https://theurbangeographer.ca The Urban Geographer Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:15:21 +0000 https://theurbangeographer.ca en https://theurbangeographer.ca/About Sat, 19 May 2018 00:21:47 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/About <img width="3000" height="2003" width_o="3000" height_o="2003" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50bb02b0cf9827c52c798706855a3cdd52882aefff6cf2c4b30dd9d291e89116/_HZD4909.jpg" data-mid="60925427" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50bb02b0cf9827c52c798706855a3cdd52882aefff6cf2c4b30dd9d291e89116/_HZD4909.jpg" /> I’m Daniel Rotsztain, the Urban Geographer,&nbsp;an artist, writer, and cartographer based between Toronto/Tkaronto, Ontario, Canada and Ithaca, New York. My multidisciplinary work examines our relationships to the places we inhabit. As a lover of communal spaces like public libraries, malls, and strip malls, my projects also seek to understand and support the diverse settings of the city’s public life. As a geographer of European descent working on Turtle Island, I am committed to understanding and sharing the treaties and Wampum Belts that outline our roles and responsibilities toward this land and its people. A few highlights: I’m the author and illustrator of All the Libraries Toronto, a colouring book featuring every branch of Toronto Public Library and&nbsp;A Colourful History Toronto, a collaboration with the City of Toronto featuring the city’s historic sites. My work has also been published in the Globe and Mail, Now Magazine, Toronto Life, New York Magazine, and Spacing Magazine, and my past clients include the City of Toronto, Heritage Toronto, ERA Architects, the Toronto Board of Trade, and the Canada Council of the Arts. I’ve had&nbsp;a semi-regular column on CBC Radio exploring the Greater Toronto Area. I’m also the co-founder and Executive Director of&nbsp;plazaPOPS, a project to enhance strip mall parking lots to become vibrant public spaces. Since 2023, I have taught “Designing the Peripheral City”, a Masters of Urban Design seminar at the University of Toronto’s Daniels School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.&nbsp; Check out my writing, illustration, cartography and other projects, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need an urban geographer for your next project! Photo by Hannah Davison https://theurbangeographer.ca/Home-Page Sat, 19 May 2018 00:21:48 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Home-Page <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9daddd8058c183aa32dfa70e2873e68151403fc7e0b9b7fac5c00b3f876061a/A-Colourful-History-Cover.jpg" data-mid="16631814" border="0" data-scale="22" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9daddd8058c183aa32dfa70e2873e68151403fc7e0b9b7fac5c00b3f876061a/A-Colourful-History-Cover.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cc05b5783046fc718224194a0be945143a533f74d00be4d000df782c2622538/All-the-Libraries-Cover.jpg" data-mid="16631820" border="0" data-scale="22" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cc05b5783046fc718224194a0be945143a533f74d00be4d000df782c2622538/All-the-Libraries-Cover.jpg" /> My two colouring books - A Colourful History Toronto (featuring Toronto’s historic sites) and All the Libraries Toronto (featuring all 100 branches, and 2 bookmobiles of Toronto Public Library) are now available from Dundurn Press and at book stores across Toronto. https://theurbangeographer.ca/Cartography Sat, 19 May 2018 01:19:12 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Cartography CARTOGRAPHY&nbsp; Illustrated maps provide a playful and engaging way to tell the stories of the places they represent, balancing whimsy and way-finding functionality. My maps have been used for music festivals, public programs, academic projects, personal mementos and more. I also do custom illustrated maps, a perfect gift for a birthday, anniversary, or move. Check out some of my past map work and contact me to talk cartography for your next project!&nbsp;ENCAMPMENT SUPPORT NETWORKThe Housing Crisis is a Real Estate Game&nbsp; I worked with the Encampment Support Network’s “explainers committee” to develop an interactive map demonstrating how the so-called housing crisis is the result of a web of interconnected policies and deeply embedded societal values prioritizing real estate and private property over the wellbeing of all.&nbsp; <img width="8000" height="4400" width_o="8000" height_o="4400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a5941a0aca2af130f8136c3cc316d91c94600c762e2b0d51cfdbbba0547a46c/ESN-map.jpeg" data-mid="227593405" border="0" data-scale="91" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a5941a0aca2af130f8136c3cc316d91c94600c762e2b0d51cfdbbba0547a46c/ESN-map.jpeg" /> <img width="2929" height="1812" width_o="2929" height_o="1812" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4260d1e67baad52afae87c70abd95c802b0e27a477f56c990836db1a4101296d/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.36.55-PM.png" data-mid="227737842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4260d1e67baad52afae87c70abd95c802b0e27a477f56c990836db1a4101296d/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.36.55-PM.png" /> <img width="2988" height="1818" width_o="2988" height_o="1818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c129e9285b455b9a300aac6f4f5ce21022550a72f7277ac3d6dc80c33083b5f1/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.37.10-PM.png" data-mid="227737841" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c129e9285b455b9a300aac6f4f5ce21022550a72f7277ac3d6dc80c33083b5f1/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.37.10-PM.png" /> <img width="3042" height="1812" width_o="3042" height_o="1812" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b21c4bf0154aa4fee4b5a4852368ecec920fd33565797ab328b824c438539f1/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.37.33-PM.png" data-mid="227737840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b21c4bf0154aa4fee4b5a4852368ecec920fd33565797ab328b824c438539f1/Screenshot-2025-03-05-at-11.37.33-PM.png" /> COACH HOUSE BOOKSAny Night of the Week Maps These maps were illustrated to accompany Jonny Dovercourt’s ode to Toronto music history, Any Night of the Week published by Coach House Books, and a podcast series of the same name. The book documents Toronto's music scene with its Yonge Street origins and its gradual move west (maps 1 to 3) while the podcast explores music’s role in neighbourhoods across the city (maps 3 to 6). The venues included span from legendary to almost forgotten, but all contributed to the city we know and love today. <img width="7200" height="4200" width_o="7200" height_o="4200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a176a0d61da8789ebe8cb65fadbf7be105dab07779bc5eff1ecd4af77b80afcb/Queen-West.jpg" data-mid="227599532" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a176a0d61da8789ebe8cb65fadbf7be105dab07779bc5eff1ecd4af77b80afcb/Queen-West.jpg" /> <img width="7200" height="4200" width_o="7200" height_o="4200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ee57925afe49c7e7dc326059e346e3850f3479a8b287cb49d62f8a32916eb0d/Urban-Villages.jpg" data-mid="227599533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ee57925afe49c7e7dc326059e346e3850f3479a8b287cb49d62f8a32916eb0d/Urban-Villages.jpg" /> <img width="4200" height="7200" width_o="4200" height_o="7200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93b0959c0d4ce1aff9474e01631a7028e6b26a035d3a1fad4275a4a9a0d7acd4/Yonge.jpg" data-mid="227599534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93b0959c0d4ce1aff9474e01631a7028e6b26a035d3a1fad4275a4a9a0d7acd4/Yonge.jpg" /> <img width="5400" height="3600" width_o="5400" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f99707070a330ec62a131877e9870f58478a9ee9fcf9f4c0fb719832034f591/Dundas-West_4.png" data-mid="227599535" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f99707070a330ec62a131877e9870f58478a9ee9fcf9f4c0fb719832034f591/Dundas-West_4.png" /> <img width="4800" height="2800" width_o="4800" height_o="2800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a069a10eaabf8bae3ba0c235e6a9e4eb0ca61f2f9381091369bb0cd22e62e3bb/The-East-End.png" data-mid="227599544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a069a10eaabf8bae3ba0c235e6a9e4eb0ca61f2f9381091369bb0cd22e62e3bb/The-East-End.png" /> <img width="4800" height="2800" width_o="4800" height_o="2800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54203288ebbdeab08160748364a8f70e69c63cbb40cd1342c72c818eafc24502/Scarborough.png" data-mid="227599546" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54203288ebbdeab08160748364a8f70e69c63cbb40cd1342c72c818eafc24502/Scarborough.png" /> THE WEST END PHEONIX&nbsp;Story MapsFor the West End Pheonix, I have contributed maps as part of features exploring beloved bus routes and the persistance of Toronto’s DIY music scene despite the hardships of rising rents. <img width="3900" height="6188" width_o="3900" height_o="6188" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a97d8d1d156505cd0125d7848ed219a4a9ccfdbe6ed8d43dbbb0884500b49445/Dufferin-Bus-map.png" data-mid="230453510" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a97d8d1d156505cd0125d7848ed219a4a9ccfdbe6ed8d43dbbb0884500b49445/Dufferin-Bus-map.png" /> <img width="6188" height="3900" width_o="6188" height_o="3900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10b1fc1ac09086a284b46f7d0e4d26647e437c67d71fba3e98cbe29ecebe96ca/WEP-map-draft.jpg" data-mid="230453511" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10b1fc1ac09086a284b46f7d0e4d26647e437c67d71fba3e98cbe29ecebe96ca/WEP-map-draft.jpg" /> THE GRIND MAGAZINEFord’s Biggest FlopsFor the Grind Magazine’s 2025 provincial election issue, I mapped an (incomplete) list of Doug Ford’s biggest flops, spatializing the endless incompetence, corruption, kick backs, delays, preferential treatments, and straight up evil that has characterized Ontario politics since 2018. <img width="3758" height="2358" width_o="3758" height_o="2358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df1b71845dd2424da3c769c65210d0b512ebc92aeb7d037cc4aac0e9dd8950fb/1.png" data-mid="227593715" border="0" data-scale="91" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df1b71845dd2424da3c769c65210d0b512ebc92aeb7d037cc4aac0e9dd8950fb/1.png" /> <img width="3758" height="2358" width_o="3758" height_o="2358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1236d1533b63761f3835e7491784c8f46951a511c8210b04bc7e9890a2511558/Map-2.png" data-mid="227593713" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1236d1533b63761f3835e7491784c8f46951a511c8210b04bc7e9890a2511558/Map-2.png" /> UMA NOTA CULTUREGeary Art Crawl Maps This map for was illustrated for 2022 edition of the Geary Art Crawl and its 2023 winter counter part. In 2022, the brilliant