Category: Projects
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Announcing Stewart & Witton 150
I’m excited to announce a new project celebrating Canadian architecture, and Stewart & Witton’s sesquicentennial: Stewart & Witton 150. The year 2021 marks the 150th birthdays of Hamilton design duo Stewart & Witton. Both born in 1871, Walter Wilson Stewart and William Palmer Witton created many of the city’s most cherished landmarks and architectural gems,…
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New home for St. Giles posts
The Friends of St. Giles have a new website — it even got a much-appreciated shout-out from Spacing! Visit FriendsofStGiles.ca for news, articles, and updates about the community-led effort to save St. Giles Church. I’ll still be cross-posting my writing about St. Giles here on this site. With thanks to the dedicated members of the…
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Announcing Woodlands Park: Ghost Landscape
Woodlands Park Placemaking project to mark Stelco strike’s 75th anniversary July 15, 2021 Hamilton, ON — In partnership with the Barton Village BIA, the Ghost Landscape project team is pleased to announce a new Placemaking project, funded by the City of Hamilton and coming soon to Woodlands Park. Entitled Woodlands Park: Ghost Landscape, and sponsored…
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PatternVault
The PatternVault blog provides rich, illustrated posts on the history of designer fashion through DIY culture. “Pattern Vault breaks the mold again and again.” – Designer Marcy Tilton Key posts on: • Vogue patterns for Givenchy designs by Alexander McQueen and John Galliano • Rare commercial patterns for designs by Madeleine Vionnet, Yves Saint Laurent,…