. Imagining Toronto (Amy Lavender...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: November 25 – December 1
AWESOME ART AND URBAN DESIGN Art pieces on 99 Street highlighting Mill Creek Ravine and area [Metro Edmonton] Alberta Avenue murals bringing life to ‘ugly’ alley [Edmonton Journal] Jury names Edmonton...
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Urban Planet: Artists bake up gingerbread replicas of renowned galleries
There’s nothing cookie-cutter about architectural landmarks such as Tate Modern, the Louvre, or the Guggenheim Museum – even in gingerbread form. That’s what artists Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves...
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How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
Author: Bryan Lawson (Routledge, 4th ed., 2005) Designers of any discipline consistently struggle to define their “process”: a way to break down the challenges posed, question them, and develop...
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City of Edmonton Event: Evolving Infill, December 7, 2013
Via City of Edmonton Do you have a story to share on infill development? Come by the Royal Glenora Club this Saturday and provide your thoughts to the City of Edmonton! Evolving Infill is a project...
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Book Review: On the Map
On The Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks Author: Simon Garfield, (Gotham Books 2013) Maps show us where we’re going, but they also tell us where we’re coming from. Simon...
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Urban Planet: Designer creates a foldable bike helmet
Perhaps one of the main barriers to getting cyclists to wear helmets is the inconvenience of having to lug the protective gear around after arriving at a destination. Well, the Morpher foldable bike...
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Let it snow! Winter and city building.
Despite the pain of plowing through roads and sidewalks, snow can be very useful. In fact, its presence is critical to the survival of many species in our region. Deep snow blankets insulate the plants...
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