Brian Killin
@thepowerdresser.bsky.social
A semi-retired Professor of Urban Design and Planning who loves to paint and make #backyardrinks for kids and grandkids. Loved engaging creativity with students in the field, charrettes and studio. All paintings are for sale.
#thepowerdresser
Toronto
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Toronto
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Brian Killin
@thepowerdresser.bsky.social
· Sep 23
One of my favourite paintings I have done that so reflects my commute back from teaching a full day to home in #LittleItaly … and I do have giclee prints! That’s me with the big forehead 😉
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A fun evening of streetcar rides and night photography @streetcarmuseum.bsky.social tonight! Riding the old streetcars today before riding the new LRT tomorrow!
The museum is open tomorrow and next weekend for winter holiday rides!
The museum is open tomorrow and next weekend for winter holiday rides!
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A fun evening of streetcar rides and night photography @streetcarmuseum.bsky.social tonight! Riding the old streetcars today before riding the new LRT tomorrow!
The museum is open tomorrow and next weekend for winter holiday rides!
The museum is open tomorrow and next weekend for winter holiday rides!
Somehow one feels that this timeline sucks at times
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged against them?
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Somehow one feels that this timeline sucks at times
Loved showing my art at local establishment a few years back. Have made some into prints since then. Cheers!
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Loved showing my art at local establishment a few years back. Have made some into prints since then. Cheers!
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How a Dying Midcentury Mall Found New Life www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org
How a Dying Midcentury Mall Found New Life | Strong Towns
Rather than join the ranks of abandoned malls, Indianapolis' Glendale Mall demonstrates the promise of suburban retrofitting and the power of small, steady development over time.
www.strongtowns.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
How a Dying Midcentury Mall Found New Life www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org
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December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Love this obit of Frank Gehry by Alex.
It's a shame he didn't design more in Toronto. Even when his work stands out, I find it still harmonizes with context. And his work at the AGO does an incredible job at weaving all the past layers of the building into a beautifully expressive design.
It's a shame he didn't design more in Toronto. Even when his work stands out, I find it still harmonizes with context. And his work at the AGO does an incredible job at weaving all the past layers of the building into a beautifully expressive design.
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Love this obit of Frank Gehry by Alex.
It's a shame he didn't design more in Toronto. Even when his work stands out, I find it still harmonizes with context. And his work at the AGO does an incredible job at weaving all the past layers of the building into a beautifully expressive design.
It's a shame he didn't design more in Toronto. Even when his work stands out, I find it still harmonizes with context. And his work at the AGO does an incredible job at weaving all the past layers of the building into a beautifully expressive design.
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If only the pros outweighed the cons.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
This is such a poor reflection on the driving public and their disregard for safety and the rule of law …
so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is such a poor reflection on the driving public and their disregard for safety and the rule of law …
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
Trickle down effect?
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Trickle down effect?
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends and family from your northern neighbour! My painting
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends and family from your northern neighbour! My painting
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If telling the troops not to follow illegal orders is “sedition,” what do we call colluding with the Kremlin to manipulate the U.S. President into advancing Russian interests over America’s?
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If telling the troops not to follow illegal orders is “sedition,” what do we call colluding with the Kremlin to manipulate the U.S. President into advancing Russian interests over America’s?
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We design roads for speed. And we get speed. Want better results? Design better.
This is the product of a failed design process.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@tomflood.bsky.social
This is the product of a failed design process.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@tomflood.bsky.social
Driver caught at 133 km/h over limit on Ottawa's 'Limebank Raceway' ottawacitizen.com/news/driver-...
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We design roads for speed. And we get speed. Want better results? Design better.
This is the product of a failed design process.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@tomflood.bsky.social
This is the product of a failed design process.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
@tomflood.bsky.social
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The shooting of two National Guard soldiers.
Trump: “Monstrous”
The murder of American journalist Jamāl Khāshqujī.
Trump: “Things happen”
Trump: “Monstrous”
The murder of American journalist Jamāl Khāshqujī.
