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(Un)Seen City: Spaces Between

by Dalhousie Architecture Students Association, Architecture49 & The Dalhousie School of Architecture Nocturne Committee

(Un)Seen City: Spaces Between is Architecture49's satellite installation for Dalhousie University School of Architecture’s (Un)Seen City project. Located within the corner of Sackville and Market Street, the installation invites visitors to experience familiar views of downtown Halifax through a new lens. Framed perspectives and temporary architectural structures encourage closer attention to the spaces between buildings, streets, and everyday activity, revealing how a shift in perspective can transform the way we experience and relate to the city.

(Un)Seen City is a two-part architectural installation by Dalhousie University and Architecture49 that invites visitors to experience Halifax from new perspectives. Connected through a shared visual language, the two installations encourage movement between sites, shifting attention from the close reading of a single place to the wider urban landscape that surrounds it. Located within the corner of Sackville and Market Street, (Un)Seen City: Spaces Between extends the main campus exhibition into the downtown core, framing views across the city and inviting visitors to reconsider the spaces between buildings, streets, and everyday activity. Familiar scenes are temporarily reinterpreted through viewing structures that draw attention to patterns of movement, moments of occupation, and overlooked relationships within the urban fabric. Rather than presenting the city as a fixed backdrop, the installation invites visitors to consider how perspective influences experience. As viewpoints shift, so too can the way we perceive, relate to, and remember the spaces that connect the city together.

Saturday, Oct 17th
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Location

Architecture49

1640 Market St

Wheelchair accessible - "(Un)Seen City: Spaces Between" can be found outside the entrance of the Architecture49 studio at 1640 Market Street, just off Sackville Street downtown Halifax. The space is located across from Harvest Clean Eats and kitty-corner to the Nova Centre.