Reposted by Allan TeramuraAriel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 30/07/2026You don’t have to force me onto a bike … 29812
Reposted by Allan TeramuraThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/07/2026One more lane, bro. Just one more lane and traffic will be fixed forever. 1425435
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Tactical #urbanism experiment in #OttCity consisting of an elaborate and baffling array of crates, signs, ropes, and barriers where a few loose tables and chairs would do. Seems to be actively repelling people on Sunday afternoon. This taxpayer would support a staff trip to #Montreal. 151
Reposted by Allan TeramuraBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026WATCH: The BEST public art is MORE than just art — it’s functional too. This really smart integrated art in a recent project in central OSLO draws you in, supports both place-making and way-finding, and reveals all the mid-block nooks and crannies that you might NEVER know about without that art! 815840
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The iconic Kikkoman shoyu bottle was designed by Kenji Ekuan, who also contributed to the design of Tokyo's Nagakin Capsule Tower. #design #metabolism Behind it is an angry racist politician attempting to attack China. 040
Reposted by Allan TeramuraAllan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This will be an interminable project. Not only will Mark Carney not live in 24 Sussex's replacement, neither will his successor. Whoever it is may not even be in politics yet, so they might as well get started. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caState of 24 Sussex 'an embarrassment,' says Carney | CBC NewsThe state of 24 Sussex Drive is "an embarrassment," says Prime Minister Mark Carney, who suggested he wants a decision made about the future of the derelict residence meant for Canada's prime minister... 001
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This will be an interminable project. Not only will Mark Carney not live in 24 Sussex's replacement, neither will his successor. Whoever it is may not even be in politics yet, so they might as well get started. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caState of 24 Sussex 'an embarrassment,' says Carney | CBC NewsThe state of 24 Sussex Drive is "an embarrassment," says Prime Minister Mark Carney, who suggested he wants a decision made about the future of the derelict residence meant for Canada's prime minister... 001
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Full compliance with codes, standards, and applicable regulations. What else do you need? 000
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Carleton Martello Tower progress, with concrete spolia recovered from the WW2 structure starting to go in. The contrast with the new GFRC panels will help tell the story of this unusual site. #heritage #WW2 #saintjohn 021
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Claudia Neri, who designed our firm's website and graphic identity, in conversation about women in Italian graphic design - tinyurl.com/5482rnyh #womenindesign #graphicdesign www.teikna.comtinyurl.comDesign As Identity: Milan-based Art Director Claudia Neri in Conversation with Design Writer Pamela Young @ the opening of the exhibition PINK.DESIGN AS IDENTITY Milan-based Art Director Claudia Neri in Conversation with Design Writer Pamela Young EXHIBITION OPENING PINK Women in Italian Graphic Design. From the Origins to the Present Thursd... 010
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Taking this news as an excuse to re-post a now 10-year-old sketch of York St as a pedestrian precinct. Thought at the time 2017 celebrations would justify a legacy project and pitched this to various councillors. Instead we got the baffling shipping containers. tinyurl.com/35rrjam4 #urbanism 030
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Work well under way on the interior masonry of the Carleton Martello Tower, as the forest of shoring posts start to be removed. #heritage #saintjohn 120
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The AIA’s appeasement campaign under Trump 1.0 made me wonder just how MAGA the profession is in the US, or if it’s just that organization’s leadership. Hope they’re not still employing that strategy but if they are it’s clearly not working for students: www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...dezeen.comArchitecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USAStudents in the USA will receive lower loans under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill as architecture will not be considered a professional degree. 020
Reposted by Allan TeramuraPeter Coffinman @petercoffman.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Not an original idea, but I used ‘Moving Surfaces’ to frame the Aberdeen Pavillion for the ‘Lansdowne’ photo in Andrew Waldron’s architectural guidebook, ‘Exploring the Capital’. The piece does act as a visual and imaginative anchor for the place. 074
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 31/10/2025@bsky.app A few images of Lansdowne 1.0 as depicted by OSEG 15 years ago, and approved by Council. The promised public space was not provided, but is instead large format commercial space. #Ottawa 5206
Reposted by Allan TeramuraAriel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 24/10/2025I am thrilled to introduce Isabel Teramura to the Somerset Ward team as a policy and planning assistant. Isabel has a Master’s degree in Geography, Planning and Environment and specializes in housing policy. 1191
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Early mural by my 1st year studio prof Winston Leathers now turning into a ghost sign, posing a #conservation question: let it fade away like many others around it or restore its original 70s pop intensity? #modern #heritage 051
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 03/10/2025We are constantly told streets are designed for cars. While this may be true of areas built after WW2, it's obviously not true of central areas which were planned well before their invention. Easy to forget that downtown streets were optimized for walking, riding #bikes and public #transit #Ottawa 240
Reposted by Allan TeramuraRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Jesus Christ. A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons. You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know. 6553400807
Reposted by Allan TeramuraGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2025A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942. 5044209712551
Reposted by Allan TeramuraSasha Darling PHD, MD, DSL @sashadarling.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I made a gingerbread panopticon 384258184499
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 22/12/2024It was disappointing to learn, after watching Conclave, that IRL the Cardinals' apartments in the Vatican were not actually designed by 1930s Marcello Piacentini on acid. #movies #architecture 000
Reposted by Allan TeramuraCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I called out the Conservative leader who lives in a 19-room mansion at Stornoway for being a sock puppet for Donald Trump. Predatory and pusillanimous. Selling out our country to the likes of Donald Trump. Not on my watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4bd...youtube.comCharlie Angus Calls Out Poilievre as Trump PuppetYouTube video by Charlie Angus 35347120
Reposted by Allan TeramuraProPublica @propublica.org · 02/12/2024The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. By @abrahm.bsky.socialpropub.liThe Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their HomesThe complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. 251049376
Reposted by Allan TeramuraJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024The reviews are in. The professional associations representing Ontario’s engineers tinyurl.com/5n6tuxv5 urban planners tinyurl.com/ytj3xuc2 and traffic engineers tinyurl.com/276hzzxd have all come out opposed to Ontario’s proposed law to override local governments and rip out local bike lanes. 821647
Reposted by Allan TeramuraBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/11/2024You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful. 161130264
Reposted by Allan TeramuraTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Toronto showed up tonight and put Ford and his government on notice. This is just the beginning. 331190232
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 29/11/202414 hours in an ER waiting room gave me some time to think about Doug Ford’s tax refund and also his plans for bike lanes: #urbanism #ONpoli ottawacitizen.com/opinion/otta...ottawacitizen.comTeramura: How an Ottawa cyclist ended up in the ER, thinking about Doug FordOntario is sending cheques to us when it can’t adequately provide primary care, ER services or addiction treatment to those in need. 34120
Allan Teramura @ateramura.bsky.social · 24/11/2024An accurate, validating, and utterly depressing article by @alexbozikovic.bsky.social A must-read for anyone wondering why the modern built environment in Canada looks the way it does. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e94a79c...theglobeandmail.comThe problem with public architecture in CanadaWhat explains this bland brand of badness? The central answer is hidden in the weeds of public policy: design procurement. Our governments do not care about design, and their practices make that clear 1133