Trump: “Things happen”
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The shooting of two National Guard soldiers.
Trump: “Monstrous”
The murder of American journalist Jamāl Khāshqujī.
Trump: “Things happen”
Trump: “Monstrous”
The murder of American journalist Jamāl Khāshqujī.
Trump: “Things happen”
I painted this watercolour whilst on the phone …. Diana’s Nan, after Sargent
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I painted this watercolour whilst on the phone …. Diana’s Nan, after Sargent
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Hey Canadians: This is what winning the future looks like! (Hint: it’s not doubling down on oil and gas!)
Great piece by @gmbutts.bsky.social, Rick Smith, Peter Nicholson.
Great piece by @gmbutts.bsky.social, Rick Smith, Peter Nicholson.
New from me, Rick Smith, and Peter Nicholson.
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…”
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
New data shows the world is embracing renewable energy. Canada can’t follow Trump’s fossil fuel obsession
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hey Canadians: This is what winning the future looks like! (Hint: it’s not doubling down on oil and gas!)
Great piece by @gmbutts.bsky.social, Rick Smith, Peter Nicholson.
Great piece by @gmbutts.bsky.social, Rick Smith, Peter Nicholson.
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Great to attend the Toronto premiere of my friend Brian’s housing film, which shows that the solutions to our housing crisis are already here in Canada.
www.housingfilm.ca
www.housingfilm.ca
HousingFilm.ca
www.housingfilm.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Great to attend the Toronto premiere of my friend Brian’s housing film, which shows that the solutions to our housing crisis are already here in Canada.
www.housingfilm.ca
www.housingfilm.ca
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a peaceful moment, for you
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #ocean #clouds #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #ocean #clouds #oregon
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
a peaceful moment, for you
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #ocean #clouds #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #womensartbluesky #photography #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #ocean #clouds #oregon
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Canadian singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Nelly Furtado are set to be honoured at the #JUNOS2026 with special awards, marking a monumental moment for Canadian women in #music. 🎤🎶 #Canada
nowtoronto.com/culture/joni...
nowtoronto.com/culture/joni...
A big moment for Canadian women in music: Joni Mitchell and Nelly Furtado to get special honours at 2026 Junos - NOW Toronto
Canadian singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Nelly Furtado are set to be honoured at the 55th JUNO Awards with special awards.
nowtoronto.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Canadian singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Nelly Furtado are set to be honoured at the #JUNOS2026 with special awards, marking a monumental moment for Canadian women in #music. 🎤🎶 #Canada
nowtoronto.com/culture/joni...
nowtoronto.com/culture/joni...
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25.9 billion kilometres, for those of us who use metrics.
More exactly: 25,902,068,371.2 kilometres.
It’s a damn long way!
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977.
More exactly: 25,902,068,371.2 kilometres.
It’s a damn long way!
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977.
On November 15, 2026, Voyager 1 will be one light day away from Earth -- 16.1 billion miles, equivalent to the same distance light travels in 24 hours.
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth
The intrepid spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026.
www.popsci.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
25.9 billion kilometres, for those of us who use metrics.
More exactly: 25,902,068,371.2 kilometres.
It’s a damn long way!
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977.
More exactly: 25,902,068,371.2 kilometres.
It’s a damn long way!
Voyager 1 was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977.
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Tbilisi Mural Fest’s Dynamic #Murals Brighten the Sides of Buildings Throughout the City #art #TbilisiGeorgia #Georgia
Link for #photos of more of these amazing mural: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/tbil...
Link for #photos of more of these amazing mural: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/tbil...
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tbilisi Mural Fest’s Dynamic #Murals Brighten the Sides of Buildings Throughout the City #art #TbilisiGeorgia #Georgia
Link for #photos of more of these amazing mural: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/tbil...
Link for #photos of more of these amazing mural: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/tbil...
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The future home of the Canadian Helen Keller Centre … 56 affordable and accessible homes in south Etobicoke.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The future home of the Canadian Helen Keller Centre … 56 affordable and accessible homes in south Etobicoke.