Event Takes Place October 14–16 Sustainable Buildings Canada’s 2020 Green Building Festival explores BIO: Ecological Principles in Buildings & Cities, and features practitioners leveraging...
Conscious Cities Festival 2020 invites leading practitioners, activists, scientists and the general public from around the globe to explore the dialogue between people and place. Between October...
For almost two centuries, urbanization has been achieved by conquering land and using the natural environment as a disposable commodity. As a result, we have depleted our forests, wetlands, and...
Co-moderated by: Kaari Kitawi We are shaped by our context and histories. However, we also and critically shape our context and history to influence the future. While this appears so obvious, it took...
‘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...
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...
‘Ideas Forum: Community Care’ features five fast-paced and fun presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring the themes and questions from DesignTO’s thematic exhibition on care in...
Design through and Indigenous Lens explores the ways in which we, as Indigenous Peoples, approach the world We will be discussing how to improve the process of design and architecture...
2021 marks the 25th annual National Indigenous Peoples Day, first declared in 1996 by then Governor General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding...
A walking tour through Toronto’s Grange Park, exploring the bold contemporary buildings that house Canada’s preeminent art institutions. For over 100 years, Grange Park has been at the epicentre of...