Alex Bozikovic
@alexbozikovic.bsky.social
Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, University of Toronto Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids.
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“A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself must change.” I write about the Gardiner Museum’s refresh: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
The Gardiner Museum’s $15.5-million renovation prioritizes warmth and Indigenous art
Two decades after the ceramics museum’s last transformation, spatial and curatorial changes breathe new life into the building
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself must change.” I write about the Gardiner Museum’s refresh: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Architecture "patterns" from NSW Australia: apartment buildings up to 49 units, far larger than the Canadian equivalent. www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
Pattern designs | Planning
The NSW Housing Pattern book contains designs for low- and mid-rise housing developments, including semi-detached homes, terraces, row and manor homes.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Architecture "patterns" from NSW Australia: apartment buildings up to 49 units, far larger than the Canadian equivalent. www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
“A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself must change.” I write about the Gardiner Museum’s refresh: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
The Gardiner Museum’s $15.5-million renovation prioritizes warmth and Indigenous art
Two decades after the ceramics museum’s last transformation, spatial and curatorial changes breathe new life into the building
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself must change.” I write about the Gardiner Museum’s refresh: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Reposted by Alex Bozikovic
Wang Fuk Court must surely be the end of bamboo scaffolding on housing. Flexi 2 HOS blocks intrinsically safe – only 8 flats/floor – but the scaffolding is like wrapping them in a ‘temporary Grenfell’! Big questions for HKSAR Buildings Dept. to answer (esp. with other live cases - eg Sui Wo Court)
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wang Fuk Court must surely be the end of bamboo scaffolding on housing. Flexi 2 HOS blocks intrinsically safe – only 8 flats/floor – but the scaffolding is like wrapping them in a ‘temporary Grenfell’! Big questions for HKSAR Buildings Dept. to answer (esp. with other live cases - eg Sui Wo Court)
Even his architect thinks this is heinous.
One person should not have unchecked power over the built environment, any more than any other aspect of culture or society
One person should not have unchecked power over the built environment, any more than any other aspect of culture or society
Exclusive: President Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic.
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Even his architect thinks this is heinous.
One person should not have unchecked power over the built environment, any more than any other aspect of culture or society
One person should not have unchecked power over the built environment, any more than any other aspect of culture or society
Your high-quality public building is way over budget? Amateur stuff. In Toronto we make bad public buildings that are way over budget.
I like how the City of Vancouver’s response to the new PNE Amphitheatre being triple the original budget is to say “WORLD CLASS” like the phrase is a magical amulet that excuses any sins
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Your high-quality public building is way over budget? Amateur stuff. In Toronto we make bad public buildings that are way over budget.
. @katewagner.wehwalt.net "These projects, no matter how lovely or sophisticated, are tainted work." www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...
New David Adjaye-Built Museums Beg the Question: What Happened to #MeToo?
His latest buildings are the Studio Museum, Princeton University Museum of Art, and Musuem of West African Art.
www.artnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
. @katewagner.wehwalt.net "These projects, no matter how lovely or sophisticated, are tainted work." www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...
Catching up on the Adjaye press. Justin Davidson: "Buildings that should be inviting but aren’t, the architectural equivalent of a bouncer’s deadpan 'Can I help you?'" www.curbed.com/article/stud...
The Reopened Studio Museum’s Chilly Elegance
In two museum projects, David Adjaye returns post-scandal with his characteristic, neo-brutalist swagger.
www.curbed.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Catching up on the Adjaye press. Justin Davidson: "Buildings that should be inviting but aren’t, the architectural equivalent of a bouncer’s deadpan 'Can I help you?'" www.curbed.com/article/stud...
COBE’s Cherry House, from a distance and inside the courtyard at dusk
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
COBE’s Cherry House, from a distance and inside the courtyard at dusk
The transformation is extraordinary.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The transformation is extraordinary.
Glass wall on an urban ground floor, particularly south-facing, is a bad idea.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Glass wall on an urban ground floor, particularly south-facing, is a bad idea.
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Toronto deliberately killed apartment construction in the early 1970s, after a generation-long building boom.
Almost all of that housing was built by “the market.”
Almost all of that housing was built by “the market.”
Charting number of rental units in apartment buildings in Toronto by year of construction
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
(This is a quick update to a similar chart I made ~2.5 years ago)
#toronto #housing #dataviz #NationalHousingDay
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Toronto deliberately killed apartment construction in the early 1970s, after a generation-long building boom.
Almost all of that housing was built by “the market.”
Almost all of that housing was built by “the market.”
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
Toronto's planning culture is so broken. Every argument here is backwards. www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
Toronto community rallies to protect beloved Lawrence Plaza from redevelopment plans: ‘They become like your family’
Plans for Lawrence Plaza’s demolition and redevelopment were unveiled last year. “We recognize the plaza’s significance, and community engagement remains a priority,” the developer says.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Toronto's planning culture is so broken. Every argument here is backwards. www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
Last night at U of T, Alfredo Caraballo explaining Allies & Morrison’s position on tall buildings. Varied components don’t just break down the scale up close, but also provide different views from different directions, so that the tower has a different presence across the broader landscape.
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Last night at U of T, Alfredo Caraballo explaining Allies & Morrison’s position on tall buildings. Varied components don’t just break down the scale up close, but also provide different views from different directions, so that the tower has a different presence across the broader landscape.
Reposted by Alex Bozikovic
On Trump‘s extreme makeover of the White House: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Trump’s ballroom turns the People’s House into a monster home
The President has always understood the symbolic power of architecture, and is rewriting the story of the White House
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On Trump‘s extreme makeover of the White House: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
On Trump‘s extreme makeover of the White House: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Trump’s ballroom turns the People’s House into a monster home
The President has always understood the symbolic power of architecture, and is rewriting the story of the White House
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On Trump‘s extreme makeover of the White House: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
What a ride. This piece, about AI-powered scamming in journalism, is crucial.
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves.” Stories at four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, were removed after an investigation by The Local. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What a ride. This piece, about AI-powered scamming in journalism, is crucial.
Public policy has aggressively favoured suburbanization for 100 years. Still, today, central cities are expensive. What does that say?
Right, this is true, but the OVERWHELMING evidence of the past 100 years of American life is that vastly more people want space and a car than a smaller unit and a car-free lifestyle. This is mostly why the suburban share of US population has grown relentlessly for the entire 20th and 21st century
Some people put a premium on space in my experience, others put a premium on not having to have a car and not being isolated out in the suburbs
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Public policy has aggressively favoured suburbanization for 100 years. Still, today, central cities are expensive. What does that say?
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alright folks - you have until midnight pacific time on 11/16 to snag my book, Building For People, for 50% off. grab an extra for your favorite mayor, council member, or legislator!
and not just mine - numerous other
@islandpress.bsky.social books are on sale.
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and not just mine - numerous other
@islandpress.bsky.social books are on sale.
islandpress.org/books/buildi...
Building for People
islandpress.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
alright folks - you have until midnight pacific time on 11/16 to snag my book, Building For People, for 50% off. grab an extra for your favorite mayor, council member, or legislator!
and not just mine - numerous other
@islandpress.bsky.social books are on sale.
islandpress.org/books/buildi...
and not just mine - numerous other
@islandpress.bsky.social books are on sale.
islandpress.org/books/buildi...
Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
Phyllis Lambert, still posting.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Phyllis Lambert, still posting.