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First CITYTALK of the year on "The Speculative Transformation of the City"

First CITYTALK of the year on "The Speculative Transformation of the City"

Laura Calbeti Elias is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Metropolitan Studies in Berlin and an Assistant Professor at the Department for Urban Design & Development at the Technical University of Berlin. On Nov. 7, she will talk about her research which focuses on the  financialisation of housing as it relates to changing patterns […]

CUI looks at the planning moments that have shaped Toronto

CUI looks at the planning moments that have shaped Toronto

On Friday November 8, World Planning Day, the Canadian Urban Institute and the City Institute present Make No Small Plans, a look at some of the decisions that have changed the face of Toronto. John Fox, a partner at Robins, Appleby and Taub, will be chair an expert panel that includes Brian Denney (CEO of the Toronto and Region […]

Between Raid and Rebellion Book Launch on November 5

Between Raid and Rebellion Book Launch on November 5

 The CITY Institute's William Jenkins launches his new book, Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867-1916, at Massey College on November 5. The book, published by McGill-Queen's University Press, compares immigration from Ulster to Toronto and Munster to Buffalo and the Irish experience in the context of "a loyal dominion within Britain's empire […]