team at Uma Nota Culture packed over 30 art activations and more than 7 music zones featuring performances by the best of independent Toronto musicians. <img width="3300" height="2550" width_o="3300" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29fdd8be3fe629a832b46d266f0959246922c1433d23a1ee40e8ee41b347d66b/GAC_map_png_1.png" data-mid="227599440" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29fdd8be3fe629a832b46d266f0959246922c1433d23a1ee40e8ee41b347d66b/GAC_map_png_1.png" /> <img width="3300" height="2550" width_o="3300" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c48a516a6ce6d203cfb696497ba78c21a724c8e19417b6827de9238177f2c178/GAC_map_png_2.png" data-mid="227599442" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c48a516a6ce6d203cfb696497ba78c21a724c8e19417b6827de9238177f2c178/GAC_map_png_2.png" /> <img width="2200" height="1700" width_o="2200" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a964fe06c1b5cc6e99b1bff1c85ebb575f9df3c27373269e1d8010d20c44bdf/GWF_map_4.png" data-mid="227599444" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a964fe06c1b5cc6e99b1bff1c85ebb575f9df3c27373269e1d8010d20c44bdf/GWF_map_4.png" /> PARKDALE COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTParkdale Tower Rental Housing Study Maps This map commissioned by the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust&nbsp;highlights buildings included in its 2022 report, Parkdale Tower Rental Housing Study,&nbsp;an eight-month community-based action research project on the impact of financialization and gentrification on Parkdale’s rental towers on housing affordability and tenant wellbeing. <img width="8750" height="5500" width_o="8750" height_o="5500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d355c995ee652049ea3808f1eb1c60f1f75927bc49816dd76c071e6b8175b0d6/PNLT_Map_4.png" data-mid="227599659" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d355c995ee652049ea3808f1eb1c60f1f75927bc49816dd76c071e6b8175b0d6/PNLT_Map_4.png" /> SCARBOROUGH ARTSArtworxTO Local Tour MapsA series of maps illustrated for Scarborough Arts to celebrate Toronto’s Year of Public Art. The maps were developed in collaboration with Howard Tam of Eat More Scarborough and the Tamil Archive Project, and were accompanied with delicious food tours throughout the summers of 2021 and 2022.&nbsp; <img width="3516" height="2316" width_o="3516" height_o="2316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/541a2e474a69cc5dfbacf589839c6e6e9b87f40af7e3892bc181d23ffd15fa89/Agincourt-3-copy.jpg" data-mid="227601063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/541a2e474a69cc5dfbacf589839c6e6e9b87f40af7e3892bc181d23ffd15fa89/Agincourt-3-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3516" height="2316" width_o="3516" height_o="2316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/805f857aa7c8fab75e6155f7c4547d88698b48fd9809dfe2bd9fdd4f34b01145/Eating-our-way-through-Agincourt_JPEG.jpg" data-mid="227601068" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/805f857aa7c8fab75e6155f7c4547d88698b48fd9809dfe2bd9fdd4f34b01145/Eating-our-way-through-Agincourt_JPEG.jpg" /> <img width="3516" height="2316" width_o="3516" height_o="2316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cca20423650e43193a8b87aa59e6dac48a81121751851594d9ea6a20e7b3b7c/Golden-Mile-3-copy.jpg" data-mid="227601071" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cca20423650e43193a8b87aa59e6dac48a81121751851594d9ea6a20e7b3b7c/Golden-Mile-3-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3516" height="2316" width_o="3516" height_o="2316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/541f86fd864089a0194c93cd57d7270614b01b8883ee5e0a1f12c7a995df4a5f/Lawrence-Eats_4-copy.jpg" data-mid="227601074" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/541f86fd864089a0194c93cd57d7270614b01b8883ee5e0a1f12c7a995df4a5f/Lawrence-Eats_4-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3516" height="2316" width_o="3516" height_o="2316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/191ef408ad4b0a9780f0dc8f50a60ae3e3f431f17f37c43077e62dee21468149/RT-1_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="227601080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/191ef408ad4b0a9780f0dc8f50a60ae3e3f431f17f37c43077e62dee21468149/RT-1_2-copy.jpg" /> EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS&nbsp;In which we draw a people’s map of the Don River A map for Mare Liberum’s ongoing Evergreen Brick Works project investigating the histories and geographies of the Wonscontonach/Don River. Each illustration on the map corresponds to an episode of Don River Radio, hosted by Dylan Gauthier.<img width="1968" height="2677" width_o="1968" height_o="2677" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0af03158e453da9c78b40e5bdff0de77c187e45470110d493ecb0975491f76a/Don-Map-4_annotated.png" data-mid="227600870" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0af03158e453da9c78b40e5bdff0de77c187e45470110d493ecb0975491f76a/Don-Map-4_annotated.png" /> CITY OF TORONTOCultural Loops Guide For the City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspots initiative, I illustrated maps for the North York Cultural Loops Guide (2016), the East Toronto Cultural Loops Guide (2018), and the York Cultural Loops Guide (2019) (maps 1 to 4). The guides encourage Torontonians to explore the ecology, history and culture of neighbourhoods outside the downtown core. Building off this initiative, the City of Toronto’s My City My 6 project was a series of resident-submitted six word poems evoking the feeling of life in Toronto, with exhibits across the city illustrated in map 5. &nbsp; <img width="1129" height="845" width_o="1129" height_o="845" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c66f003f0c04466f0632ebbb4926ed1d4bfa3152b8d160c2f2082796cc469e0/Loop-3_Tour-1-copy.png" data-mid="16633370" border="0" data-scale="80" alt="The landmarks of Queen St East" data-caption="The landmarks of Queen St East" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c66f003f0c04466f0632ebbb4926ed1d4bfa3152b8d160c2f2082796cc469e0/Loop-3_Tour-1-copy.png" /> <img width="1454" height="1554" width_o="1454" height_o="1554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/772faa73a6d1dfdae1c11cce56289e4122a1f25904cbfd5a1da95659ab5226cc/Loop-1_Art-and-Nature3.png" data-mid="16633392" border="0" data-scale="80" alt="Map of North York cultural landmarks for the City of Toronto" data-caption="Map of North York cultural landmarks for the City of Toronto" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/772faa73a6d1dfdae1c11cce56289e4122a1f25904cbfd5a1da95659ab5226cc/Loop-1_Art-and-Nature3.png" /> <img width="3456" height="3103" width_o="3456" height_o="3103" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22352dbb31d59ae89f25174370005aff324e82f2d11600dd40f4defe23a3f08c/Loop-3_Tour-3.png" data-mid="227598262" border="0" alt="A tour of Ashbridges Bay and the Beaches" data-caption="A tour of Ashbridges Bay and the Beaches" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22352dbb31d59ae89f25174370005aff324e82f2d11600dd40f4defe23a3f08c/Loop-3_Tour-3.png" /> <img width="4032" height="2160" width_o="4032" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b1cef1526d7021ff05cacaac83bc5b7321cfb810578a68d684638a269ff9a5b/Loop-3_Tour-2.png" data-mid="227598265" border="0" data-scale="92" alt="An in depth tour of the history of Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood" data-caption="An in depth tour of the history of Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b1cef1526d7021ff05cacaac83bc5b7321cfb810578a68d684638a269ff9a5b/Loop-3_Tour-2.png" /> <img width="4609" height="5018" width_o="4609" height_o="5018" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eed59e9317ede59749bc17855abb9f1cf3c658be6b688397478dfa34ec884929/Final-map.jpg" data-mid="227597917" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eed59e9317ede59749bc17855abb9f1cf3c658be6b688397478dfa34ec884929/Final-map.jpg" /> CARTOGRAMSReimagining Geographies While we navigate with apps like Google Maps to go as quickly as possible from point A to point B, the way we conceive of space is more subjective and emotional, placing more emphasis on places we know and have connections and exaggerating them in our conception of space.&nbsp; These maps attempt to express that subjective scale, closer to how we actually experience and navigate place.&nbsp; <img width="2100" height="1650" width_o="2100" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39e71ddb167907eb47da5d4f219f6996c02603923d7be269471b0420899f786b/Cities-of.png" data-mid="16632696" border="0" data-scale="61" alt="Southern Ontario&rsquo;s physical geography is often derided as flat and boring, ignored behind 400-series superhighways and big box plazas. Beyond the highways, the landscape is dramatic! This map is an effort to re-assert these three cities&rsquo; beautiful landscapes into our geographic conscience." data-caption="Southern Ontario’s physical geography is often derided as flat and boring, ignored behind 400-series superhighways and big box plazas. Beyond the highways, the landscape is dramatic! This map is an effort to re-assert these three cities’ beautiful landscapes into our geographic conscience." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39e71ddb167907eb47da5d4f219f6996c02603923d7be269471b0420899f786b/Cities-of.png" /> <img width="3000" height="1125" width_o="3000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31cb95c900f60001acb36f510a4037a644fa9527ee8f8b83362db6c21cfaebce/Alice-Street.jpg" data-mid="16633313" border="0" alt="Every street has a own story. These maps are a celebration of the history, architecture and culture of a street, as told through its local landmarks and unique buildings. Here's Alice Street in Guelph, Ontario " data-caption="Every street has a own story. These maps are a celebration of the history, architecture and culture of a street, as told through its local landmarks and unique buildings. Here's Alice Street in Guelph, Ontario " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31cb95c900f60001acb36f510a4037a644fa9527ee8f8b83362db6c21cfaebce/Alice-Street.jpg" /> <img width="4525" height="1942" width_o="4525" height_o="1942" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29c00acb33c7fbfcb6a52cbd45584b480d84afc7f18aa51f272f4fa600e347cf/Woodlawn_Finish2.png" data-mid="16633074" border="0" alt="The landmarks of Woodlawn Road in Guelph, Ontario" data-caption="The landmarks of Woodlawn Road in Guelph, Ontario" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29c00acb33c7fbfcb6a52cbd45584b480d84afc7f18aa51f272f4fa600e347cf/Woodlawn_Finish2.png" /> LEARNT WISDOM LECTURE SERIESLecture Route Maps For the Learnt Wisdom Lecture Series, a story-telling meets urban exploration series, illustrated maps accompanied each event to guide guests from a designated meet up to the event space, held in overlooked and neglected spaces throughout Toronto.