michael | makingarchitecture
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Architect in Toronto
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November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
One Bloor West hits 300m, is officially a supertall. Pretty cool for nerds like me to finally see a tower dethrone First Canadian Place as the tallest in Canada.
Even more interesting is that two more towers will pass the 300m mark soon - One Yonge, and Concord Sky. Then, Gehry's Forma west.
Even more interesting is that two more towers will pass the 300m mark soon - One Yonge, and Concord Sky. Then, Gehry's Forma west.
Inside Canada’s first supertall building, One Bloor West
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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June 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
One Bloor West hits 300m, is officially a supertall. Pretty cool for nerds like me to finally see a tower dethrone First Canadian Place as the tallest in Canada.
Even more interesting is that two more towers will pass the 300m mark soon - One Yonge, and Concord Sky. Then, Gehry's Forma west.
Even more interesting is that two more towers will pass the 300m mark soon - One Yonge, and Concord Sky. Then, Gehry's Forma west.
This is going to be one of Toronto's best public spaces - The Bend. Terraced seating overlooking the Keating channel and the amazing Cherry St. bridge. Cafes, patios... that's the vibe this area needs!
COBE architects + CCxA
COBE architects + CCxA
June 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is going to be one of Toronto's best public spaces - The Bend. Terraced seating overlooking the Keating channel and the amazing Cherry St. bridge. Cafes, patios... that's the vibe this area needs!
COBE architects + CCxA
COBE architects + CCxA
This city can be so infuriating sometimes
‘Error in judgement’: City staff recommend cancelling Jones Ave. bike lane upgrade
The city miscalculated how much on-street parking would need to be removed for a protected cycle track to be installed on Jones Avenue
www.torontotoday.ca
June 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This city can be so infuriating sometimes
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"If a bus is carrying 30 people, I think that bus should have priority over a car or two cars that are carrying two people. Would I give priority to 30 people versus two people? Yes, I would," says Mayor Olivia Chow.
April 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"If a bus is carrying 30 people, I think that bus should have priority over a car or two cars that are carrying two people. Would I give priority to 30 people versus two people? Yes, I would," says Mayor Olivia Chow.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.
The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.
January 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
www.gofundme.com/f/tiny-tiny-...
The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.
The fundraiser is nearly at goal if you want to support this project.
Rainy day trip to see the dynamic curves of Frank Gehry’s AGO In Toronto
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December 30, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Rainy day trip to see the dynamic curves of Frank Gehry’s AGO In Toronto
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#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli In today's
@globeandmail Real Estate: Housing pattern catalogues, updated for the 21st century and a 21st century housing+climate crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
@globeandmail Real Estate: Housing pattern catalogues, updated for the 21st century and a 21st century housing+climate crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
Housing catalogue designs for the past and present
Inspired by standardized housing designs from the 1940s and 1950s, architects have worked to modernize an idea that proved remarkably successful 60 years ago, albeit adapted to 21st-century realities.
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:37 PM
#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli In today's
@globeandmail Real Estate: Housing pattern catalogues, updated for the 21st century and a 21st century housing+climate crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
@globeandmail Real Estate: Housing pattern catalogues, updated for the 21st century and a 21st century housing+climate crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
Mid-rise by Studio Gang, tower by a-A
Glad to see the bus terminal building being left fully intact rather than a facadectomy.
Glad to see the bus terminal building being left fully intact rather than a facadectomy.
Revealed this morning: Toronto’s plans for its former bus terminal. Studio Gang, architectsAlliance, Smoke, CCXA. 873 rental apartments, 290 of them affordable, paramedic station, lots more.
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Mid-rise by Studio Gang, tower by a-A
Glad to see the bus terminal building being left fully intact rather than a facadectomy.
Glad to see the bus terminal building being left fully intact rather than a facadectomy.
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Tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 20) is the last day to post a comment on the Bike Lane ban bill, Bill 212. Submit your comment here: ero.ontario.ca/comment/repl... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
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November 20, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 20) is the last day to post a comment on the Bike Lane ban bill, Bill 212. Submit your comment here: ero.ontario.ca/comment/repl... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
October 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Can’t make it? Public consultation on proposed new ON bike lane ban is open until Nov 20. Take a moment to submit your comments to the Province through the registry. 👇🚲
ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266
ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266
October 22, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Can’t make it? Public consultation on proposed new ON bike lane ban is open until Nov 20. Take a moment to submit your comments to the Province through the registry. 👇🚲
ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266
ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266
Great Sunday read from Sam Kriss in the @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social about Buckminster Fuller.
nyra.nyc/articles/dom...
#architecture #architect
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#architecture #architect
Dome Improvement
Buckminster Fuller thought he had found the shape of utopia. What went wrong?
nyra.nyc
October 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Great Sunday read from Sam Kriss in the @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social about Buckminster Fuller.
nyra.nyc/articles/dom...
#architecture #architect
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#architecture #architect
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ACTION ALERT! Are you horrified at Doug Ford's province-wide attack on #RoadSafety? Join us Wed 5:00pm Queen's Park!
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
October 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
ACTION ALERT! Are you horrified at Doug Ford's province-wide attack on #RoadSafety? Join us Wed 5:00pm Queen's Park!
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
Beautiful, simple architecture. No tacky patterns, just clean lines and solid materials.
Well done, Superkul Architects
Well done, Superkul Architects
Hullmark's 450 Dufferin Proposes Rental Housing in Brockton Village | UrbanToronto
Hullmark is looking to bring much-needed rental housing to Brockton Village with its new development at 450 Dufferin Street, designed by superkül. UrbanToronto spoke with Charles Arbez, Director of De...
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September 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Beautiful, simple architecture. No tacky patterns, just clean lines and solid materials.
Well done, Superkul Architects
Well done, Superkul Architects
LOL.
Had to check this isn't the beaverton... 🙄
Had to check this isn't the beaverton... 🙄
Ontario to explore feasibility of traffic tunnel beneath Highway 401 in GTA | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday his government will explore the possibility of building a tunnel for drivers and transit beneath Highway 401 in the Greater Toronto Area.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2024 at 2:36 PM
LOL.
Had to check this isn't the beaverton... 🙄
Had to check this isn't the beaverton... 🙄
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Matlow’s motion to report on ways to make Toronto look less shabby and more beautiful, including by potentially creating an Office of a City Designer and Architect, CARRIES 20-2. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
September 24, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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On Thursday, March 7, there will be a public consultation about the Leaside-Danforth Cycling Connections. My latest blog post takes a look at the project and suggests some ways the project (and nearby areas) can be improved. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2024/02/revi...
Revisiting the East End Grid
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
February 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
On Thursday, March 7, there will be a public consultation about the Leaside-Danforth Cycling Connections. My latest blog post takes a look at the project and suggests some ways the project (and nearby areas) can be improved. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2024/02/revi...
The ROM is going to see changes to Libeskind's 2007 crystal. This time it's Hariri Pontarini Architects leading a design which will open up the entrance and lobby with more glass, and rejig the entrance experience.
#architecture #toronto
#architecture #toronto
February 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The ROM is going to see changes to Libeskind's 2007 crystal. This time it's Hariri Pontarini Architects leading a design which will open up the entrance and lobby with more glass, and rejig the entrance experience.
#architecture #toronto
#architecture #toronto