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Calgary's Olympic Plaza transformation
What do the project's sleek renderings conceal?
May 19
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Ximena Gonzalez
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March 2025
Why are Calgarians so fond of our city’s blandness?
Decades-old planning documents have some clues.
Mar 22
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Ximena Gonzalez
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Why are Calgarians so fond of our city’s blandness?
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December 2024
Do Calgarians care about artwashing?
A glimpse into what our city’s murals conceal
Dec 23, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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Do Calgarians care about artwashing?
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October 2024
Calgary’s BMO Centre Expansion
A monument to capitalism?
Oct 12, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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August 2024
A quick update!
Or, what I’ve been up to since May.
Aug 24, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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A quick update!
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May 2024
A farewell to Eau Clare Market
The latest casualty of Calgary's obsession with the new and shiny
May 12, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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April 2024
What can Calgary learn from Mexico City?
A glance outside the urbanist anglo bubble
Apr 19, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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What can Calgary learn from Mexico City?
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March 2024
Is Calgary a beautiful city?
According to 100 of my twitter followers, the answer is yes — but why does it matter?
Mar 27, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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Is Calgary a beautiful city?
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February 2024
Finding a pool to swim in
A short musing on the loss of swimming pools in Calgary's inner city.
Feb 24, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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Finding a pool to swim in
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January 2024
Whose woes is Calgary’s downtown plan addressing?
Almost three years in, the plan's cracks are starting to show.
Jan 6, 2024
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Ximena Gonzalez
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Whose woes is Calgary’s downtown plan addressing?
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December 2023
What a year!
A look back into an eventful year.
Dec 23, 2023
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Ximena Gonzalez
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The rise of windowless bedrooms
Marginalized Calgarians deserve more than sub-par homes
Dec 2, 2023
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Ximena Gonzalez
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