&nbsp; <img width="960" height="741" width_o="960" height_o="741" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b53b244b2cfbcce5f049293ecba81eb57195f21167927b7a3a1266682547d028/Map.jpg" data-mid="16633073" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #1: Things Your Parents Never Told You, under the Mount Pleasant/Rosedale Valley bridge" data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #1: Things Your Parents Never Told You, under the Mount Pleasant/Rosedale Valley bridge" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/b53b244b2cfbcce5f049293ecba81eb57195f21167927b7a3a1266682547d028/Map.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="1700" width_o="2200" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b615cf7c64f3ce9778350cac63d860fd3584fd47edc13f5e8e6a8bb9e1733ee4/Learnt-Wisdom-2.png" data-mid="227598697" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #2: Over the Hill, under the Dundas West/Humber River bridge" data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #2: Over the Hill, under the Dundas West/Humber River bridge" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b615cf7c64f3ce9778350cac63d860fd3584fd47edc13f5e8e6a8bb9e1733ee4/Learnt-Wisdom-2.png" /> <img width="2200" height="1700" width_o="2200" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0beb6e750d8ace24bf5393f1e745ed8ad6dc5c3ebe4a03a1f6df970522d7a597/Learnt-Wisdom-3-.png" data-mid="227598698" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #3: Reckless Abandon, in Downtown Centreville, Toronto Island " data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #3: Reckless Abandon, in Downtown Centreville, Toronto Island " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0beb6e750d8ace24bf5393f1e745ed8ad6dc5c3ebe4a03a1f6df970522d7a597/Learnt-Wisdom-3-.png" /> <img width="500" height="647" width_o="500" height_o="647" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0e1414b9d03a3c979c03e250d1a33c6841377dc8187ae7644c82913da30386b/Learnt-Wisdom-4.jpg" data-mid="227598699" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #4: The Deep End, in the Joseph J. Piccininni Pool" data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #4: The Deep End, in the Joseph J. Piccininni Pool" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/d0e1414b9d03a3c979c03e250d1a33c6841377dc8187ae7644c82913da30386b/Learnt-Wisdom-4.jpg" /> <img width="500" height="647" width_o="500" height_o="647" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee88d2591afddcd39a18f95406bd3d818fda2a48377ae23c29d3b02c5ae1a693/Learnt-Wisdom-6.jpg" data-mid="227598701" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #5: Getting Off, within the York Street off ramp" data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #5: Getting Off, within the York Street off ramp" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/ee88d2591afddcd39a18f95406bd3d818fda2a48377ae23c29d3b02c5ae1a693/Learnt-Wisdom-6.jpg" /> <img width="500" height="529" width_o="500" height_o="529" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0755e50381f55523912f5fd789b99a0bb487913071b2b9d1a7c02d241756f670/Learnt-Wisdom-5.jpg" data-mid="227598700" border="0" alt="Learnt Wisdom #6: Above and Beyond, on the Old Eastern Avenue bridge over the Don River" data-caption="Learnt Wisdom #6: Above and Beyond, on the Old Eastern Avenue bridge over the Don River" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/0755e50381f55523912f5fd789b99a0bb487913071b2b9d1a7c02d241756f670/Learnt-Wisdom-5.jpg" /> VARIOUS A selection of illustrated maps Want to see more? Here’s a few more of my illustrated maps that demonstrate the range of style and application possible with cartography. <img width="16200" height="13400" width_o="16200" height_o="13400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/272b19b3bb465a3d9eb9a8e96ea7d204ed56682da9b6620f7dfbb6938f101039/AE_Map-2.jpg" data-mid="227601023" border="0" alt="A map of the Village of Islington made for Arts Etobicoke's &quot;Art is Here&quot; program" data-caption="A map of the Village of Islington made for Arts Etobicoke's &quot;Art is Here&quot; program" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/272b19b3bb465a3d9eb9a8e96ea7d204ed56682da9b6620f7dfbb6938f101039/AE_Map-2.jpg" /> <img width="3300" height="2400" width_o="3300" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1abc033d339efa8dd11f59c8dc89a91da126cda25b979db4bcd5e806aa5688a3/UCC-Aerial-3.png" data-mid="227650751" border="0" alt="Map of Upper Canada College for a donation drive" data-caption="Map of Upper Canada College for a donation drive" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1abc033d339efa8dd11f59c8dc89a91da126cda25b979db4bcd5e806aa5688a3/UCC-Aerial-3.png" /> <img width="5100" height="4200" width_o="5100" height_o="4200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/275e590a834a4f2902a4a3199849154c3b6cf8a59a7b56bec858a8ee4292ec46/Allan-Gardens.jpg" data-mid="227650757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/275e590a834a4f2902a4a3199849154c3b6cf8a59a7b56bec858a8ee4292ec46/Allan-Gardens.jpg" /> <img width="1981" height="1613" width_o="1981" height_o="1613" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c56a20d4027b72e5e649b027987a2df9ef91c2585067e0291fb6e8eac29420f/Queen-W-map_2.jpg" data-mid="227650731" border="0" alt="Map of Queen Street West's nightlife icons and landmarks, for the Queen West BIA" data-caption="Map of Queen Street West's nightlife icons and landmarks, for the Queen West BIA" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c56a20d4027b72e5e649b027987a2df9ef91c2585067e0291fb6e8eac29420f/Queen-W-map_2.jpg" /> <img width="4167" height="4167" width_o="4167" height_o="4167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61a5536399c7b127c66b21e4fb5354aa552c527e1ca6f2d4fd84296a0222a1da/2---Instagram_Water-Ways_2.png" data-mid="227601026" border="0" alt="A public art tour map made for East End Arts" data-caption="A public art tour map made for East End Arts" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61a5536399c7b127c66b21e4fb5354aa552c527e1ca6f2d4fd84296a0222a1da/2---Instagram_Water-Ways_2.png" /> <img width="865" height="595" width_o="865" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b072176ec834124f63bf5d7079d2815077d12a99077084bb45c3a3d72cc9a36/screen-shot-2015-05-01-at-3-16-16-pm.png" data-mid="16633315" border="0" alt="As part of the campaign to stop the Line 9 pipeline from transporting oil in unsafe infrastructure, this map highlighted how the city of Toronto would suffer from a leak: Line 9 crosses over every major river in the city." data-caption="As part of the campaign to stop the Line 9 pipeline from transporting oil in unsafe infrastructure, this map highlighted how the city of Toronto would suffer from a leak: Line 9 crosses over every major river in the city." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/865/i/4b072176ec834124f63bf5d7079d2815077d12a99077084bb45c3a3d72cc9a36/screen-shot-2015-05-01-at-3-16-16-pm.png" /> <img width="5088" height="3272" width_o="5088" height_o="3272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac8a5141afb0f4a51cde4e31812533570f14c9467ee010382df46c3bbfcb3fc7/Green-Roof-Map-web-copy.jpg" data-mid="16632701" border="0" alt="For the Living Architecture Self Guided Tour. Toronto abounds in sustainable architecture, but much of it is just beyond the street. This map encourages exploration by highlighting publicly accessible green roofs and living walls in the city, along with bike and streetcar routes to get to them." data-caption="For the Living Architecture Self Guided Tour. Toronto abounds in sustainable architecture, but much of it is just beyond the street. This map encourages exploration by highlighting publicly accessible green roofs and living walls in the city, along with bike and streetcar routes to get to them." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac8a5141afb0f4a51cde4e31812533570f14c9467ee010382df46c3bbfcb3fc7/Green-Roof-Map-web-copy.jpg" /> <img width="7200" height="5400" width_o="7200" height_o="5400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd5c14f221072659f1eb4e34bb9b84f878704f6040a1de406edf1af71a6282d/CBP-Map-2016_8.jpg" data-mid="16632694" border="0" alt="For the 2016 season of the Craft Beer Passport, I illustrated a map to quench the urge to explore Toronto and drink beer at the same time. Also check out the pub crawl maps I made suggesting routes in 2015." data-caption="For the 2016 season of the Craft Beer Passport, I illustrated a map to quench the urge to explore Toronto and drink beer at the same time. Also check out the pub crawl maps I made suggesting routes in 2015." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbd5c14f221072659f1eb4e34bb9b84f878704f6040a1de406edf1af71a6282d/CBP-Map-2016_8.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="2813" width_o="5000" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/530ac345ea800d35c2b723304d6c76f518b054df4b069821de493ba2a8f2577f/8---Twitter_Danforth-Love.png" data-mid="227601029" border="0" alt="A public art tour map made for East End Arts" data-caption="A public art tour map made for East End Arts" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/530ac345ea800d35c2b723304d6c76f518b054df4b069821de493ba2a8f2577f/8---Twitter_Danforth-Love.png" /> <img width="6016" height="4016" width_o="6016" height_o="4016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d37da6e18b5e89e3d41f17a7faffcc735913b2178de9a51ad1073b7eec3c1fa/_DSC6567.jpg" data-mid="16633071" border="0" alt="A wall map highlighting the scope of work of Toronto's first Jewish architect was part of the Ontario Jewish Archive's Benjamin Brown exhibit at the Urbanspace Gallery in April 2016." data-caption="A wall map highlighting the scope of work of Toronto's first Jewish architect was part of the Ontario Jewish Archive's Benjamin Brown exhibit at the Urbanspace Gallery in April 2016." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d37da6e18b5e89e3d41f17a7faffcc735913b2178de9a51ad1073b7eec3c1fa/_DSC6567.jpg" /> https://theurbangeographer.ca/Illustration Sat, 19 May 2018 03:29:41 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Illustration ILLUSTRATION Like cartography, illustrations are a great wayto communicate complex ideas with a few simple, bold lines. I’ve done illustrations for the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Toronto, the Toronto Board of Trade, ERA Architects, the Globe and Mail and Spacing Magazine, and more. Enjoy this selection of my work and contact me to discuss illustrations for your next project! LUMINATOToronto Tomorrow: Colouring the Future of Housing For Luminato’s 2024 edition, I designed, co-wrote, and illustrated an interactive colouring book that was distributed throughout the festival. The book included mazes, connect the dots, spot the differences, and colouring pages exploring the roots of the so called “housing crisis” and a few creative solutions to addressing it.