Ken Wilcox
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on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.
Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away
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October 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.
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Only good thing about the past few hours: Canadians are taking their flag back from the fringe who thought they could make it a symbol for their small and backward ideas.
February 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Only good thing about the past few hours: Canadians are taking their flag back from the fringe who thought they could make it a symbol for their small and backward ideas.
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The anglosphere can’t comprehend:
“This low-cost, low-maintenance approach helped construction costs come in at €950 per square meter (about $92 per square foot), almost half the national average of €1,700 per square meter (around $165 per square foot).”
“This low-cost, low-maintenance approach helped construction costs come in at €950 per square meter (about $92 per square foot), almost half the national average of €1,700 per square meter (around $165 per square foot).”
I’ve been posting examples of great social housing in Spain for a while now, so Dwell asked me to write about what makes it so good
www.dwell.com/article/why-...
www.dwell.com/article/why-...
December 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
The anglosphere can’t comprehend:
“This low-cost, low-maintenance approach helped construction costs come in at €950 per square meter (about $92 per square foot), almost half the national average of €1,700 per square meter (around $165 per square foot).”
“This low-cost, low-maintenance approach helped construction costs come in at €950 per square meter (about $92 per square foot), almost half the national average of €1,700 per square meter (around $165 per square foot).”
The Master Plan left me in stitches. Incredibly thoughtful and so, so funny. Playing until January 5th!
THE MASTER PLAN @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts - Streetcar Crowsnest
Welcome to Crow's Theatre, home to groundbreaking and award-winning productions!
www.crowstheatre.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:05 AM
The Master Plan left me in stitches. Incredibly thoughtful and so, so funny. Playing until January 5th!
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This is an absolutely fantastic video: How Housing Delivery Stacks Up (And Why Restoring Affordability Is No Simple Task)
It makes a really important point: Driving down costs is particularly important if we want more non-profit and social housing.
www.youtube.com/watc...
It makes a really important point: Driving down costs is particularly important if we want more non-profit and social housing.
www.youtube.com/watc...
How Housing Delivery Stacks Up (And Why Restoring Affordability Is No Simple Task)
Why are housing costs so high in Canada? And what needs to happen to restore affordability?
Homes Don’t Just Happen is back, and this time we’re taking a deep dive into the cost of housing delivery. We break down what it takes to build a new condo in Vancouver or Toronto, showing how skyrocketing
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November 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM
This is an absolutely fantastic video: How Housing Delivery Stacks Up (And Why Restoring Affordability Is No Simple Task)
It makes a really important point: Driving down costs is particularly important if we want more non-profit and social housing.
www.youtube.com/watc...
It makes a really important point: Driving down costs is particularly important if we want more non-profit and social housing.
www.youtube.com/watc...
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I moved from ON to QC because of the affordability problem in Toronto. An interesting thing I’ve learned is that there generally aren’t DCs here in Québec. Shockingly housing is more affordable here. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
Why is housing cheaper in Quebec than in Ontario?
A mixture of pragmatism and social concerns mean that housing remains more affordable in Quebec than in Ontario. But for how long?
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November 25, 2024 at 11:03 PM
I moved from ON to QC because of the affordability problem in Toronto. An interesting thing I’ve learned is that there generally aren’t DCs here in Québec. Shockingly housing is more affordable here. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/au...
Probably the best place on earth.
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Probably the best place on earth.
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The Annex has fewer residents today than in 1971. The towers of Crescent Town have far more. @simonlewsen.bsky.social on how the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto. thelocal.to/density-the-...
In the Annex and Crescent Town, Two Sides to a Density Dilemma | The Local
The Annex had fewer residents in 2021 than 1971. The towers of Crescent Town had far more. How the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:07 PM
The Annex has fewer residents today than in 1971. The towers of Crescent Town have far more. @simonlewsen.bsky.social on how the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto. thelocal.to/density-the-...