Berkeley Castle (renovated by AJ Diamond, 1983). Column from Carrere & Hastings’s 1912 Bank of Toronto.

The Scarborough line will deliver marginal convenience to a lower number of riders at high cost. The waterfront one will define transportation patterns for a new part of the city indefinitely and drive tens of billions in investment.

The proposed Scarborough LRT doesn’t really substitute for the one that has closed, nor is it a perfect response to actual transportation needs. The waterfront LRT will be the main transportation for a dense downtown district of 100,000+ people.

This election year is going to be so stupid. This waterfront line is desperately needed and this Scarborough LRT makes little sense.

Toronto in one sentence:

“Kohn’s very personal and evolving architectural language… manages to synthesise precedents from Rudolf Steiner and James Stirling to Caruso St John (where he formerly worked) and Expressionism into a kind of intriguing Vienna-Hamburg axis of early 20th-century urbanism.“

Smart’s Place, central London, by David Kohn Architects This residential rooftop addition to a 19th-century warehouse is one of the most interesting, generous, original and unexpected new dwellings in the capital in recent years

Such a lovely project in London by David Kohn, praised by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social: www.ribaj.com/buildings/sm...

Doug Ford says he reversed course on private jet purchase after hearing public’s concerns Ontario Premier says he receives more scrutiny than other politicians

Doug Ford wanted to buy a $29mm jet, at least in part, because he is afraid of flying.

Imagine a government that cared that much about the needs and abilities of other people.

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What Doug Ford’s expansion plans may mean for the Toronto neighbourhood nearest to Billy Bishop airport Bathurst Quay is the area that would be most affected by the Premier Doug Ford-backed proposal to expand Toronto’s island airport.

If you haven't been to Billy Bishop Airport or don't spend time on that section of the waterfront, you might not realize that thousands of people live 500 metres or so from the runway. Here's what expanding it could mean to them:

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The urban design, architecture and activity of downtown Vaughan don’t yet match the vision of the area However, SmartCentres vice-president Paula Bustard says the future is bright. ‘We are obsessive about the at-grade condition,’ the planner told me in a recent call. ‘We have a relentless focus on the ...

Is this… transit-oriented development? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

Truth

But how are the Atmospheres

How not to display art, by Michael Govan

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Get the London Architecture app. Absolutely visit the City on a weekday. Don't miss the Barbican. None of this is "niche" but it's a big place.

Masonry and high ceilings were cheap and also seen as necessary. More importantly: those in charge gave a damn.

Yes, and, zooming out a level: the system (of plan, zoning, regs, process) was producing bad results. Who and what shaped the system?

By the time a building project begins many possibilities have already been closed off

I’m not particularly here to defend this project. But it’s a sign of what Bradford is going to do this year.

Worth mentioning that a Liberal, @marymargaretbey.bsky.social, wants to return to the era of church-basement meetings when the crankiest people dictated what happens to our city

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It’s a peculiar design that has challenges with respect to overlook and privacy and (likely) energy performance. It’s also unique and provocative and will create dynamic public space, and should’ve been left alone.

The major impact of city UD was to flatten the façade at street level, a bad idea.

Toronto has a city design review panel and they hated this. So did the city’s urban design and heritage staff. It only happened because the developer Westbank was extremely stubborn.

Good question, though Toronto protects (to a degree) tenants in 6+ unit buildings

None of this is really surprising. Every conservative politician is a NIMBY. Brad Bradford is no exception.

So if you own a house, use of the street belongs to you? And new neighbours – who individually and collectively will pay far more property tax than you – don’t get the same privilege?

East Toronto residents say community concerns are being ignored by city and province in rush to approve new developments – Beach Metro Community News This digital image created by resident Adam Smith shows what the proposed 10-storey building on Newbold Avenue, in the Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street

An apartment building doesn’t fit the “context” and won’t provide enough parking, says Brad Bradford. If it’s housing vs. the complaints of wealthy residents, we know which side he is on. beachmetro.com/2026/04/16/e...

1000% this.

YTZ is a rounding error at 2m, and remains one at 5m

A true conservative would ask why Toronto spends tens of millions a year butchering its trees with dangerous, counterproductive practices.

Trees matter to health, quality of life and climate resilience. People love them. Tree equity is an innocuous idea. Bradford knows it.

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Toronto Parks owns and uses golf carts!