&nbsp; <img width="2550" height="2550" width_o="2550" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35240aa0303b2b5f33893e470eb95c5ef6545bdc91c5e6db5aec1cc68f17d1c8/1.png" data-mid="227795959" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35240aa0303b2b5f33893e470eb95c5ef6545bdc91c5e6db5aec1cc68f17d1c8/1.png" /> <img width="2550" height="2550" width_o="2550" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88617e005d1cbdb8f198ab30f840d5efeb0be7c67ba40c055bbe0b01f373cdd6/2.png" data-mid="227795987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88617e005d1cbdb8f198ab30f840d5efeb0be7c67ba40c055bbe0b01f373cdd6/2.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/feb53eee945ad4c424ef1725a0fcd138a87904db34db71d47eb7de75bd63598d/3.png" data-mid="227795988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/feb53eee945ad4c424ef1725a0fcd138a87904db34db71d47eb7de75bd63598d/3.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d558491abe4bcbbde85b883aa118fd92cf67d5d1e66e61e4c845d19a1e2fe20/4.png" data-mid="227795990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d558491abe4bcbbde85b883aa118fd92cf67d5d1e66e61e4c845d19a1e2fe20/4.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/436f616e175a372b857b4d458b737e3589fc1c27ec4e3ef86a5b31a024c27d5c/7.png" data-mid="227795993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/436f616e175a372b857b4d458b737e3589fc1c27ec4e3ef86a5b31a024c27d5c/7.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0deb1e83ab9c513f57f2f77459b00a76833c304244195ebcb71da321312fdb4/5.png" data-mid="227795992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0deb1e83ab9c513f57f2f77459b00a76833c304244195ebcb71da321312fdb4/5.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eae67331ad382002c10171174b1de5e537453e0d289afd1dd405574398095c8b/8.png" data-mid="227795999" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eae67331ad382002c10171174b1de5e537453e0d289afd1dd405574398095c8b/8.png" /> <img width="5100" height="2550" width_o="5100" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd953957804dfbb7238a19fa7c1d1d8895a6fbbf929857c878be588ac49fc795/9.png" data-mid="227796000" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd953957804dfbb7238a19fa7c1d1d8895a6fbbf929857c878be588ac49fc795/9.png" /> COACH HOUSE BOOKS&nbsp; House Divided: How the Missing Middle Will Solve Toronto's Affordability Crisis&nbsp;For Coach House Book’s anthology exploring how Toronto’s anti-apartment bias has contributed to the housing crisis, I wrote and illustrated a chapter and the book’s cover.&nbsp; <img width="4032" height="2910" width_o="4032" height_o="2910" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1f0f2fcfd4256ebc81bcd1c516c7b123e0b29a012c30ec5e8a2a62d3e398abd/1.png" data-mid="227796911" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1f0f2fcfd4256ebc81bcd1c516c7b123e0b29a012c30ec5e8a2a62d3e398abd/1.png" /> <img width="4032" height="2910" width_o="4032" height_o="2910" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f518dce7525138c7b2920652d3ba0d19155f9783ac6eec1671cb82c49166587/2.png" data-mid="227796912" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f518dce7525138c7b2920652d3ba0d19155f9783ac6eec1671cb82c49166587/2.png" /> <img width="4032" height="2910" width_o="4032" height_o="2910" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c90432231fb301e0913787340df4793b22d1bf5e09d88f210babd279890616cd/3.png" data-mid="227796914" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c90432231fb301e0913787340df4793b22d1bf5e09d88f210babd279890616cd/3.png" /> VARIOUS Housing Illustrations&nbsp;While my illustration’s simple, clean linework is inspired by architectural blueprints, I forgoe the ruler to achieve a handdrawn quality that gives the illustrations character while emphasizing distinctive architetural features. My building drawings have been used by academics, architects, and not-for-profits in reports, journal articles, and blogposts.&nbsp; <img width="680" height="447" width_o="680" height_o="447" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a246075aeaa3c1f6d2a669ed52f27a19afec53cce2a4df985cadd453b47c3327/House-Conversion-Sketch-680x447.png" data-mid="227796126" border="0" alt="A Toronto house that has been subdivided into 4 apartments, for ERA Architects" data-caption="A Toronto house that has been subdivided into 4 apartments, for ERA Architects" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/680/i/a246075aeaa3c1f6d2a669ed52f27a19afec53cce2a4df985cadd453b47c3327/House-Conversion-Sketch-680x447.png" /> <img width="1536" height="1009" src="//freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee6d5c61e7675462b5172960cea22523c4682d34e2a9a940d5d9f1d418700fc5/Multiplex-Sketch-1536x1009.png" data-src="//freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee6d5c61e7675462b5172960cea22523c4682d34e2a9a940d5d9f1d418700fc5/Multiplex-Sketch-1536x1009.png" data-caption="A purpose-built midrise in Toronto, for ERA Architects "> <img width="2716" height="3758" width_o="2716" height_o="3758" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a3c51517a2e0c291689d7754876be66990d667ea16ecbb46d1a68bce628bbc70/100_Jameson_Ave.png" data-mid="227796153" border="0" alt="A Parkdale high-rise for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" data-caption="A Parkdale high-rise for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a3c51517a2e0c291689d7754876be66990d667ea16ecbb46d1a68bce628bbc70/100_Jameson_Ave.png" /> <img width="3422" height="4818" width_o="3422" height_o="4818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c938526e332d44d80681f016650079cc77b83847d2696bdf2e2dff70740345f9/55_Triller_Ave.png" data-mid="227796188" border="0" alt="A Parkdale high-rise for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" data-caption="A Parkdale high-rise for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c938526e332d44d80681f016650079cc77b83847d2696bdf2e2dff70740345f9/55_Triller_Ave.png" /> <img width="3853" height="3786" width_o="3853" height_o="3786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e03f712cc51c35e6aed2be24206be5a7484de3adc19d094dafe5e9222571774/103105_West_Lodge.png" data-mid="227796185" border="0" alt="The West Lodge towers for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" data-caption="The West Lodge towers for the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e03f712cc51c35e6aed2be24206be5a7484de3adc19d094dafe5e9222571774/103105_West_Lodge.png" /> <img width="8370" height="5840" width_o="8370" height_o="5840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/706f9246b26de6f1ffcfbb172ce6643d856393aa36fcc1601d4a2ce5f009ccfb/26_Maynard_Ave_2.png" data-mid="227796191" border="0" alt="One of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust's rooming house acquisitions" data-caption="One of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust's rooming house acquisitions" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/706f9246b26de6f1ffcfbb172ce6643d856393aa36fcc1601d4a2ce5f009ccfb/26_Maynard_Ave_2.png" /> <img width="7564" height="5211" width_o="7564" height_o="5211" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67577a24f85934b332ba26f9dcb68c69d0827a475fa8b92f7d4124c9240ea8e5/22_Maynard_Ave_2.png" data-mid="227796193" border="0" alt="One of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust's apartment acquisitions" data-caption="One of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust's apartment acquisitions" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67577a24f85934b332ba26f9dcb68c69d0827a475fa8b92f7d4124c9240ea8e5/22_Maynard_Ave_2.png" /> <img width="3019" height="3201" width_o="3019" height_o="3201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8963b98efb8cdf8ac884e1ad226169b6e08842c80702a0a0dfd5389f0e42330c/Minneapolis_1.jpg" data-mid="227796196" border="0" alt="A Minneapolis detached house for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" data-caption="A Minneapolis detached house for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8963b98efb8cdf8ac884e1ad226169b6e08842c80702a0a0dfd5389f0e42330c/Minneapolis_1.jpg" /> <img width="2543" height="2515" width_o="2543" height_o="2515" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05cafc731706abff24967ab2a1162d611299af9c20b18232d3fd87f6ab68ad17/Seattle_1.jpg" data-mid="227796197" border="0" alt="A Seattle detached house for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" data-caption="A Seattle detached house for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/05cafc731706abff24967ab2a1162d611299af9c20b18232d3fd87f6ab68ad17/Seattle_1.jpg" /> <img width="3211" height="3056" width_o="3211" height_o="3056" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b020bfc3384ceb817e9d1eae5e766b6e8dfabb5e1af56bf0e30b60935e3773d/Seattle_2.jpg" data-mid="227796199" border="0" alt="A Seattle midrise for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" data-caption="A Seattle midrise for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b020bfc3384ceb817e9d1eae5e766b6e8dfabb5e1af56bf0e30b60935e3773d/Seattle_2.jpg" /> <img width="3102" height="2578" width_o="3102" height_o="2578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efa5dc1d7a8e31c55428906842be7b58bb2c86182320ddf2e12f83da86b4079a/Los_Angeles_2.jpg" data-mid="227796200" border="0" alt="A Los Angeles midrise for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" data-caption="A Los Angeles midrise for McGill Geography professor Anna Kramer" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/efa5dc1d7a8e31c55428906842be7b58bb2c86182320ddf2e12f83da86b4079a/Los_Angeles_2.jpg" /> All the Libraries TorontoI visited and illustrated all 100 libraries (and 2 bookmobiles) in Toronto! Initially released as&nbsp;collection online, it is now available as a colouring book from Dundurn Press. Please enjoy a preview of the illustrations below!