Intensifying Rental Building Properties
The intensification of Apartment Neighbourhoods properties (rental buildings) is an important tool for developing more affordable purpose-built rental throughout Toronto. Apartment Neighbourhoods make up just 3.5% of Toronto’s land, and mixed-use areas a mere 5.2%. An additional 35.4% of land is designated for other ‘neighbourhoods’ throughout the City which encapsulates detached houses, semi-detached houses, duplexes, […]
Vienna’s Social Housing Model Targets the Middle Class
Vienna’s Social Housing Model Targets the Middle Class Guest Speaker: Maria Vassilakou, the Former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, Austria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQuysxr-pQc&t=72s 5 Key Takeaways: Vienna’s Social Housing Model Targets the Middle Class Providing well-rounded social and public housing options has been a priority in Vienna for over 100 years. Vienna is a rapidly growing and diverse […]
West Town – Growing a 20 Minute Neighbourhood
West Town – Growing a 20-min Neighbourhood Guest Speaker: Ewan Anderson, 7N Architects, Edinburgh, Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnRz8cXpDQs&t=4s 5 Key Takeaways: What Constitutes a 20 Minute Neighbourhood? Ewan Anderson joins us from Ednbourgh, Scotland to discuss the vision behind West Town and the guiding principles of the 20 Minute Neighbourhood. The 20 Minute Neighbourhood is a place […]
The International Beautiful Tall Buildings Challenge
The International Beautiful Tall Buildings Challenge Winners announced! All Submissions Worldwide, a growing proportion of residential development is in tall buildings. However, designing beautiful tall buildings is challenging. The combination of structural limitations and vertical repetition often leads to tall buildings not being as successful aesthetically as other built forms. Tall buildings are also frequently […]
Net Zero, Low Carbon and the Toronto Green Standards V4
Net Zero, Low Carbon and the Toronto Green Standards Guest Speaker: Michelle Xuereb, Director Of Innovation at BDP Quadrangle January 31, 2023 5 Key Takeaways: Toronto Green Standard v4.0-v4.3: The Importance of Timing It’s time to level the playing field; Toronto’s goal to be net zero by 2030 is contingent upon the continued normalization […]
9 Urban Designs Lessons We Learnt in 14 Years
9 Urban Designs Lessons We Learnt in 14 Years Guest Speaker: Naama Blonder & Misha Bereznyak Co-Founders, Smart Density January 18, 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qckm4bYsJhg&t=4s 5 Key Takeaways: Travel is the best teacher Naama and Misha were able to acquire a wider scope of knowledge regarding urban design through their years worth of experiences traveling the world. There […]
What is Urban Design & How Does it Shape Our City?
What is Urban Design & How Does it Shape Our City? Guest Speaker: Emilia Floro, Director of Urban DesignCity of Toronto January 18, 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufMZTd_JaTs&t=20s 5 Key Takeaways: What is Urban Design? Urban design is the practice that deals with spaces between buildings. It is the design of streets, boulevards, sidewalks, parks and open spaces and […]
The New Mid-Rise Building: Articulation without Angular Planes
Client: Chris Spoke Location: Lake Shore Boulevard West & Brown’s Line, Toronto Address: 3805-3815 Lake Shore Boulevard West Scale: Mid-Rise Units: 106 Transit: Long Branch GO Station Project Duration: 2022- Transit-Supporting and Human-Scaled; Mid-Rise Buildings Taller than typical houses but smaller than towers, mid-rise buildings are great at defining the street and creating that comfortable […]
CTBUH
Hey, thank you for visiting! Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al_t6PEnqeM&t=3s 01. Urbanizing the Suburbs Did you know that 8% of Americans live in buildings that are 20 storeys or higher, which is almost the exact same percentage as people living in a mobile home, vehicle or a boat in the U.S.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cz5OPKtnM&t=4s 02. 3 Things we […]
Attending your project’s Urban Design Review is worthwhile, and here’s what to do to get the most out of it
Attending your project’s Urban Design Review is worthwhile, and here’s what to do to get the most out of it Having sat through many Design Review Panels as both a presenter and panel member, I am convinced that it is one of the better parts of the planning process. It not only guides how the […]