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Duelling Trios
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (176+ words) At Leslie and Eglinton on the edge of the West Don Valley, Auberge on the Park's three towers preside amidst the falling dusk. Just to the east, another trio — known as One Crosstown — appear to loom more ominously over a…...
Five Visions Compete for Permanence at New Liberty Village Park
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (301+ words) UrbanToronto Five competing visions have now been unveiled through an international design competition launched by the City in October, 2025. Selected from 26 submissions of pre-qualified teams, the finalists developed concepts that were presented at an October 3, 2026 open house at Liberty Market…...
UTSC Medical Academy Welcomes Students as Exterior Work Wraps Up | UrbanToronto
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (461+ words) UTSC Medical Academy Welcomes Students as Exterior Work Wraps Up urbantoronto.ca TheUniversity of Toronto’s six-storey Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) is nearing completion, with students using the building as exterior finishing continues. Designed byMVRDV andDiamond Schmitt…...
"Good Architecture Cannot Fix a Bad Street": Smart Density's 'Building Charm' Aims for Better Neighbourhoods
1+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) Throughout October UrbanToronto is featuring a special State of Housing 2026 editorial series to examine the pressing housing challenges facing Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The book starts with the basic questions of what is charm, and what makes a…...
QueenChurch Podium Rises Above Retained Heritage in Garden District
2+ week, 5+ day ago (511+ words) UrbanToronto QueenChurch’s podium has climbed several levels higher into the air since UrbanToronto’s last update in March, 2026, rising above retained heritage facades at the northeast corner of Queen and Church streets in Downtown Toronto. Developed by Tridel and Bazis, the…...
University Health Network, CreateTO Advance Dunn House 2
2+ week, 6+ day ago (486+ words) UrbanToronto Plans are firming up for a supportive housing complex on the northeast corner of Springhurst and Close avenues in Parkdale. Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects, the 54-studio-unit building for the City of Toronto and the University Health Network (UHN)…...
Hoem Garden District Student Residence Tops Off on Sherbourne
2+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) UrbanToronto In the time since UrbanToronto’s July, 2026 update, Hoem Garden District has now topped off at 21 storeys with cladding continuing to climb up the student residence on Sherbourne Street. Designed by Superkül for MPI Group and HOEM Management, the development…...
Striking New Public Artwork Joins Lassonde Art Trail in Biidaasige Park
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (556+ words) UrbanToronto Recent visitors to Biidaasige Park in Toronto's Port Lands district may have noticed a striking new public art piece pop up over the past week. The large, iridescent purple sculpture is hard to miss, placed prominently at the main…...
Trinity College's Lawson Centre for Sustainability Opens New Space at U of T
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (485+ words) UrbanToronto With the new school year upon us, theUniversity of Toronto’s Trinity College is welcoming students to its Lawson Centre for Sustainability. Designed byMecanoo Architecten, withRDH Architects as Architect of Record andERA Architects as heritage consultants, thefour-storey hybrid mass-timber building…...
Six-Storey Boutique Hotel Proposed in Kensington Market
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) UrbanToronto The 462m² site encompasses 309 and 311 Augusta Avenue, on its east side between College and Oxford streets. It is currently occupied by two attached commercial buildings, one housing a laundromat while the other is vacant following the relocation of bicycle retailer…...