First Canadian Place: 40 years on top in Toronto
WEBMay 13, 2015 · First Canadian Place became the tallest office building in Toronto and Canada on January 13, 1975, when steelworker Gerry Deschamps bolted the first horizontal structural beam higher than the roof of Commerce Court. Though construction generally progressed as expected, there were hiccups. A $150,000 …
Modernism in Vancouver Part Two: West Coast Modernism
WEBSep 16, 2014 · Easily updated and serving as foundation for much of modern home design, the West Coast Modern ethos continues to be architecturally inspirational in how to embrace the materials, the terrain, and the mindset of the residents in a region. Research: “The Rise and Fall of West Coast Modernism in …
Weston Road as my main street - Spacing Toronto
WEBDec 9, 2020 · This selection of photographs by Peter MacCallum documenting Weston Road is published in conjunction with Spacing’s new issue themed around main streets.. In July, 2020, after searching in vain for new subjects to photograph in my Queen and Spadina neighbourhood, I decided to travel by TTC to a less popular part of Toronto, Weston Road north of St. Clair Avenue, where picturesque rows of ...
The end of Yonge Street - Spacing Toronto
WEBApr 13, 2011 · The end of Yonge Street north of Queensville Sideroad One of Toronto’s greatest debates concerns Yonge Street’s controversial claim as “the World’s Longest Street”. Indeed, the Guinness Book of World Records published Yonge Street’s status as the true record until 1999; a bronze art installation in front of the Eaton Centre at Yonge and Dundas hasContinue reading "The end of Yonge ...
Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand
WEBFeb 17, 2015 · Five years after the publication of his well-received book Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand, Simon Unwin and Routledge kicked off 2015 with the publication of a Second Edition.Explicitly outlining the changes within, the expansion and revision of the original prompted a renaming of the book to Twenty-Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand (underline added).
From the Vaults: Gottingen Street - Spacing Atlantic
WEBNov 12, 2010 · Countess Clans William’s group, relaxing by the tennis courts on the lawn east of Admiralty House, Gottingen Street, ca. 1885. “For many years, Gottingen Street remained a sparsely settled country lane, trailing north to Fort Needham and the nearby Governor’s North Farm. When military property prevented the extension of …
Ever wonder how a house gets an address number?
WEBMar 11, 2013 · In Calgary, you must pay $735 to the city for one address number change. If you are changing multiple addresses, the charge is a $735 base fee and then $86 per additional address. In Vancouver, like other cities, you must be the registered property owner to request a number change. The cost is $690. In …
Developing a Community: The History of Grandview
WEBSep 24, 2019 · Once the Europeans arrived, Grandview was the scene of intensive logging, with skid-roads running down to False Creek and Burrard Inlet. Logging continued into the late 1890s and in the entire district less than a dozen houses were occupied before 1901. In 1891, an interurban railway had been built between Vancouver and New Westminster.
Photographer Takes Millions of Images, Documenting Vancouver …
WEBJul 1, 2013 · “I only shoot people who look like they want their picture taken” – Foncie Pulice Before we had smart phones to capture spontaneous moments of human interaction in the city, there were street photographers like Vancouver’s Foncie Pulice. Foncie snapped an estimated 15 million photos of Vancouverites from the mid 1950s to the 1970s. These images andContinue reading "Photographer Takes ...
Campus Perspectives: Humber College’s Lakeshore and North …
WEBSep 15, 2008 · The mid-fifties style building that looks like a high school was opened in 1958 as the Lakeshore Teacher’s College. One can only assume that the thinking in the 50s focused on giving the teacher trainees experience in a built environment similar to a real high school – even though in those days most teacher trainees went straight from grade 13 to Teacher’s College.