&nbsp; <img width="3016" height="2480" width_o="3016" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35477c337ecce287319d01969e784296b242dc4129d7408d94a43a1528bc99e0/Lillian-H-Smith.jpeg" data-mid="227738060" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35477c337ecce287319d01969e784296b242dc4129d7408d94a43a1528bc99e0/Lillian-H-Smith.jpeg" /> <img width="3056" height="2288" width_o="3056" height_o="2288" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea51cd6df2e117f9421f78704d9ad33daadab8dddc184a4f4ec94f853bba0d1c/Toronto-Reference-Library.jpeg" data-mid="227738068" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea51cd6df2e117f9421f78704d9ad33daadab8dddc184a4f4ec94f853bba0d1c/Toronto-Reference-Library.jpeg" /> <img width="3064" height="2120" width_o="3064" height_o="2120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18866318f51c066700740981bf2fb62efdfbe809e954e934bf14a1531d63d797/Annette-Street.jpeg" data-mid="16835186" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18866318f51c066700740981bf2fb62efdfbe809e954e934bf14a1531d63d797/Annette-Street.jpeg" /> <img width="2564" height="2196" width_o="2564" height_o="2196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6d48b81c78ba074b3f3d7a8c98ba2cb266fff85ad0e0e78b9a06a803285c753/Pape-Danforth.jpeg" data-mid="227738062" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6d48b81c78ba074b3f3d7a8c98ba2cb266fff85ad0e0e78b9a06a803285c753/Pape-Danforth.jpeg" /> <img width="2924" height="2196" width_o="2924" height_o="2196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d364bebd4e3c1fe32cb376dd00b502790f6d81828af5f26b6c5a397de0c4027a/Beaches.jpeg" data-mid="227738047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d364bebd4e3c1fe32cb376dd00b502790f6d81828af5f26b6c5a397de0c4027a/Beaches.jpeg" /> <img width="3216" height="2004" width_o="3216" height_o="2004" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfdc49909891884796a2ad0bc5ecfb32d6671038f454ca01bd057f92716c9fe4/Bloor_Gladstone.jpeg" data-mid="227738048" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfdc49909891884796a2ad0bc5ecfb32d6671038f454ca01bd057f92716c9fe4/Bloor_Gladstone.jpeg" /> <img width="2908" height="2104" width_o="2908" height_o="2104" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/834a1600aa16e36d67656b8a75fd167e6753afaffee7912dcef8518c9f859707/Jones.jpeg" data-mid="227738059" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/834a1600aa16e36d67656b8a75fd167e6753afaffee7912dcef8518c9f859707/Jones.jpeg" /> <img width="3072" height="2036" width_o="3072" height_o="2036" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d8362b4943a8424fad2a83ace69424680f8aa2390a891b14f8e2761d31fe725/Don-Mills.jpeg" data-mid="227738051" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d8362b4943a8424fad2a83ace69424680f8aa2390a891b14f8e2761d31fe725/Don-Mills.jpeg" /> <img width="3076" height="2076" width_o="3076" height_o="2076" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/580093d0ade6dedb10befdd77b5525b2c4f807b80b85c4517a7ecfd49d6904da/Forest-Hill.jpeg" data-mid="227738057" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/580093d0ade6dedb10befdd77b5525b2c4f807b80b85c4517a7ecfd49d6904da/Forest-Hill.jpeg" /> <img width="3044" height="2356" width_o="3044" height_o="2356" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e91a34d20cb5209e8f02e5b477ebefbd4af92e74b099972f89b6d633d5292b8/Deer-Park.jpeg" data-mid="227738050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e91a34d20cb5209e8f02e5b477ebefbd4af92e74b099972f89b6d633d5292b8/Deer-Park.jpeg" /> <img width="2692" height="2028" width_o="2692" height_o="2028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8274ca834bb7a063c47b7124d2d00425a1ed0d7112f4cfa830d49b87aa00e01a/Cliffcrest.jpeg" data-mid="227738049" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8274ca834bb7a063c47b7124d2d00425a1ed0d7112f4cfa830d49b87aa00e01a/Cliffcrest.jpeg" /> <img width="3096" height="2292" width_o="3096" height_o="2292" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/843f9ac4f1bfdf82ba201f7b716eea36f50004fd81ec6854048218345c5f6163/North-York-Central.jpg" data-mid="227738061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/843f9ac4f1bfdf82ba201f7b716eea36f50004fd81ec6854048218345c5f6163/North-York-Central.jpg" /> <img width="3096" height="2276" width_o="3096" height_o="2276" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/943136ca3bad0a1a62169f9e1f5952c4fd1e3393d81e461acb68253511ceac95/Queen-Saullter.jpeg" data-mid="227738064" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/943136ca3bad0a1a62169f9e1f5952c4fd1e3393d81e461acb68253511ceac95/Queen-Saullter.jpeg" /> <img width="2608" height="2112" width_o="2608" height_o="2112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55445b98661536ac52f333975cab01b4cf0a8019fde4a3dd124c8197e8c17afb/St-Clair-Silverthorn.jpeg" data-mid="227738067" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55445b98661536ac52f333975cab01b4cf0a8019fde4a3dd124c8197e8c17afb/St-Clair-Silverthorn.jpeg" /> <img width="3228" height="2292" width_o="3228" height_o="2292" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/798d85221adafcb8b12e282b45fe5207840acd7297e03a1072b4227837eb6c1c/Runnymede.jpeg" data-mid="227738065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/798d85221adafcb8b12e282b45fe5207840acd7297e03a1072b4227837eb6c1c/Runnymede.jpeg" /> <img width="3124" height="1620" width_o="3124" height_o="1620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05d794a6e872873c59e6b07870548dcccc3658da8bb409e6d9cca7c2fa8c99e6/Parkdale.jpeg" data-mid="227738063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/05d794a6e872873c59e6b07870548dcccc3658da8bb409e6d9cca7c2fa8c99e6/Parkdale.jpeg" /> <img width="2772" height="1960" width_o="2772" height_o="1960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/170b3f6c0559e8eaef111de1b9dc8e5647234372c3d69100c57e61005c5339af/B2.jpeg" data-mid="227738046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/170b3f6c0559e8eaef111de1b9dc8e5647234372c3d69100c57e61005c5339af/B2.jpeg" /> <img width="2980" height="2060" width_o="2980" height_o="2060" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5a674e2825825cfc96ec797ce41671ededc9b140f01f0b2370104def6745aed/S-Walter-Stewart.jpeg" data-mid="227738066" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5a674e2825825cfc96ec797ce41671ededc9b140f01f0b2370104def6745aed/S-Walter-Stewart.jpeg" /> <img width="2564" height="2032" width_o="2564" height_o="2032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80b5ea7ac105350b3e76c8d2564255c615a59f8e99fca991e4c2bb8fb9a1110a/Yorkville.jpeg" data-mid="227738070" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80b5ea7ac105350b3e76c8d2564255c615a59f8e99fca991e4c2bb8fb9a1110a/Yorkville.jpeg" /> <img width="3156" height="2448" width_o="3156" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5db43cd1aa1f893971b10536354d77b2bff85110d78ff9678edbf8944d6a0496/Wychwood.jpeg" data-mid="227738069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5db43cd1aa1f893971b10536354d77b2bff85110d78ff9678edbf8944d6a0496/Wychwood.jpeg" /> TORONTO REGION BOARD OF TRADE Toronto through Time: Office Mural Custom illustration for the Toronto Board of Trade’s offices. The 42’ wide mural is a timeline of the city through the lense of trade, showcasing Toronto’s evolution from trade schooners to the age of rail, steam ships, airplanes, lake freighters and beyond to the future of bullet trains and drone deliveries.&nbsp; <img width="1449" height="1101" width_o="1449" height_o="1101" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9e1aa574e197ad3dd2bbfa9e513393716171b7dfd497efd8ea59e3a02124e4a/_TBOT_2.jpg" data-mid="227738024" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9e1aa574e197ad3dd2bbfa9e513393716171b7dfd497efd8ea59e3a02124e4a/_TBOT_2.jpg" /> <img width="1502" height="1101" width_o="1502" height_o="1101" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3d1553a7146e4a516fae54cbf026f9522d5dd61c79acf49640b14ab3eb801fe/_TBOT_3.jpg" data-mid="227738025" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3d1553a7146e4a516fae54cbf026f9522d5dd61c79acf49640b14ab3eb801fe/_TBOT_3.jpg" /> <img width="6920" height="1690" width_o="6920" height_o="1690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de26942f00036391dde5e2abdce89b773b1b89af41f28f4d5850d6d2e03ac998/TBOT_full.jpg" data-mid="31962499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de26942f00036391dde5e2abdce89b773b1b89af41f28f4d5850d6d2e03ac998/TBOT_full.jpg" /> GLOBE AND MAIL Toronto’s Modernist Heritage Collaboration with Alex Bozikovic, architecture critic for the Globe and Mail. Series of illustrations highlighting Toronto’s modernist heritage, including buildings at risk of being demolished. See the full series here. <img width="2256" height="2556" width_o="2256" height_o="2556" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91c76701817880b7c0f91ae7761a3bd2578e1d5fe31fe8668a42bfd16be7ddac/Massey-Medals-globe.jpg" data-mid="16834860" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91c76701817880b7c0f91ae7761a3bd2578e1d5fe31fe8668a42bfd16be7ddac/Massey-Medals-globe.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2491" width_o="3600" height_o="2491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84b98b2d544d97b6c23ae72e8384287364da6287b7f7b768eec0530cf0b254d7/1.-Eastdale-Collegiate.jpg" data-mid="227737855" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84b98b2d544d97b6c23ae72e8384287364da6287b7f7b768eec0530cf0b254d7/1.-Eastdale-Collegiate.jpg" /> <img width="3301" height="2452" width_o="3301" height_o="2452" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6031b39de74ecf5a96c8f4be24e6fe119ca40a4f146ac68bb76d22d8e08dd6c/2.-130-Old-Forest-Hill.jpg" data-mid="227737856" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6031b39de74ecf5a96c8f4be24e6fe119ca40a4f146ac68bb76d22d8e08dd6c/2.-130-Old-Forest-Hill.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="1936" width_o="3600" height_o="1936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36397988fbc9f0e15ee0caf24812483bc10f156c5d727e91192f21ac0de4f0ec/3.-Mimico-Centennial-Library.jpg" data-mid="227737857" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36397988fbc9f0e15ee0caf24812483bc10f156c5d727e91192f21ac0de4f0ec/3.-Mimico-Centennial-Library.jpg" /> <img width="3219" height="2299" width_o="3219" height_o="2299" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/252e2ac28fe207a125330039804c0d9a3a1496b14b82f90472909fc3fecb48c4/6.-Critchley-Waring-House.jpg" data-mid="227737860" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/252e2ac28fe207a125330039804c0d9a3a1496b14b82f90472909fc3fecb48c4/6.-Critchley-Waring-House.jpg" /> <img width="3954" height="2426" width_o="3954" height_o="2426" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd78be4623e98142312cb947658f89dd0ba0708c147c28d94ad1eae50ea9e7fa/5.-Central-Tech-Art-Centre.jpg" data-mid="227737859" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd78be4623e98142312cb947658f89dd0ba0708c147c28d94ad1eae50ea9e7fa/5.-Central-Tech-Art-Centre.jpg" /> <img width="3225" height="2329" width_o="3225" height_o="2329" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07b00841d6375cccba03eed13e9968b221b210a32b6003be201d18d5b5eb24fb/9.-Scarborough-College.jpg" data-mid="227737863" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07b00841d6375cccba03eed13e9968b221b210a32b6003be201d18d5b5eb24fb/9.-Scarborough-College.jpg" /> <img width="2637" height="2452" width_o="2637" height_o="2452" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dec4b6fe6aa0bb43ef1c967dfff58a5173258b4a82ba6b94a9f5f05d35866805/4.-2200-Islington.jpg" data-mid="227737858" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dec4b6fe6aa0bb43ef1c967dfff58a5173258b4a82ba6b94a9f5f05d35866805/4.