Here is our weekly review rounding up the best stories and ideas in public space to start out the New Year. This past week we discover what Los Angeles could have been, how best to preserve Toronto’s historical sites and reinventing the urban street in Philadelphia.
- Never Built: Los Angeles
- An upcoming exhibit, “Never Built: Los Angeles”, on what LA could have been if bold, people-centred development plans had been passed. (Via Atlantic Cities)
- Hybrid Architecture in Toronto
- Striking the balance between heritage conservation and an increased demand for density in the City of Toronto with a look at the opportunities and obstacles in restoring heritage buildings. (Via The Toronto Star)
- Crafting Corridors: Reinventing the Urban Street
- Storefront for Urban Innovation in Philadelphia is hosting a workshop on how to make over Main Street – with an emphasis on transforming commercial corridors into vibrant user-friendly space. Definitely something we will be following. (Via Next City)
Photo by Steve Davidson from Flickr (cc)
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