Doors Open Toronto 2017 Architects Talk: What is Canadian Architecture? (Full Length)
Canada’s landscape is vast and varied, with immense distances separating communities and cities. Much like the diversity that defines the country's identities and geographies, many Canadians embrace multiculturalism rather than assimilation. However, this is not the viewpoint of all, nor entirely representative of Canadian Culture.
Buildings and spaces created by Canadian architects illustrate and illuminate the many varied perspectives of Canadian identity – but, does a distinctly Canadian voice exist in Canadian architecture? As part of Toronto Doors Open 2017, a diverse group of leading architects from across the nation (and beyond) debate this in acknowledgement of Canada's 150th birthday.
Venue: Former Unilever Factory (provided by East Harbour)
Panelists: A.J. Diamond, Omar Gandhi, Valerie Gow, Murray Legge, Susan Scott, Pierre Thibault
Moderator: Beth Kapusta
Sponsors: LRI
In partnership with Doors Open Toronto
Doors Open Toronto 2017 Architects Talk: What is Canadian Architecture? (Trailer)
Buildings and spaces created by Canadian architects illustrate and illuminate the many varied perspectives of Canadian identity – but, does a distinctly Canadian voice exist in Canadian architecture? As part of Toronto Doors Open 2017, a diverse group of leading architects from across the nation (and beyond) debate this in acknowledgement of Canada's 150th birthday.
Venue: Former Unilever Factory (provided by East Harbour)
Panelists: A.J. Diamond, Omar Gandhi, Valerie Gow, Murray Legge, Susan Scott, Pierre Thibault
Moderator: Beth Kapusta
Sponsors: LRI
In partnership with Doors Open Toronto
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Doors Open Toronto 2019 | The Next 20 Years: How Architecture and Design Could Shape Our City
Architects Talk | The Next 20 Years: How Architecture and Design Could Shape Our City.
The last twenty years have been transformative for Toronto – both in its built form and character. During this time we have witnessed formerly stagnant industrial areas transformed into vibrant mixed used neighborhoods, and watched as our city’s cultural institutions expanded through bold (and sometimes controversial) additions.
Architecture and design have been at the forefront of many of these processes, with innovative projects bringing fresh ideas and novel perspectives to our city. Other times, inventive built forms have been the result – sometimes unintended – of wider economic, political and social changes across society.
So much has changed in the last 20 years, and yet so much more is on the horizon. What can we expect the next 20 years of transformation to look like and how will the impact Toronto’s built form?
On this 20th anniversary of Doors Open Toronto and as we look towards the next 20 years, we invited 6 panelists to discuss key themes, perspectives, projects and ideas that promise to shape our city’s future.
Our Speakers:
Technology and Digital Fabrication | Tom Bessai, Denegri Bessai Studio
Mass-Timber Construction | David Bowick, Blackwell Engineering
Indigenous Placemaking | Andrea Mantin, Brook McIlroy Architects
Future Landscapes | Robert M. Wright, Dean Faculty of Forestry; Director, Centre For Landscape Research (CLR), John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto
A Queer Assemblage – Sexual identity and the built form | Michelle Ashurov, M.Arch Candidate, Ryerson University
Incremental Urbanism | Donald Chong, HDR
The 2019 Architects Talk is presented as a partnership between the Toronto Society of Architects and City of Toronto for Great Gulf Doors Open Toronto 2019.
TSA at Doors Open Toronto - TSA Architects's Talk: Architecture is Art? [TRAILER]
On May 28, 2016, the TSA invited a distinguished panel to discuss the following:
Architecture defines cities, neighbourhoods and communities. It provides form for the human existence. Buildings, homes and institutions shape the environment and reflect each society's cultural values. Although some buildings ultimately become icons, is architecture art? Come find out at this lively discussion between some of Canada's top architects and public art practitioners.
In partnership with Doors Open Toronto.
Moderator:
Michael Awad, B.Arch., M.Arch., M.U.D.
Speakers:
Christie Pearson, B.E.S., B.Arch., M.Arch., OAA
Paul Raff
Kim Storey, B.Arch, OAA, MRAIC
Rohan Walters, B.Arch.