-2200-Islington.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="1936" width_o="3600" height_o="1936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36397988fbc9f0e15ee0caf24812483bc10f156c5d727e91192f21ac0de4f0ec/3.-Mimico-Centennial-Library.jpg" data-mid="227737857" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36397988fbc9f0e15ee0caf24812483bc10f156c5d727e91192f21ac0de4f0ec/3.-Mimico-Centennial-Library.jpg" /> ERA ARCHITECTSTower Renewal RAC ZoneFor ERA Architects’ Tower Renewal Initiative, I my illustrations demonstrated the potential of the new RAC (residential-apartment-commerical) zone. The new zoneallows Toronto’s suburban high rise neighbourhoods to activate the under-used spaces between structures for markets, gardens, health and food services, and other entrepreneurial activities. See the RAC zone website for more details and illustrations. <img width="640" height="430" width_o="640" height_o="430" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e7e0b8d1ca81e3da58cea6f1cafd2be6f9997134fd06ad148c4054b84d0ba8f/Rac-zoning-Toronto.gif" data-mid="16834905" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/5e7e0b8d1ca81e3da58cea6f1cafd2be6f9997134fd06ad148c4054b84d0ba8f/Rac-zoning-Toronto.gif" /> HERITAGE TORONTO Building Toronto Exhibition Illustrations for the Building Toronto: Stories of the St Lawrence Market Neighbourhood, a traveling exhibit by Heritage Toronto that launched March 2017 <img width="6760" height="4247" width_o="6760" height_o="4247" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dfd86083a305a7202c5f42563019cddc5284ebd1e0bf284b50292e7bbc3d7d9/St-Lawrence-Neighbourhood-Overview.jpg" data-mid="16834967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6dfd86083a305a7202c5f42563019cddc5284ebd1e0bf284b50292e7bbc3d7d9/St-Lawrence-Neighbourhood-Overview.jpg" /> <img width="4018" height="4378" width_o="4018" height_o="4378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a04558f860f968db4267c5007553907ab765863d28c5c7bf3027b1a1e8236b5/St-Lawrence-Hall.jpg" data-mid="227737909" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a04558f860f968db4267c5007553907ab765863d28c5c7bf3027b1a1e8236b5/St-Lawrence-Hall.jpg" /> <img width="3016" height="3648" width_o="3016" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fe32a2847e46906b4cec52ab6baee26de593624316377d95d1d890c43c299ed/Gooderham-Building.jpg" data-mid="227737906" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fe32a2847e46906b4cec52ab6baee26de593624316377d95d1d890c43c299ed/Gooderham-Building.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="5200" width_o="4000" height_o="5200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d394149c70b6bbb167c91540bfbf85e5b04333d66e1f85c4ff5568bbbe99231/St-James-Cathedral.jpg" data-mid="227737907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d394149c70b6bbb167c91540bfbf85e5b04333d66e1f85c4ff5568bbbe99231/St-James-Cathedral.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3488" width_o="5184" height_o="3488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3505f9cf9cca648207d9b1c8b4978407ea5ea802ec43bc5aafcb8017e66023db/St-Lawrence-Market-.jpg" data-mid="227737944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3505f9cf9cca648207d9b1c8b4978407ea5ea802ec43bc5aafcb8017e66023db/St-Lawrence-Market-.jpg" /> CITY OF TORONTOAll the Historic Sites Toronto Commissioned by the City of Toronto, I visited and illustrated every city owned historic site. The collection was released as a colouring book published by&nbsp;Dundurn Press, along with an exhibit at the Todmorden Mills Paper Gallery in October 2017. <img width="4400" height="3400" width_o="4400" height_o="3400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fc61b9f776358c69422ddb3cd03355ce6c1f9c7b7a842f8491f041db6c6861f/All-the-Historic-Sites.jpg" data-mid="16835066" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fc61b9f776358c69422ddb3cd03355ce6c1f9c7b7a842f8491f041db6c6861f/All-the-Historic-Sites.jpg" /> <img width="3425" height="2598" width_o="3425" height_o="2598" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b24000465428988bbe08ef6b60cad4578693f476c11592bb59a1741d3c963a34/Alumnae-Theatre.jpg" data-mid="227737873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b24000465428988bbe08ef6b60cad4578693f476c11592bb59a1741d3c963a34/Alumnae-Theatre.jpg" /> <img width="3306" height="2370" width_o="3306" height_o="2370" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d70fb33aa58d9bb9126e30a8536655cc600c3e5155bde4a3c3504f0496b04df3/Cedar-Ridge.jpg" data-mid="227737881" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d70fb33aa58d9bb9126e30a8536655cc600c3e5155bde4a3c3504f0496b04df3/Cedar-Ridge.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="3100" width_o="4000" height_o="3100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63cc818e5ed5abaf33ec4dbb8d62d62755cdaeb97fcc118b47b7738674ac2b1f/The-Guild---Star-Building.jpg" data-mid="227737889" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63cc818e5ed5abaf33ec4dbb8d62d62755cdaeb97fcc118b47b7738674ac2b1f/The-Guild---Star-Building.jpg" /> <img width="3046" height="2207" width_o="3046" height_o="2207" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f8de2c1888f4e718965970fb221ffdf3d758a111974016a375e2b6d4e5509c3/Casa-Loma.jpg" data-mid="227737880" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de3fdfc3835677b2d2c9f8304dea1cc5c033f509eeb26129dfb26700a459f65a/Spadina---House.jpg" data-mid="227737888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de3fdfc3835677b2d2c9f8304dea1cc5c033f509eeb26129dfb26700a459f65a/Spadina---House.jpg" /> <img width="3243" height="2362" width_o="3243" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b40de1ecce9f111044fd5920a71b01c3a4b284b9520c6ddb678f2609238febe6/Lambton-House.jpg" data-mid="227737886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b40de1ecce9f111044fd5920a71b01c3a4b284b9520c6ddb678f2609238febe6/Lambton-House.jpg" /> <img width="4246" height="3507" width_o="4246" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3795cd47b6ac922502e5568b1063cbb505fd803b8bbb1b8d83ac38786416a40c/Scadding-Cabin.jpg" data-mid="227737887" border="0" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fff48adfd89375c241275240f91084d998703c40750a6cd28457493f371f3979/Grande-Bibliotheque.jpg" /> <img width="4286" height="3007" width_o="4286" height_o="3007" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ad5454265b3c862cfa16441f91dbc3dd9981fada30d925fe2276e88d02b8cd4/Halifax-Central-Library.jpg" data-mid="16835170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ad5454265b3c862cfa16441f91dbc3dd9981fada30d925fe2276e88d02b8cd4/Halifax-Central-Library.jpg" /> <img width="3344" height="1897" width_o="3344" height_o="1897" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14fe19b56b309376658e9706be5aeeafd69af42a5b5179190f7b300432024317/Iqualuit-Centennial-Library.jpg" data-mid="227737893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14fe19b56b309376658e9706be5aeeafd69af42a5b5179190f7b300432024317/Iqualuit-Centennial-Library.jpg" /> HERITAGE TORONTOAward Nomination IllustrationsThese illustrations adorned Heritage Toronto’s annual award Nomination forms <img width="4933" height="3697" width_o="4933" height_o="3697" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3e6901f2a4a78fe489aad5abdfff389b6d27f0e99fa2d1de1f7aee165d5ba5e/HT_Don-Valley-draft.jpg" data-mid="16835175" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3e6901f2a4a78fe489aad5abdfff389b6d27f0e99fa2d1de1f7aee165d5ba5e/HT_Don-Valley-draft.jpg" /> <img width="3915" height="3127" width_o="3915" height_o="3127" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1ec15d3150b106596feb33ed0c3ea0f2743c6c3aa76afa38d0f201d83e077c5/Yonge-Dundas.jpg" data-mid="16835176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1ec15d3150b106596feb33ed0c3ea0f2743c6c3aa76afa38d0f201d83e077c5/Yonge-Dundas.jpg" /> https://theurbangeographer.ca/Writing Sat, 19 May 2018 01:00:07 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Writing WRITING I am a freelance writer, giving a geographic perspective on a variety of topics. Please enjoy this selection of my writing.&nbsp;Book Contributions 2025 The Ballet of the Parking Lot Chapter contributed to Messy Cities: Why We Can't Plan Everything&nbsp; 2019 The Mid-Rises of Metropolitan TorontoChapter contributed to House Divided: How the Missing Middle Will Solve Toronto's Affordability Crisis The Globe and Mail<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/1da3e63cdd1f7c498dafa548df174fa2/tumblr_inline_nwwfhzvQhw1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> November 24, 2017How a strip of warehouses became a community hubNovember 25, 2016Erosion threatens Toronto Islands, Gibraltar Point feared at brink October 27, 2016Why I pranked Torontonians with fake condo signs May 21, 2016The decline of the convenience storeOctober 10, 2015Meet Toronto’s new masters of Pizza May 22, 2015Then there were 100: Why Toronto Public Library’s new branch is the perfect modern libraryThe Local <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5f349ed6b56973280f43cb0d52672e55c5f860adbe0a6ab4699a73d36441ad9/Island4.jpg" data-mid="101932580" border="0" data-scale="83" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5f349ed6b56973280f43cb0d52672e55c5f860adbe0a6ab4699a73d36441ad9/Island4.jpg" /> September 22, 2022 The Next Councillor of Ward 9 — Davenport Will Need to Bridge Divides August 25, 2020 FAITH/VOID Was a Thriving DIY Venue. Then Came the Noise Complaint June 23, 2020My Own Private Island Spacing Toronto <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/7192b16f0840ee0ba3f5a88565c775d0/tumblr_inline_nwwgkajvDM1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> October 5, 2021 Toronto needs a new (old) logo September 12, 2016 Going back in time to Toronto Island of the 1800s at Long Point September 23, 2015The TORONTO sign: how life imitates graphic design February 15, 2015Toronto is a geologic force: The Lost Rivers guide to the PATH system January 28, 2015Exploring “downtown” Centreville in the winter: A ghost town in more ways than one November 14, 2014Nicknaming the Toronto Skyline - why buildings need affectionate names October 23, 2014Lake Ontario is a Sea February 19, 2014The secret Toronto airport express bus February 4, 2014The most beautiful Dairy Queen in Toronto? January 28, 2014Toronto’s Art Deco district? Take a walk along Eglinton Avenue West January 20, 2014Landfill on the Toronto Islands Now Magazine<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/8cd1eb37f9615b475dc54566d45c0e01/tumblr_inline_nwwft9MexK1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> January 19, 2015How Davenport is giving new meaning to gentrification Torontoist<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/7a107ab2d57853c40700f4bb59f6a6a1/tumblr_inline_nwwgc0FcGb1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> November 