Doors Open Toronto 2023 | TSA Architects Talk: Listening to Spaces
“To Hear A Sound Is To See A Space.” – Louis I. Kahn Architecture impacts all our senses, yet we often rely solely on vision to describe it—but have you ever stopped to listen to a space? How an environment sounds can have as much of an impact on its character and function as the […]
City of Toronto: Multiplex Housing
The Multiplex study is one component of the City’s Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) initiative. This study focuses on permitting multiplexes – residential buildings containing up to four units – across Toronto’s low-rise neighbourhoods. Please see the Study Overview section below for more details. Summary of Study The Multiplex study is part of the Expanding Housing […]
Organized by DesignTO in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects, ‘IDEAS Forum: Deconstruction’ features five fast-paced presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring circular construction in the building industry, including design for disassembly, embodied carbon and sustainability, and material salvage and reuse. A certificate for 1 hour of OAA ConEd will be […]
Doors Open Toronto 2022 | TSA Architects Talk: Renewal
Architects Talk, our fast-paced lightning forum reflecting on this year’s Doors Open theme, is back! Join us for our first ever outdoor lecture as speakers share with us their thoughts, work, and provocations on how to close the gap between the city we have and the one we desire. Our cities are at a turning […]
IDEAS Forum | Confronting the Housing Crisis
Organized by DesignTO in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects, ‘Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis’ features five fast-paced presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring housing equity, modular housing initiatives, rent-then-own models, and community support and consultation. Speakers: Kellie Chin, Architect, Workshop Architecture Diana Chan McNally Reverend Faith Fowler, Executive Director, […]
Urban Affairs Forum | The Housing Affordability Crisis
A free public forum bringing together three speakers from the fields of economics, planning, development and architecture as we look to better understand the forces behind the GTA’s housing affordability crisis and what we can do to address it. Housing is a fundamental human right, and yet an increasing number of residents across the […]
Virtual Forum: Indigenous Placekeeping
Since time immemorial, the group of islands sheltering the Toronto harbour was known by several names. For the Michi Saagiig (Mississaugas), it was simply known as Mnisiing, meaning ‘on the islands’. Later they would collectively known as Aiionwatha or Hiawatha’s Island. Today, they are the Toronto Islands Park, one of Toronto foremost and signature parks. […]
BEAT Forum 2020: Empowering Architectural Practices to Address Emotional/Identity Tax
‘Emotional/Identity Tax’ is used to describe the experience of many historically marginalized professionals in Canada who report being treated differently, subject to additional responsibilities, and constantly on guard to protect themselves against discrimination and bias. Recent studies of Canadian workplaces report that Indigenous and racialized professionals are doubly burdened by exclusionary workplace practices and tokenistic […]
Urban Affairs Forum l Does Canada need a National Architecture Policy?
Whether intentionally or not, our buildings, landscapes and urban spaces say a lot about us — communicating the values, priorities, and aspirations of those who invested so much in their creation. As the space where we live, work and play, the built environment has an enormous impact not only on our quality of life, but […]
Preserving the Past Fortifying the Future
From enhancing real estate values, to fostering local businesses, preservation keeps historic main streets and downtowns economically viable. In places that have preserved their historic character, heritage tourism is a real and tangible economic force. Developers are discovering that money spent rehabilitating historic buildings is an investment in the future—these structures become showpieces of a […]