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Today we present the second two of the buildings up for this year's Pug Awards, and we hope you will take the time to vote for them; both here, and at the Pug Awards' official site. Our take on ... read more

Today we start a new feature entitled "Daily Poll". As the name says we are going to ask you the readers to tell us what you think about various projects or issues currently taking place. Our ... read more

Yesterday UrbanToronto started off our Daily Poll with a look at the proposals for the new North Market building across from The St. Lawrence Market. While voting remains open on that poll, the ... read more

UrbanToronto correctly predicted that the Red Team submission would win the competition, and correctly guessed that the Red Team was Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + ... read more

UrbanToronto wants to do a little experimenting. Every year we get suggestions from our members on how to fix the Pug Awards. Are they broken? Some of you think so, and you have let us know how ... read more

Here's one that flew under the radar for us. Seventy5 Portland Street is another Freed Developments project which is adding to what is dubbed "Freedville" (Bathurst and King). This 11-storey ... read more

Here's your chance to name a new Toronto park. The City of Toronto is running a contest to name a new city park. The “Rename Sherbourne Park” contest launching today, is open to all city residents ... read more

While we do think the cladding is attractive we do wonder if they couldn't come up with something that screams something other than institutional. What do you think? Another angle... read more

Redevelopment is coming to Queen and McCaul according to councillor Adam Vaughan's newsletter. He reports: read more