18, 2014Empowering Young People Through Bikes BlogTO<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/85a40244c31b348b9a671e131fa5d809/tumblr_inline_nwwh2rDplM1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> May 28, 2015 The story behind Toronto’s hidden artist retreat June 25, 2012A night out at Eglinton West and Oakwood Volume<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/549540b32f646f5e5b6c74edb6f9c024/tumblr_inline_nwwhwwtSvD1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> April 22, 2013Cultures Melting into Natures: a Review of Ja Natuurlijk (Yes Naturally) February 19, 2013A city of Continuously Regenerating CellsThe Pop Up City&nbsp; <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/1239529c477a7f8ed0bd124d58d9bfde/tumblr_inline_nwwhjjpE1r1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> May 24, 2013Paris Replaces Lawnmowers With Fleet Of Urban Sheep May 20, 2013Urban Nomad Spread DIY Inspiration Throughout Amsterdam May 6, 2013Farming The City: Food as a Tool for Today’s Urbanization February 28, 2013Make Your Tools Accessible to Those that Need Them at the Tool Library February 26, 2013Crowdsourced Urbanism: the Rise of Facebook Democracy? February 22, 2013Public Urinal Provides Locally Sourced Fertilizer for Urban Greenery February 12, 2013Bottom-Up Urbanism Works! An Update from the Livable City AwardsSpacing Atlantic&nbsp; <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/f3c37502d52d55e9299d24585d0ab07b/tumblr_inline_nwwi1rituc1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> November 22, 2012Moving the Morris House North July 4, 2012Halifax’s Bridge to Nowhere August 2, 2011Meet me in the middle/The middle of the townSpacing Montreal&nbsp; <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/e3af37938c4351e43241b1d05ea8c1e8/tumblr_inline_nwwkn3DDHv1r0mv9l_500.jpg" data-scale="36"> April 7, 2010How my Father Sees the Mile End February 25, 2010Natural Paths https://theurbangeographer.ca/Projects Sat, 19 May 2018 02:41:13 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Projects &nbsp; <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2669d01101adc0b1ccbebde8ba8bc61b84cb7ea9d1ac37550b1a4fc2d59f9276/plazaPOPS.png" data-mid="227588639" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2669d01101adc0b1ccbebde8ba8bc61b84cb7ea9d1ac37550b1a4fc2d59f9276/plazaPOPS.png" />&nbsp; 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&nbsp; <img width="360" height="360" width_o="360" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f6b3df3e497424d9c3b9f8d5754ff8efec6d352b930b89ad0de865d5e5110d3/tumblr_inline_nho5frTZjG1r0mv9l.jpg" data-mid="16634287" border="0" data-scale="29" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/360/i/7f6b3df3e497424d9c3b9f8d5754ff8efec6d352b930b89ad0de865d5e5110d3/tumblr_inline_nho5frTZjG1r0mv9l.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; https://theurbangeographer.ca/In-the-Media Sat, 19 May 2018 03:18:05 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/In-the-Media &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;IN THE MEDIA&nbsp; Check out the media coverage of All the Libraries Toronto on the project’s website. Spacing Magazine: 20 People we Love&nbsp;I was featured in Spacing Magazine’s list of “20 People we Love” as part of their 20th Anniversary issue in December, 2023. It was an honour to be included on a list featuring a wide range of artists, activists, planners, and organizers that have contributed so much to the city! <img width="2919" height="2546" width_o="2919" height_o="2546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12bda59e4e301eae5be789f95e6a7ecdacb9578adf05200d7422e73b8c1dc642/Spacing.png" data-mid="227589449" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12bda59e4e301eae5be789f95e6a7ecdacb9578adf05200d7422e73b8c1dc642/Spacing.png" /> blogTOWorking as an artist in Toronto for so many years has led to being featured on local news/culture/arts website blogTO on many occasions. Please enjoy this incomplete list of my appearances on blogTO! Barren Toronto parking lots have been transforming into inviting pop-up parks September 14, 2022The Toronto Islands just got a stunning new sandy white beach June 24, 2022People are trying to prevent Toronto’s iconic soap factory from being demolished June 13, 2022 Here are some of Toronto’s most ridiculous convenience store names March 22, 2022Someone created a map highlight all of Toronto’s gargoyles and grotesques January 25, 2022People from Toronto set up a sauna tent from Russia on Lake Ontario January 15, 2022Beloved Gardiner Expressway pillars torn down for new heart shaped Toronto park September 17, 2021More people are visiting Toronto Island this winter than ever before February 4, 2021A massive art installation about the COVID-19 pandemic has taken over Toronto billboards May 27, 2020Someone in Toronto made a social distancing machine to prove sidewalks are too narrow April 13, 2020Someone created a map of the subway cars closest to TTC station exits January 4, 2019Toronto artist pens love letter to public libraries January 20, 2015 Social Distance MachineWhen COVID-19 first hit Toronto, we were asked to keep 2 metres between each other, but there was hardly enough space on the sidewalks to do so. As part of the Toronto Public Space Committee, Bobby Gadda and I created the “Social Distancing Machine”, showcased via a humourous video to demonstrate the lack of space for pedestrians while advocating for the City to close streets to cars to facilitate physical distancing. Here are some local and international media highlights:New York Magazine - April 30, 2020 Mandatory Umbrella Use and Other Social-Distancing Hacks From Around the World Toronto Star - April 13, 2020 Can you keep your distance on Toronto sidewalks? This viral video shows that can be ‘literally impossible’ Globe and Mail Editorial - April 16, 2020 How can you stay six feet apart when the sidewalk isn’t even six feet wide? Daily Mail&nbsp; Artist wears coronavirus 'social distancing machine' on city streets to show how difficult it is to stay 6ft apart - with hilarious results Newsweek - April 15, 2020 Man Creates Social Distancing Machine Because Social Distance Isn't Hard Enough Daily Hive - April 13, 2020 Toronto man creates "Social Distance Machine" to show sidewalks are too narrow The Independant - April 23, 2020 Artist wears coronavirus ‘social distancing machine’ on city streets to show how difficult it is to stay 6ft apart blogTO - April 13, 2020 Someone in Toronto Made a Social Distancing Machine to Prove the Sidewalks are too Narrow Breakfast Television - April 14, 2020 Man wears ‘social distancing machine’ to show sidewalks are too narrow CP24 - April 13, 2020 Toronto man's 'social distancing machine' shows challenge pedestrians face navigating busy city streets Global News - April 13, 2020 Coronavirus: Man wears ‘social distancing machine’ to show Toronto sidewalks are ‘too narrow’ #KeepthePillarsTOIn an effort to save a beautiful remnant of the city’s concrete heritage, I started a petition to preserve the semi-circle of pillars leftover from the removal of the York Street off-ramp. Unsuccessful, I collaborated with Zoë Abrams to produce The Pillars Picnic, a multi-disciplinary music and arts fest set amongst the pillars. <img width="1438" height="806" width_o="1438" height_o="806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/748f3403cc04f7d73f09a11021a3ca2b57a75e62d60411541e80e2ac554ef31f/Screen-Shot-2018-12-13-at-5.41.40-PM.png" data-mid="30592156" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/748f3403cc04f7d73f09a11021a3ca2b57a75e62d60411541e80e2ac554ef31f/Screen-Shot-2018-12-13-at-5.41.40-PM.png" /> Now Magazine - May 29, 2019 Toronto’s music community is throwing a picnic in honour of these Gardiner pillars&nbsp; &nbsp; CBC Toronto - November 17, 2018 Why this man is fighting to save old highway pillars, aka Toronto's 'modern Stonehenge' 640 Radio - November 20, 2018 Toronto man is fighting to save accidental modern Stonehenge - Interview with Kelly Cutrara&nbsp; Subway Exit Maps Check out the maps here! Interview with Metro Morning - January 2019&nbsp; Someone Created a Map of the Subway Cars Closest to TTC Exits - blogTO Toronto man creates map of subway cars - Breakfast Televsion Airbnb'ing the City: Here and Now -&nbsp;February 2018 A Colourful History Toronto colouring book: Interview with Toronto Life - October 2017 This Toronto artist drew 100 of the city’s most important historical sites <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/1e645a737d593a2d3343be7bef597383/tumblr_inline_p8kt74XkVd1r0mv9l_500.png"> Interview on Here and Now - October 2017 Listen to the interview here. Metro Toronto - September 2017 Toronto artist sketching all 95 city heritage sites Segment on THIS ART WORKS August 2017 Mapping the 401 Metro Toronto -&nbsp;January 2017 Toronto artist attempts to make people see the beauty of Highway 401 Benjamin Brown Illustrated Map Globe and Mail -&nbsp;March 2016 Touring the Garment District Designs of architect Benjamin Brown Canadian Jewish News -&nbsp;March 2016 Toronto exhibit focuses on city’s first accredited Jewish architect Urban Toronto -&nbsp;March 2016 Heritage Toronto Honours Architect Benjamin Brown Jane’s Walk 2015 Metro Toronto -&nbsp;May 2015 Five of the most interesting Jane’s Walks to check out in TorontoTorontoist -&nbsp;May 2015 Your Guide to Jane’s Walk 2015Design Lines -&nbsp;May 2015 5 Jane’s Walks Touring Toronto’s In-Flux Landscapes&nbsp;Now Magazine -&nbsp;May 2015 5 Must-See Jane’s Walks Winter Biking Interview with&nbsp;Dandyhorse Magazine -&nbsp;December 2014<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/90e693b4fc62daad8b48bd8c6e8c4e26/tumblr_inline_nhtb5yVDYY1r0mv9l.jpg"> Geomancy Interview with Now Magazine -&nbsp;January 2015<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/df79699810e3b1456a670b4300889772/tumblr_inline_njn039sw5p1r0mv9l.jpg"> ON THE RADIO February 2015Monocle 24 Radio, The UrbanistI speak with Angela Shackel on the experience of taking the ferry to the Toronto Islands - a fantastic experience of watching the city recede into an electric mass, toward the wild forests and little villages of the Islands. January 2015CBC Radio One, Toronto, SparkI talk to host Nora Young about a phenomenon I’ve experienced amongst my friends: the rise of “digital peasantry”. Veronica Simmonds produced the piece and interviewed a close friend. Beyond the analogy, Veronica exposes the real physical labour associated with the production of technology. Listen here. August 2012News 95.7, Halifax, Maritime MorningInterview about the possibility of a 3rd harbour bridge in Halifax, and why this would lead to more congestion on the Halifax Peninsula. I propose that we think of “mobility” rather than public