Betsy Williamson, B.A., M.Arch., OAA, FRAIC
TSA at Doors Open Toronto - TSA Architects' Talk: Architecture is Art? [FULL LENGTH]
On May 28, 2016, the TSA invited a distinguished panel to discuss the following:
Architecture defines cities, neighbourhoods and communities. It provides form for the human existence. Buildings, homes and institutions shape the environment and reflect each society's cultural values. Although some buildings ultimately become icons, is architecture art? Come find out at this lively discussion between some of Canada's top architects and public art practitioners.
In partnership with Doors Open Toronto.
Moderator:
Michael Awad, B.Arch., M.Arch., M.U.D.
Speakers:
Christie Pearson, B.E.S., B.Arch., M.Arch., OAA
Paul Raff
Kim Storey, B.Arch, OAA, MRAIC
Rohan Walters, B.Arch.
Betsy Williamson, B.A., M.Arch., OAA, FRAIC
Hume: Toronto's best unknown architecture
Christopher Hume pays tribute to great Toronto buildings that don't get the attention they deserve. Video by Pawel Dwulit.
TSA Technical Lecture: Keys to Branding Consistency and Efficiency for Architecture Firms
This fun and interactive session on branding answers the whys and how-tos about branding. What is a brand? What are the qualities of an effective brand? How can you best leverage your brand assets to be more effective in your communications and connect with your clients? From the intrinsic brand-value based decisions such as go-no-gos to the visual language of your brand in proposals, brochures, websites and beyond, attendees will learn how to maintain a cohesive brand while allowing for flexibility when needed. Further they will learn how to measure their company's brand equity, to determine whether it's time for a change.
This lecture was made possible thanks to the generous support of LRI Fire Protection and Building Code Engineers
This lecture was presented as part of ARCHITECT@WORK Canada 2019 on April 4, 2019.
Can visionary architects flood-proof Toronto?
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has big plans for Toronto. Faiza Amin with how he hopes to transform, and weather-proof parts of the downtown core.
TSA Urban Affairs Forum - Toronto Island Airport: Expansion Design Considerations [TRAILER]
On May 28, 2015, the TSA presented an evening of discussion regarding the crucial - but often overlooked - impact that an expanded runway and jet traffic would have over the design and planning of Toronto's waterfront on a human, architectural and urban scale.
The goal of the discussion was to relate the development of urban transportation infrastructure to the design, planning and ultimately, usability of urban space and to instill the understanding that design-related issues are as crucial to this discourse as political and economic factors.
Moderator
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Founding Partner, Dialog.
Introductory Presentation
Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants, Inc.
Introductory Comments
Robert Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines
Panel Discussion featuring
Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants, Inc.
Robert Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines
Brad Cicero, Director, Communications & Public Affairs, Porter Airlines
Bruno Weber, Associate, KPMB Architects
Svetlana Lavrentieva, Senior Associate, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc.
Ute Maya-Giambattista, Principal, SGL Planning & Design Inc.
TSA Urban Affairs Forum - Toronto Island Airport: Expansion Design Considerations [FULL LENGTH]
On May 28, 2015, the TSA presented an evening of discussion regarding the crucial - but often overlooked - impact that an expanded runway and jet traffic would have over the design and planning of Toronto's waterfront on a human, architectural and urban scale.
The goal of the discussion was to relate the development of urban transportation infrastructure to the design, planning and ultimately, usability of urban space and to instill the understanding that design-related issues are as crucial to this discourse as political and economic factors.
Moderator
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Founding Partner, Dialog.
Introductory Presentation
Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants, Inc.
Introductory Comments
Robert Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines
Panel Discussion featuring
Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants, Inc.
Robert Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines
Brad Cicero, Director, Communications & Public Affairs, Porter Airlines
Bruno Weber, Associate, KPMB Architects
Svetlana Lavrentieva, Senior Associate, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc.
Ute Maya-Giambattista, Principal, SGL Planning & Design Inc.
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Could Toronto become the next tech capital?
Toronto is quickly becoming a global leader in technology, however, the city still faces challenges when it comes to being taken seriously by the tech world at large.
Where the Uber Hip Roam in Toronto - Ontario, Canada
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Can visionary architects flood-proof Toronto?
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has big plans for Toronto. Faiza Amin with how he hopes to transform, and weather-proof parts of the downtown core.
Design for Unprecedented Growth - City of Toronto
The City of Toronto is at a time of unprecedented growth and at a critical junction in its city-building history. Inventive design solutions will be needed to support intensification as our city grows.
