Laura Taylor and Douglas Young to speak on the cultural landscapes of North York’s modernist high-rises on November 3 2011

Laura Taylor (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University) and Douglas Young (Professor, Department of Social Science, York University) will speak on“Suburbia: Heritage of the Everyday. Cultural landscapes of North York’s Modernist high-rises” at the 2011 North York Modernist Architecture Forum, presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel in partnership with the City Institute at […]

Roger Keil to speak on infrastructure challenges in York Region on October 4

Roger Keil is scheduled to speak at “Infrastructure, Growth and the Shape of the Suburbs; York Region’s Infrastructure Challenges in the Next 20 Years” on Tuesday, October 4. This speaker series and panel discussion is hosted by Sustainable Vaughan, the Vaughan Citizennewspaper, and Human Endeavor. Other speakers at the event include Eric Miller (Director, Cities Centre), ack Taylor […]

John Warkentin Nominated for 2011 Heritage Toronto Award

Congratulations to John Warkentin (Geography) on being nominated for a 2011 Heritage Toronto Award! John Warkentin's book "Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto" was nominated in the book category for the annual Heritage Toronto Awards. The book was published in 2010 by Becker and Associates and the City Institute at York University. […]

Roger Keil contributes to recent report on Urban Challenges and Prospects

September 2011 - Roger Keil contributed to a recent report on Urban Challenges and Prospects published by the University of Toronto's Cities Centre in advance of the Ontario election. View the full report, and view Roger Keil's comments.

CITYTALKS: Eliot Tretter - "Branding Austin 'Live Music Capital of the World.'"

Eliot Tretter (University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geography and the Environment) will be presenting “Branding Austin ‘Live Music Capital of the World’” as part of CITYTALKS. The presentation will be held Friday, September 30th from 12:30-2:00pm in HNES room 141. Everyone is welcome.           Eliot Tretter (University of Texas at Austin, Department […]

Upcoming CITY/CCGES Event: "Intrinsic Logic - Global Times: New Global Cities"

On September 22, the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES), the Goethe-Institut and the City Institute at York University (CITY) will jointly present "Intrinsic Logic - Global Times: New Global Cities", part of the series The Future of Cities. The presentation and panel begin at 6:00 pm in the Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond […]

The City Institute welcomes new visiting scholars

Several new visiting faculty members and students will be with us during the fall. Dr. Wolfgang Andexlinger is from the Institute for Urban Design and Spatial Planning at the University Innsbruck in Austria. He has already been here briefly earlier this summer, but will be joining us this week for the fall semester. PhD Candidate […]

September 23rd City Seminar: "The Intrinsic Logic of Cities: Towards a New Theory on Urbanism"

The Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) and the City Institute at York University (CITY) jointly present the City Seminar: an interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present. The first City Seminar of the 2011/2012 year, titled "The Intrinsic Logic of Cities: Towards a New Theory on Urbanism", […]

Robert McDermid speaks to Inside Toronto about pre-election funding announcements

Robert McDermid was featured in an Inside Toronto article about pre-election funding announcements. His comments were also featured in Yfile.