transit versus cars. Listen here. August 2011CIUT 88.1 FM, Halifax, HabitatInterview with Veronica Simmonds about my Fuller Lecture, where I explore why cities are natural, and how that shifts the conversation of environmentalism toward social justice.IN PHOTOS <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/b61ca85b1df824cde41161f6b85eca38/tumblr_inline_o5yp1nVWfG1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> Now Magazine spotted me at the Artist’s Newsstand at Chester Station on the 50th birthday of the Bloor-Danforth subway in March 2016. <img height="250" src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/be6b8d1a29d824e1a57c2775ec3b3184/tumblr_inline_nwzjllf5lA1r0mv9l_500.jpg" width="400" style="width: 400px; height: 250px;"> BlogTO captured a group of friends and I skating on Toronto Bay in winter 2015, a tradition that is getting popular again. Read more about wild skating on my blog. <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/0bbb4335f2bd131d4cbcb998036483f7/tumblr_inline_nhtba6X8JS1r0mv9l.jpg"> The Globe and Mail caught me deeply considering Toronto on a ferry trip across the Bay from the winter Island in 2014. https://theurbangeographer.ca/Exhibitions Sat, 19 May 2018 01:57:40 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Exhibitions SOLO EXHIBITIONS Mapping the Two Row (2018)Capacity 3 Gallery, Guelph Pen and Ink drawings, 20’ long installation A Colourful History Toronto (2017)Todmorden Mills - Paper Gallery Pen and Ink drawings, interactive map <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/b49771ebb311a273fb6ee22bcc9e6ae0/tumblr_inline_p8krw9Qb3h1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> All the Libraries Toronto (2015)Autumn GalleryPen and ink drawings <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/d5614b58efa53cee5e8b696582901c94/tumblr_inline_p8kryiPDZb1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> GROUP EXHIBITIONS Mapping the Two Row (2023)Guelph Museum, Guelph Pen and Ink drawings, 20’ long installation, as part of “Where Rivers Meet” exhibitionMake Yourself at Home (2020)Billboards around Toronto, Ontario Illustration, as part of “It’s All Right Now” exhibition by the Bentway <img width="1792" height="1190" width_o="1792" height_o="1190" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/131f13dd69bea724d56b785720d9193231cf785968d3bb2aee772c482faa4980/Its-All-Right-Now.png" data-mid="227593033" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/131f13dd69bea724d56b785720d9193231cf785968d3bb2aee772c482faa4980/Its-All-Right-Now.png" /> Building Toronto: Stories of the St Lawrence Neighbourhood (2017)The Market Gallery, TorontoPen and Ink drawings <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/7da9f70ce858f3c4d0ddcc5fc5d5e879/tumblr_inline_p8krd6jNTL1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> Analog Street View (2017)307 Queens Quay West, Toronto Pen and Ink, markers, 100’ of paper. Part of Desire Lines, the culmintation of Art Spin’s 2017 season at 291 Lakeshore Boulevard East, a warehouse/condo showroom on Toronto’s waterfront. Future Fortune Exchange (2016)Ontario Place, Toronto Performance, mixed media, digital printsPart of in/future, the multi-media art festival at Ontario Place.Care Bear Super Posi Dance Party (2015)Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Interactive performance, mixed media installationPart of First Thursdays/ Long Winter, the multi-media art events at the AGO. The Sandy Forest (2015)Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island Mixed-media (etch-a-sketch, digital print)Part of EXVEE, the exhibition and 15th anniversary celebration of Artscape Gibraltar Point https://theurbangeographer.ca/SHORT-FILMS Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:15:21 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/SHORT-FILMS SHORT FILMS I recently learnt how to use video editing software! Enjoy this selection of short films, with more content on the way. Ice Island (December 2020)A music video I created for Bobby Gadda featuring short, mesmerizing ice videos I shot on Toronto Island between 2014 and 2020. Dismantling Stubborn Structures (December 2020)When it comes to encampments and their residents, the City of Toronto and its politicians are saying one thing, but doing another. This short doc made with Alykhan Pabani exposes what we and others in the Encampment Support Network have been documenting on the ground, including interviews with residents and footage from encampment clearings. COVIDFASHION (July 2020) COVIDFASHION is an interactive documentary and pageant exploring the city and the future of fashion in the new COVID world, as part of InterAccess’ Vector Festival. Hosted by Ayodele Hudlin and featuring Toronto-based designers Renika Hall, Lana Kuidir, and Diseiye Thompson, the documentary was a collaboration with&nbsp;Ayodele Hudlin, Natalie Logan and Julie Reich (who created original music). Social Distancing Machine (April 2020)Created on behalf of the Toronto Public Space Committe in collaboration with Bobby Gadda, our Social Distancing Machine demonstrated why Toronto needed to close major streets like Yonge during the first wave of COVID-19. https://theurbangeographer.ca/Talks Sat, 19 May 2018 02:05:50 +0000 The Urban Geographer https://theurbangeographer.ca/Talks TALKS and PANELS A River is a Public Space September 4, 2022As part of Don River Radio Don River Radio returns for the fall with a conversation between host Dylan Gauthier and Daniel Rotsztain about the latter's civic and socially engaged art practice as "The Urban Geographer," maps, visual arts as activism, and remaking our expectations for the built environment.You can listen to the episode&nbsp;here! Beyond Bricks and Mortar: How to Preserve our Venues December 7, 2021Wavelength panelModerated by Daniel Rotsztain, featuring Rosina Kazi (artist &amp; organizer, LAL &amp; Unit 2 Community Space) Sara Gwendolyn Ross (author, Law &amp; Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City), and Alok Sharma (City of Toronto) You can watch the panel here! Private Spaces, Public Realms November 26, 2021As part of the Together Apart ConferenceModerated by Daniel Rotsztain, featuring Ariel Stagni (Toronto Skateboarding Committee), Layne Hinton (Art Spin), and Melissa&nbsp;Daly-Buajitti Moving through Space May 3, 2020Jane’s Walk Toronto panel Moderated by Nadia Galati (PROCESS), featuring Candice Leung (8-80 Cities, TTC Riders), Phillliz Goh, and Mikael Coleville-Anderson (Copenhagenize) Supporting retail affordability with public spaces March 28, 2019Toronto Public Library - On Civil Society Speaker Series&nbsp; plazaPOPS: supporting strip mall retail with social infrastructure April 6, 2019Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Dissapearing Main Streets Symposium Co-presented with Brendan Stewart, this talk explored the history and form of Toronto’s inner suburban retail, its urban planning context, the crisis of affordability in a&nbsp; context of change and plazaPOPS, our pilot project to support retail affordability with social infastructure. You can watch the talk here.&nbsp; Art as City Building&nbsp; March 8, 2018 and February 7, 2019City Studies Workshop, University of Toronto ScarboroughInvited as a guest lecture for Zahra Ebrahim’s City Studies Workshop, I shared some past projects while speaking about how art can shape the way we see, understand, and relate to cities, informing the broader city building conversation. A City Continuously SubdividedJuly 23, 2017Art Spin Shoreline SpeakersSeriesAs part of Art Spin’s Shoreline Speakers Series, my talk explored Toronto’s permanent state of amnesia, land speculation, harbingers of memory, the instability of physical geography and my Art Spin Roving Residency project, Analog Street View.<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/08f03cd015715b6d8698614a0e1b7523/tumblr_inline_oxauwowFEQ1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> Mapping TorontoSeptember 22, 2016Panel at the Toronto Reference LibraryAs a complement to the Reference Library’s autumn 2016 exhibit, the Art of Cartography, I participated in a panel discussion along with Marlena Zuber and Flavio Trevisan, moderated by Shawn Micallef. The panel explored our work and the peculiar nature of doing cartography in Toronto, the unknown city.<img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/8edfe7b1bcf08ff314d5dadfe73de85c/tumblr_inline_otglx75dot1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> Memory and ArchitectureMarch 21, 2016Koffler Gallery Salon Series, Artscape Youngplace, TorontoAs a guest at the Koffler Salon Series, I spoke about my experience illustrating many of Benjamin Brown’s most notable buildings in Toronto, along with a giant wall map to accompany an exhibit of his work at the Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond. Listen to the talk here (47:40 - 102:20) <img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/98da3dcb4dd8ac818f788744e841ff57/tumblr_inline_otglxmgRGT1r0mv9l_500.jpg"> On CapersMay 11, 2015Trampoline Hall, The Garrison, TorontoI explore my past through the lense of my pickiness - as a child, I wouldn’t eat anything I didn’t trust. And what’s less trust worthy than Capers? Nobody even knows what they are! A humorous account of my childhood and how one thing can be two things. There’s a here, hereSeptember 21, 2015Scarborough Arts: Poetry Came in Search of Me, the Bluffs Gallery, ScarboroughAs part of the opening of Scarborough Arts’ autumn exhibit launch event and open mic, I spoke about finding meaning in the suburban landscape of Scarborough, and how underlying ecologies effect our psyches. All the Libraries TorontoApril 9, 2015Nerd Nite Toronto, TRANZACMy first presentation of my journey to visit and illustrate all 100 branches (and two bookmobiles) of the Toronto Public Library. Made a nifty power point presentation to go along with it. Carolinia, Toronto’s Bioregion June, 2013Urban Ecologies Conference, OCADu, TorontoAttended by academics, artists, planners, arborists and architects, the Urban Ecologies Conference brought together leaders in the field of city building who acknowledge that cities are organism, and sustainability must start from that point. I presented my research on Carolinia, Toronto’s Bioregion, arguing that a bioregional approach would emphasize ecology in Toronto’s identity. The Nature of Things: Everything is EverythingAugust, 2011Fuller Terrace Lectures Series, Halifax As part of this backyard lecture series, I delivered a talk called Everything is Everything. Based on research I had done for my thesis, the talk was my first artistic departure from academia. I explore this history of the concept of nature, how cities are natural, and how that shifts the conversation of environmentalism toward social justice. Watch it here, and see the animated GIFs here.