TSA Technical Series: Supplier Diversity
Supplier Diversity is an approach to procurement that increases access to business opportunities for companies owned by members of underrepresented identity groups. Though the Canadian construction industry’s approach to supplier diversity is behind that of the United States, it is experiencing shifts as large corporations, municipalities, and institutions better understand the benefits of diversifying their […]
TSA Technical Series: Intentional Leadership through MetaVisioning
Leadership is not a position, it’s a decision. Leaders operate at all levels in an organization—sometimes unrecognized by others, and even ourselves, as we are not always aware of the profound impact and influence we have on those around us. Leadership is one of the most vital ways we connect and communicate with others, […]
TMU: Hiroto Kobayashi, Kobayashi Maki Design Workshop Lecture
Do-It-Anyway: Place, Tectonics, and Time This lecture looks to the potential of technology and of socially driven design. Alongside his work in practice, Hiroto Kobayashi, external link studies the social contribution of architecture and urban design, and he has spent the last several years working on rural revitalization and disaster response. Most recently his work focuses on […]
TMU: Menno Kooistra, Elephant Lecture
Build better with data-driven design The digital era allows us to create buildings that can change lives, improve wellbeing, uplift society, and even reverse climate change. Menno Kooistra, founder of Elephant, shows how their data-driven design process leads to new building typologies. Data enables the shift from traditional static buildings to sustainable, profitable architecture with […]
TSA Technical Series | Indoor Air Quality
The average North American spends over 90% of their time indoors, making the quality of our indoor environments fundamental to promoting health and wellbeing. How much is really known about the air we breathe indoors and how often is it considered in design? Although the COVID-19 pandemic brought much attention to indoor air quality […]
UofT Lecture: Civic Urbanism Without Borders
Building on fieldwork from 2015 to the present, this talk by Jeffery Hou of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington addresses how Taipei’s “Open Green” Program, the latest iteration of community planning initiatives in the Taiwanese capital, transcends the established boundaries of urban communities and community design practices to turn […]
UofT Lecture: Phyllis Lambert: Observation Is a Constant That Underlies All Approaches
Join Phyllis Lambert, legendary founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, for a discussion on the origins and composition of her latest book project, entitled Observation Is a Constant That Underlies All Approaches. An architect, author, photographer, conservation activist and critic, Lambert founded the CCA in 1979, growing it into an international research institution and […]
UofT Lecture: Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic in Landscape Architecture: What Would Cornelia Do?
Landscapes are hard, all messy and complex. Sites are tough, many toxic and degraded. Neighbourhoods are complicated, uniquely layered and deserving. Good design isn’t enough: environmental regeneration, social equity, savvy resourcefulness and sheer joy are also required. Be it a coal mine, a shipyard, a city full of polluted soil and all sorts of abandoned […]
NORR Lecture Series: Teach, Learn, Improve Continuously
The NORR ed 2023 Program features a diverse and inclusive lineup of distinguished professional speakers. All sessions will be presented virtually in a live forum. You can also access the recorded sessions on NORR’s YouTube channel by clicking here. As part of the NORRForward global initiative, NORR ed is a lecture series established in 2007 to bring […]
TSA Technical Series | Interior Retrofit Insulation Approaches
Retrofits are key to achieving our climate action goals—preserving our existing building stock, increasing energy efficiency and comfort, and extending the life of beloved masonry structures. But while doing a retrofit is a clear positive step towards climate action, how it is done can have a significant impact on how it will perform: from […]