Calling all makers and bakers! Get those ovens ready because the TSA’s fourth annual Gingerbread City is back for another year of delicious structures and edible creations! This community building event brings together architects, designers, and gingerbread lovers alike to create whimsical and unique edible creations that inspire and delight. 

Gingerbread City will be a hybrid program again this year, with both a virtual showcase on the TSA website and a small in-person display at the Maker Bean Café (1052 Bloor St W). Whether you’re an individual submission or a team, Gingerbread City is open to all and free to enter, so everyone is invited to participate in this year’s festivities!

The TSA is also excited to be bringing back its Kids’ Main Street workshops as part of the TSA’s Gingerbread City, where the youngest designers in the family are invited to design and decorate their very own Main Street façades. You can learn more about this program here.

For In-Person Display Submissions:
Please register here prior to December 4 to allow for the planning of the exhibit! There is limited space for this in-person display, so submissions will be approved on a first-come, first-serve basis, and you will receive confirmation from the TSA Team if your submission is able to be displayed in-person. These submissions will need to be dropped off on December 12 between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM at Maker Bean Café (1052 Bloor St W). If you are unable to drop off your gingerbread structure on that day, please email tsa@torontosocietyofarchitects.ca. If you would also like your creation featured in the virtual showcase, in addition to in-person, please follow the below instructions.

For Digital Submissions:
No pre-registration is required –  just submit some photos for the showcase! Please submit by December 12, 2023, the below deliverables:
- A completed Submission Form
- A description of your creation
- Up to 5 images (a mix of vertical and horizontal formats works best)
- Optional: Want to add something extra special? Your submissions can include up to two bonus elements. So whether it be a video, flythrough, architectural plans, instructions on how to replicate them or a whimsical collage, feel free to get creative!

KEY DEADLINES:
Dec. 4 | Registration Deadline for In-Person Display
 Dec. 12 | Deadline for All Online Submissions (no pre-registration needed)
 Dec. 12 | Drop-Off Day for In-Person Display (Maker Bean Cafe, 1052 Bloor St W)
 Dec. 13 - Jan. 12 | Gingerbread City Showcase (Virtual and In-Person)