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Christopher Hume April 26, 2013 Urban Issues article in favour of respect for and adaptation of a shared architectural heritage
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share the following article: Please note: The original article includes links which, to save time in the posting of the text, I have omitted. Please refer to the original article if you wish to see the links. Geoff Kettel has shared the article with a number of people; David Juliusson has forwarded […]
Asbury and West United Church 1958 sanctuary was designated following a July 2010 city planning division report
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe story of the Asbury and West United Church redevelopment appears very straightforward to me. I can readily follow the story because I lived on Saranac Blvd. from 1983 until 1991 and know the area well. The church is at the southwest corner of Saranac Blvd. and Bathurst Street. A Google Map of the area […]
Transparency is be a useful design attribute, as a church renovation at 194 Park Lawn Road illustrates
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAs mentioned in an earlier blog post, a church on property south of the Humber Bay Public Library intrigues me because a recent addition includes a focus on the attribute of transparency. Additional information about the design features of the church can be found here. An entry at the Raw design architecture studio website provides […]
Wesley Mimico United Church was built in two stages
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve noted in a previous blog post that there’s a subtle difference in the colour of the brick exteriors of Wesley Mimico United Church, depending on which part of the building you happen to be looking at. The original building was built starting in 1922. It was, as I understand, completed around 1924. Construction on […]
Etobicoke Then and Now – Talk at Richview Library – April 24, 2013, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillEtobicoke Then and Now: This talk is on April 24, 2013: The following information is from the link noted in previous sentence: Etobicoke: Then and Now Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 60 mins Richview Program Room – 2nd Floor This illustrated talk will focus on the rich history of the former […]
What features of neighbourhoods are worth preserving?
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdates: The Global Cities at Risk website is focused upon a topic addressed in this blog post. A July 30, 2013 Atlantic Cities article notes that rising sea levels could submerge substantial parts of 1,700 U.S. Cities. An August 20, 2013 Globe and Mail article highlights the predicted effects of rising sea levels as does […]
Mad for Citrus – special event taking place at Fort York on Sat., Feb. 23, 2013
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from Elizabeth Quance of Friends of Fort York: This message is to let you know about a special event taking place at the Fort on Saturday, February 23: the 6th annual Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citrus. If you live in the Greater Toronto Area and you have a passion for marmalade, you […]
Peter Hall’s (2002) intellectual history of twentieth-century urban planning
/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillPeter Hall focuses, in Cities of tomorrow: An intellectual history of urban planning and design in the twentieth century, third edition (2002), on the power of ideas. Hall is also author of London voices, London lives: Tales from a working capital (2007), in which Londoners speaks of their lives in their own voices. In his […]