The Winners of the 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition
Propagate Skyscraper: Carbon Dioxide StructureThe winners of the 2014 eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been announced, and a Canadian team won third place!Marking the competition’s ninth anniversary, eVolo Magazine’s Skyscraper Competition recognizes
Does the GTA Need A Year-Round Summer Theme Park?
Image via marbleLIVE YouTube videoTGIS! Thank goodness it’s spring (even though it doesn’t feel like it). After such a long and frigid winter, it’s what we’re all thinking, including Toronto Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly who says that a theme park designed to
Name a Waterfront Street in Bayside Toronto!
If you’ve been waiting for that one opportunity to leave your mark on the wonderful city of Toronto, this is your big chance! Waterfront Toronto is asking for your help to name the street for the Main Waterfront Drive in the new Bayside Toronto
MARK CULLEN: Grow Your Own – Seed Starting Tips
As we wade out of the deep freeze of a Canadian winter, I am reminded that spring is not all that far away when I look at the list of seeds that need starting this time of year.Some of the favourites that you should consider sowing right now include
MoneySense Lists Canada’s Best Places to Live 2014
St. Albert, AlbertaEvery year, MoneySense magazine releases a comprehensive list of Canada’s Best Places to Live. For 2014, Toronto ranked 32 out of 201, but a few other Ontario cities made the top 10! The biggest winner of the year is definitely
1 World Trade Center Offers the Best View in the Western Hemisphere
Image via TIME's interactive viewerThere is hardly a more recognizable date than 9/11; smeared forever by the tragic events and subsequent political consequences. Not as well known, the date construction of the 1 World Trade Centre (1 WTC) commenced
MARK CULLEN: Canada Blooms
Canada’s largest flower and garden festival is only a few days away. From March 14-23, 2014, Canada Blooms returns to the Direct Energy Centre celebrating its 18th Anniversary as Canada’s largest flower and garden festival. In 2014, Canada Blooms will be
Urban HEART: Measuring the Health of Toronto’s Neighbourhoods
Image via Urban HEARTWhat if there was a tool that could calculate the health of Toronto’s neighbourhoods? The City and other community organizations would be able to establish a more well-rounded and comprehensive growth strategy. Well, it looks like we
Developers and Artists Fill City Hall to Learn More About Art on Construction Hoarding
On Feb. 26, WorkSight transformed the City Hall Rotunda into a construction site! Okay, so there weren’t any cranes or other heavy machinery, but the hoarding was up, and it looked amazing.Over 100 people, including developers, artists, councillors, and
Underwater City in China Makes Waves
Rendering by Chinese National GeographyLion City, the ancient city of Shicheng, China has been buried under 85 to 131 feet of water for over 50 years. Located in the depths of Thousand Island Lake (Qiandao Lake), the lost city remains miraculously