Panelists:
Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner & Executive Director, City of Toronto
Lorna Day, Director, Urban Design, City of Toronto
Adam Nicklin, Founding Partner, PUBLIC WORK
Brigitte Shim, Founding Partner, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Moderator:
Alex Bozikovic, The Globe and Mail architecture critic and author of Toronto Architecture: A City Guide
TSA Urban Affairs Forum: Designing Toronto's Parks [FULL LENGTH]
This TSA forum, held November 12, 2016, asks the question: what does excellent design mean in Toronto's parks? The panel discusses where opportunities can be found to achieve excellent park design, both geographically and administratively. Consulting landscape architects and architects as well as staff from Parks, Forestry & Recreation discuss how community engagement, operations and maintenance, budgets and creative energy can be harnessed to create meaningful places in Toronto's parks and open spaces.
Moderator:
Antonio Gómez-Palacio, Arq MES, RPP, MCIP, MRAIC - Principal, Dialog
Panelists:
Alex Mut, BLA, OALA, CSLA - Supervisor, Capital Projects Parks Forestry and Recreation, City of Toronto
Michael McLelland, OAA, CAPHC, FRAIC - Founding Partner, ERA Architects
Dave Harvey, MA - Founder and Executive Director, Park People
Adam Nicklin - Principal and co-founder, PUBLIC WORK
Janet Rosenberg - Principal, Janet Rosenberg and Studio
TSA Special Lecture by Michel Rojkind and Chris Köhn - October 14, 2016
Renowned architect Michel Rojkind and his colleague Chris Köhn present a special lecture as guests of the TSA. They present on the topic Shared Responsibility, a guiding principle in their approach to architecture:
Rojkind Architects principal goal is to add economic value to each project we carry out. To do this we have developed the idea of 'Shared Responsibility,' a strategy which has been employed successfully in projects for clients around the world such as Nestle, Chedrahui, Liverpool and many others.
This strategy is derived from the principle that the value and risk of a project can be divided between diverse groups, with the goal of reducing risk factors and maximizing value. A primary part of this strategy is to always question traditional architectural programs and find links between areas of similar interest. We are also interested in finding new ways to work with others and establish new architectural programs that allow for a more flexible building that accommodates a larger variety of users. Finally, we aim to find an architectural solution where sharing the value of the building provides a reduction in risk, an increase in value and generates a socially responsible project guided by the principles of sustainable development.
Michel Rojkind was born in Mexico City, where he studied Architecture and Urban Planning at the Universidad Iberoamericana (1989-1994).
In 2002 he founded Rojkind Arquitectos a firm focusing on design, tactical and experiential innovation. While addressing the challenges of contemporary life, his goal is to design compelling architectural and urban planning solutions that go beyond mere functionality and become integral experiences that connect the intricacies of each project at a deeper level and positively impact our society and environment.
As Design Principal, Rojkind leads the firm in the creative process by promoting a continuous state of active awareness fueled by research, cross-pollination and context sensitivity. Under his guidance the firm has been short-listed to participate in several large-scale international projects, in Mexico, Canada, Kuwait, China, Dubai, Singapore and Spain.
Chris Köhn graduated from the German School and began his studies in architecture at the Max Cetto Workshop, National University, UNAM in 1998. He graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana in 2004. In 2013, Chris received a post-graduate degree in Sustainable Architecture and Construction at UIA.
In 2011 Chris co-founded GoKo, a workshop where different residential, commercial and corporate projects have been developed and published on sites like Archdaily, Architizer, Coolhunter, dezeen, designboom. Archipendium Germany, Alisco Paris, Bund Shangai, Eyes For Design Brasil, among others.
Ron Williams, Toronto, 16 OCT 2014, organised by the OALA
Ron Williams speaks about his book Landscape Architecture in Canada at the University of Toronto. The event was organised by the OALA./ Ron Williams donne une conférence concernant son livre L'Architecture de paysage du Canada à la University of Toronto. L'événement est organisé par l'OALA.
Toronto, Downtown - Canada HD Travel Channel
Toronto is Canada's largest city, with 5.2 million people in the metropolitan area. Directly located on Lake Ontario, Toronto is well connected with the near U.S. metropolises. It is the economic artery of the country and the capital of the province of Ontario.
Next to the CN Tower is an old ring roundhouses, waiting for a new use. CN stands for Canadian National, and is Canada's largest railway company based in Montreal.
