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  • "The novelty of extremely slender structures is wearing off" say commenters

    Readers are debating Herzog & de Meuron and Quadrangle's plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More

    Karen Anderson | 9 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development "was not dealing with the urgent topics of today" says Ben van Berkel

    The Sidewalk Toronto smart city was scuppered by a combination of local opposition, excessive secrecy and the prioritisation of profit and technology over sustainability and community, according to architect Ben van Berkel. More

    Marcus Fairs | 15 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "The pandemic is a handy excuse" to scrap Sidewalk Labs' smart city in Toronto say commenters

    Readers are debating why the Alphabet subsidiary's plans for a waterfront smart city were abandoned and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More

    Karen Anderson | 12 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto smart city during pandemic

    Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto amid "unprecedented economic uncertainty" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 7 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs advances plans for Toronto smart city

    Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs is moving forward with its ambition to create a smart neighbourhood in Toronto, after addressing a number of "critical issues" in its initial scheme. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 1 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs reveals masterplan for Sidewalk Toronto neighbourhood

    Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has outlined its Toronto Tomorrow masterplan to turn a parcel of the city's waterfront into the "neighbourhood of the future". More

    Eleanor Gibson | 28 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto

    A "raincoat" designed by architecture studio Partisans to protect pavements in harsh weather is among a series of prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its smart city in Toronto. More

    Bridget Cogley | 11 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Snøhetta and Heatherwick Studio unveil designs for Sidewalk Labs' Toronto neighbourhood

    Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has tapped Thomas Heatherwick's studio and architecture firm Snøhetta to develop proposals for the smart, mass-timber city that the company is developing on Toronto's waterfront. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 19 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs Toronto offices occupy fishery renovated by Lebel & Bouliane

    A black geometric volume evocative of a ship defines these spacious offices for Sidewalk Labs in Toronto, where the Google-owned company is planning an ambitious "future city" neighbourhood. More

    Bridget Cogley | 7 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Sidewalk Labs unveils design for neighbourhood in Toronto "future city"

    Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is proposing "unprecedentedly" tall timber buildings, sprawling public spaces, and heated pavements to melt snow, for the first neighbourhood in its major development on Toronto's waterfront. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 15 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • "It takes 40 or 50 years to update an industrial landscape. We want to speed that up," says Sidewalk Labs urban planner

    After disrupting our online activities, Google's parent company now wants to disrupt how cities work. Dezeen spoke to Rohit Aggarwala, head of urban systems at Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, as it gears up to redevelop a major chunk of Toronto. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 4 June 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to create high-tech "future city" on Toronto waterfront

    Google's parent company Alphabet has revealed plans to build a new district along the eastern waterfront of Toronto, which will use cutting-edge technology to pioneer a model for future urban developments. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 19 October 2017 | Leave a comment

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Tom Kundig designs Truckee home with metal "treehouse" for Faulkner Architects founder

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Studio Other Spaces creates colourful conical glass pavilion for Californian winery

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