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neighbourhoods

THE POINTERJust the thought of life in Brampton without a car can make one's legs hurt.In the sprawling city's collection of subdivisions, driveways are converted into parking lots. Cars line residential streets around the clock.…

Urban Planning

Beyond long-term care: The benefits of seniors’ communities that evolve on their own

Catherine Donnelly, Paul Nguyen, Simone Parniak, Vincent DePaul, Queens University, Ontario Sep 11, 2020

Members of the Oasis Senior Supportive Living Program pole walking in their community. The global COVID-19 pandemic has shown Canadians that we need to think differently about how we support older adults. The media and all levels of…

Our changing views of the city: A new urban celebration

Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University Jul 27, 2020

Cities were once considered a source of many problems. But that vision has changed over the last generation. Graeme Roy The celebration of the city today is widespread. Globally, many cities have fulfilled Louis Wirth’s prophesy from…

Architecture

More than half century after construction, Montreal’s Habitat 67 still captivates

By Morgan Lowrie – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jun 17, 2019

MONTREAL – Surrounded by river and silhouetted against a blue sky, the futuristic stacked concrete cubes of Montreal's Habitat 67 jut out of the landscape like a child's building-block project brought to life.More than 50 years after…