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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 5h

Five visions have been unveiled in the design competition for the transformation of the parking lot in Liberty Village into a new city park. View the designs by CCxA / gh3, Daoust Lestage, Hapa Collaborative / MJMA, Nippaysage and Saucier + Perrotte, and PMA / Henning Larsen at tinyurl.com/2zuvcbwe

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our “Urban Design and Architecture Week” continues … with a workshop with City staff and the members of our Design Review Panel … and a walking tour with the Society of South Asian Architects.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Celebrating World Architecture Day by kicking off our first “Urban Design and Architecture Week” for City staff … bringing together staff working in design roles and design professions across multiple City Divisions to talk about the importance of design in public buildings and spaces.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Continuing the tradition of ULI’s annual “Chief Planner Tour de Toronto” … this year’s ride was from Weston to Midtown.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Toronto Buildings has expanded its Pre-Approved Building Plans Program with two new fourplex & two new sixplex designs prepared by the local firm LGA Architectural Partners. You can download renderings, presentation drawings & permitting sets for free from the City’s website at tinyurl.com/3xeenbjy

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Canadian Architect @canadianarchitect.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join the HBSA on a walking tour with architectural enthusiast and drag queen extraordinaire, Irma Girdle. Tours come with comedy, candid commentary and fun facts, but also a pub stop. Post-Modernism in Hamilton, amongst other topics, will be covered during the tour. Find out more:

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MOD HAMILTON Walking Tour with Irma Girdle!

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who took the time to meet up with me during my wander through Poland and the Baltics … Igor and Gillian (Warsaw), Artis (Riga), Andrė and Sabina (Vilnius), Kristi, Andro, Mathias, Pasi, Eugen, Aleksi and others (Tallinn) and TJ, Ethan and others (Wroclaw).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great views from the front porch though! 😀

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not something I have seen before. Instead of building the new on top of the old … putting the old on top of the new. Traditional wood frame home that was previously on the site, reconstructed at the top of a new low-rise building (in Riga, Latvia).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Are we going to start seeing more Canada-Europe exchange and collaboration on urban issues? Toronto sharing the stage with Vilnius, Kiev, Rotterdam and The Hague at Placemaking Week Europe 2026 (Wrocław, Poland).

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Dorian Moore, FAIA @dorianmoore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The neighborhood pub. Sometimes raucous, sometimes contemplative, sometimes both. From debates to trivia nights, it can be a true third place, just like cafés, offering community beyond home and work. I’ve witnessed this in numerous pubs in the UK. A vital piece of urban life.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The neon lights of Katowice (Poland).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The second longest building in Europe. The 860 metre Falowiec building on the outskirts of Gdansk.

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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · 19/09/2026

New favorite form of multimodal transport.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

… and a more contemporary approach at Granary Island in the Old Town of Gdansk.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A brief moment of zen for your timeline … the boat train on the Elbląg Canal in Poland.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One thing we can never do enough is celebrate our heroes while they’re still with us. Today’s the 90th birthday of the great urbanist Jan Gehl, who started as a hero to me and became a mentor & friend. I’m proud to have been asked to contribute to his celebration messages today. Happy birthday, Jan.

One of many times I’ve gotten the chance to spend time with Jan Gehl, talking as much about life as about cities and urbanism. He’s one of the greatest urbanists who’ve ever lived, but he’s also a kind man and a gracious friend. #UrbanistShoutOut

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A fascinating streetscape. This is Elbląg (Poland) where post-war reconstruction of its Old Town didn’t really begin until the late 1970s. It was inspired by the historical architecture, and built on the original street grid and building footprints, but with a very distinctive post-modernist style.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A post that is pretty much just for @tomflood.bsky.social. Walking the streets of Elbląg, Poland today, and the streets are lined with dozens of these amazing banners on all the light poles.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don’t think he is structural!

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tony Soprano statue by artist Donatas Jankauskas in Vilnius, Lithuania (no … I don’t know why).

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John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A very persuasive metric of a healthy society.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dzintari Forest Park in Jūrmala, Latvia … with an 11-storey observation tower designed by architect ARHIS.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If your city is going to have a big building boom during one architectural period, the Art Nouveau period is a good choice. This is Riga.

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 12/09/2026

🚶‍♀️🚴 New research from Ireland's National Transport Authority confirms how active travel infrastructure is an investment that pays for itself many times over, benefiting people, the environment and the economy. read more about it here: buff.ly/tRlpIc0

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For a bit different kind of weekend inspiration, please share a picture of what you consider to be the best piece of ARCHITECTURE in your city, however you choose to define architecture. Bonus points for less-then-obvious choices, and for explaining your answer.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The bike/pedestrian bridge was commissioned through a design competition and the result was this beauty by PART Architects.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I did. Is it new? It felt a bit haphazard, but it beats the underground passage!

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was just taking took pictures of these yesterday (I’m in Riga).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A small town with some impressive cycling infrastructure … biking around Tartu, Estonia.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A rare glimpse inside the now-abandoned Tallinna Linnahall in Tallinn, Estonia (for the architecture biennale).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Took the same pictures yesterday!

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“The mark of a great city is in how it treats its ordinary spaces, not its special ones” (Aaron Renn). Under a bridge and along a highway embankment in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Laisvės Avenue in Kaunas, Lithuania … a pedestrian street lined with an amazing collection of inter-war era modernist buildings.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“Freedom” by Italian artist Millo opposite the Halė Market (Vilnius, Lithuania).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“Contemporary Ladies” by Linas Kaziulionis (Kaunas, Lithuania).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“The Wise Old Man" by Žygimantas Amelynas and Tadas Šimkus (Kaunas, Lithuania).

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Postmodernism isn’t usually my favourite architectural style, but when it’s built like this … wow! This is the University of Warsaw Library by architect Marek Budzyński.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Before and after. The newly completed transformation of Zgoda Street in Warsaw (designed by Architektura Krajobrazu).

A city street scene featuring a mix of modern and older buildings, a sunny sky, and outdoor seating at a café. Several parked cars and a pedestrian are visible, along with a few trees lining the street.

A pedestrian street lined with trees and buildings, featuring several people walking. The sky is blue with few clouds, and there are shops and outdoor seating visible in the background.

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Paul Kulig @paulkuligto.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Extension of the West Toronto Railpath south of Dundas is finally taking shape. This ramp will connect to a bridge to Sorauren Park across the tracks.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“Where Walls Meet Sky" contemporary art exhibition inside the fire-damaged ruins of St. Anne's Anglican Church. Curated by Art Spin.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I’d join that (unless it was for 7 am breakfast meetings!)

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When most people think of “heritage” buildings they think of buildings from the 19th or early 20th centuries. But Canadian cities have some amazing modern buildings, too. The 1955 St. Peter's Estonian church and 1963 Nielsen building are two of Toronto’s most recently-designated heritage buildings.

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