I couldn't find an existing thread for this proposal. Please merge if there is one already created! I received a notice in my mail and my email about a proposal for this site. There will be a meeting on Wednesday, August 30th about it. I have taken a photo of the card so you can register if...

Hey everyone - I'm currently working on a project that involves some research about gay life in Toronto between the late 60s and the mid 80s. I'm less interested in the activist part of this history - what was achieved regarding rights, etc, and much more interested in the habits and practices...

I've noticed some recurring criticisms in the "Projects & Construction" thread. I think it's interesting that some of these criticisms are generally accepted as "true." By posting this list of "Architectural Critique Clichés," I'd like to encourage us to consider whether they are true and to...

Hey, I read a piece by Dave Leblanc in the Globe that mentions that we have few true Googie pieces of architecture left in Toronto. Does anyone know where (and if) there are any remaining examples?

As always, these sorts of things are incredibly arbitrary in how they develop their rankings. Toronto is up there mainly because of it's quality of living and "knowledge and influence": http://www.knightfrank.com/wealthreport/Documents/pdfTheWealthReport2010.pdf