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More examples of reflected sunlight producing stunning light shows in downtown Toronto. The golden windows of RBC Plaza reflect warm light onto Union Station. The Bell Lightbox reflects pink light onto King Street West, an effect reminiscent of the
🌇Reflected sunlight scatters all over our cities though it’s largely unintentional and often goes unnoticed. Stop-motion photography reveals their movement. I love this series on Roy Thompson Hall because it captures the interaction between th
🍂🌞Now that the leaves are falling from our deciduous tree canopy, it’s a good time to note the difference between tree shade and building shade. These stop-motion videos show how between late May and late October, deciduous trees provide shel
With each day that passes, the sun is tracking lower and lower on the horizon. While this means that our days are shorter, it also means that reflections and shadows in the urban landscape are longer, causing them to interweave in more interesting wa
Higher-resolution sunlight maps of Toronto’s downtown core. First map shows the sunlight conditions in the darkest half of the year, centred on the winter solstice. The second map shows the sunniest half of the year, centred on the summer solst
🌇Graphics produced by Peter Bosselmannn in 1990 depicting the sun path over Toronto. The first image shows the skyview captured with a fish-eye lens. The upside down arc formation is the sunpath. Dotted lines represent the hours of the day, while th
🌎🏘🏗The City of Toronto. These maps contain two things only: contours and property lines. So many patterns and relationships can be detected despite the simplicity of data inputs. What patterns and relationships do you see? Data from the City of T
🥡🍔🍿MarketPops - a concept @scytul and I came up with for @downtownguelph last year. Inspired by @plaza_pops in #scarborough, MarketPops hoped to create more public outdoor dining opportunities, while also delivering on much needed civic space for
🛬Flying over Toronto upon our return from LA. What a home coming! So many of Toronto’s idiosyncrasies are visible from this angle. What are some of the uniquely Toronto traits do you observe from these videos? #yyz #lax #aircanada #toronto #ur
🛫Views from San Fransisco en route to San Diego. #sfo #bayarea #baybridge #karlthefog
Views from the Headlands. A storied landscape that’s rich in natural and military history. It also has the best views of the #goldengatebridge! The Bay Area is so gosh darn handsome!
🌊🏵🐚The oceanside cliffs and beaches of the #Presidio in #SanFrancisco. A place that has seized my imagination.