Tys Klumpenhouwer

Oct 10, 2024 | spacing.ca | John Lorinc |Walter Kehm |Jesse Carliner |Tys Klumpenhouwer

While the bulk of last week’s media coverage of Infrastructure Ontario’s curiously-timed disclosure of Therme’s lease focused on the financial terms and the mega-garage, the bits that most intrigued me have to do with a phrase that comes up dozens of times in this 297-page contract: “Therme Public Area.” During the too-ing and fro-ing over the configuration of this half-billion-dollar human aquarium, critics, including several experts on Waterfront Toronto’s design review panel, focused...

Oct 1, 2024 | spacing.ca | Peter MacCallum |Jesse Carliner |Tys Klumpenhouwer |Trent Weston

In the spring of 1984, the social historian and curator Rosemary Donegan commissioned me to take contemporary architectural photos and panoramic views of Spadina Avenue for a planned exhibition. The exhibition, Spadina Avenue: A Photohistory took place later that year at A Space, an artist-run gallery located at 204 Spadina – an appropriate venue for an up to the moment account of the street’s historical evolution. A book based on the exhibition, entitled Spadina Avenue, was published in 1985.

Feb 21, 2024 | spacing.ca | Jamie Bradburn |John Lorinc |Jesse Carliner |Tys Klumpenhouwer

Publications periodically like asking local leaders and celebrities for their advice on how they would improve their city. One good example was a feature published by the Toronto Star at the beginning of 1971, a time when Toronto was going through a dizzying amount of changes. This piece, originally published by Torontoist on September 27, 2014, looks at ideas for Toronto’s future from the likes of “Honest Ed” Mirvish and Marshall McLuhan, some of which we still dream about.

Feb 21, 2024 | spacing.ca | Jamie Bradburn |John Lorinc |Jesse Carliner |Tys Klumpenhouwer

Publications periodically like asking local leaders and celebrities for their advice on how they would improve their city. One good example was a feature published by the Toronto Star at the beginning of 1971, a time when Toronto was going through a dizzying amount of changes. This piece, originally published by Torontoist on September 27, 2014, looks at ideas for Toronto’s future from the likes of “Honest Ed” Mirvish and Marshall McLuhan, some of which we still dream about.

Nov 28, 2023 | spacing.ca | Jesse Carliner |Tys Klumpenhouwer |Albert Koehl |Jamie Bradburn

When the University of Toronto’s John P. Robarts Research Library, located at St. George and Harbord streets, opened its doors in 1973, it was the largest academic library building in the world, covering 1,036,000 square feet, housing nearly 3 million volumes and providing space for 4,100 users. Even then, its Brutalist raw concrete aesthetic, massive size, and unusual triangular design was considered controversial.