A Deep Lake Water Cooling system supplies cooling for many of the glazed buildings of Toronto. Thus the demand of electricity for the air conditioning is reduced by 75%.
We arrive at the Union Station with its famous terminal building.
On our way towards the north, we watch the hustle and bustle on the Bay Street and let the architecture of the Finance District affect us. In Toronto, you can get around easily by foot - even at night.
The Younge Street, a main north - south axis across the city, is full of theaters, music halls and opportunities to dive into nightlife.
East of Downtown Toronto, we cross the University Avenue, at which the old and new architecture are mixed harmoniously. We pass the Osgoode Hall, in its classic Victorian style. Today, it is the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Law Society of Upper Canada.
After a few steps, we enter the Peace Garden, opened in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II. This place is dominated by the new Town Hall with its two semicircular towers. At the eastern end of the square is the old town hall, neo-Gothic like the Parliament building, early design of an independent national Canadian architecture.
Bagpipers belong to the streetscape in Canada, not only in Toronto.
The Royal Ontario Museum, briefly called ROM, one of the largest museums in the world, was rebuilt at the time of our shooting. Daniel Libeskind covers the building with a facade of bizarre polygons. Next to the Sharp Centre for Design, a new hallmark for Canada's innovative architecture is set, showing that almost everything is possible.
The Bloor Street, a main artery from east to west, with lots of restaurants and shops, is an example of creative coexistence of old and new designs without fear of contact.
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Toronto ist größte Stadt Kanadas, mit 5,2 Millionen Menschen im Großraum. Direkt am Ontariosee gelegen ist Toronto mit den nahen Metropolen der USA verkehrsmäßig gut verbunden. Es ist die wirtschaftliche Pulsader des Landes und die Hauptstadt der Provinz Ontario.
Neben dem CN Tower steht ein alter Ringlokomotivschuppen, der noch auf eine neue Verwendung wartet, CN steht für Canadian National und ist Kanadas größte Eisenbahngesellschaft mit Sitz in Montreal.
Viele der verglasten Gebäude Torontos werden durch das Deep Lake Water Cooling System mit Kälte versorgt. Dadurch wird der Strombedarf für die Klimaanlagen um 75% reduziert.
Wir erreichen die Union Station mit ihrer berühmten Abfertigungshalle.
Weiter in Richtung Norden, beobachten wir das Treiben auf der Bay Street und lassen die Architektur des Finance District auf uns wirken. In Toronto kann man sich ohne Probleme zu Fuß fortbewegen -- auch nachts.
Die Younge Street wichtigste Nord -- Süd-Achse quer durch die Stadt ist reich an Theatern, Music-Halls und Gelegenheiten, sich ins Nachtleben zu stürzen.
Östlich der Downtown Toronto überqueren wir die University Avenue, an der sich alte und neue Architektur harmonisch vermischen. Vorbei an der Osgoode Hall, in klassischem viktorianischem Stil. Heute ist sie das Berufungsgericht der Provinz Ontario und die Rechtsanwaltskammer von Upper Canada.
Nach wenigen Schritten betritt man den Friedensgarten, eröffnet 1984 von Queen Elizabeth II. Dieser Platz wird überragt vom neuen Rathaus mit seinen beiden halbrunden Türmen. Am östlichen Ende des Platzes befindet sich das alte Rathaus, neugotisch wie das Parlamentsgebäude, früher Entwurf einer eigenständigen nationalen kanadischen Architektur.
Dudelsackpfeifer gehören in Kanada zum Straßenbild, nicht nur in Toronto.
Das Royal Ontario Museum, kurz ROM genannt, eines der größten Museen der Welt, wurde zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahmen umgebaut. Daniel Libeskind überzieht das Gebäude mit einer Fassade aus bizarren Polygonen. Neben dem Sharp Centre for Design wird hier ein neues Zeichen für Kanadas innovative Architektur gesetzt, in der fast alles möglich ist.
Die Bloor Street, eine Hauptader von Ost nach West, mit jeder Menge Restaurants und Läden ist ein Beispiel für kreatives Nebeneinander alter und neuer Bauformen ohne Berührungsängste.
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Micheal Leckman, Future City Toronto, Waterloo Architecture
Michael Leckman of Diamond and Schmitt Architects, speaks at Waterloo Architecture symposium Future City Toronto: Next Generation Urban Environments