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Retrofitting Makes Room for Residential

June 24, 2021

As architects, designers, and urban planners, building great buildings and communities is what we always strive to do. As we see built structures from our past become abandoned and disused, we are presented with opportunities to reimagine the roles these structures can play in the future of our communities.

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Rendering of the exterior of a building, while people walk on the sidewalks nearby.
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Zoning affects a city’s social fabric

January 18, 2021

All North American cities use zoning to regulate the development of land and buildings. By assigning properties into different categories of parkland, commercial, residential and industrial uses, zoning establishes the rules for what can and can't be built.

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Housing key to deracializing cities

July 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the racial inequity that exists in North American cities, with racialized neighbourhoods being hit disproportionately hard by the virus. The solution to combat systemic racism in urban design reads much like the solution to make cities more resilient against future pandemics. At the foundation of the challenge is housing.

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Image of Batman's shadow in a back lane.
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Lane it on the line

July 25, 2016

Back lane architecture is ignored often, but provides numerous possibilities. Learn more with thoughts from Brent Bellamy, Number TEN architect.

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