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Apr. 25 event: T.O.’s Priority Neighbourhoods

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...of Toronto David Hulchanski, Professor, University of Toronto Zestaline Kim, North York Community House John Lorinc, Journalist City Councillor Jaye Robinson, Ward 25 Don Valley West Susan McIsaac, President & CEO, United Way Toronto Graeme Stewart, ERA Architects Space is limited, so please RSVP: cityevent@uwgt.org For more info, please read United Way’s Building Strong Neighbourhoods Progress Report. See you there....

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PechaKucha of the day

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...place in and around the city. PechaKucha is a simple presentation genre where presenters speak about 20 images for 20 seconds each. The method was devised by Tokyo-based architects Klein-Dytham as a way to facilitate dialog and idea generation between architects, designers, and other creative thinkers. To see other presentations, please visit pechakucha.org. For more on Tower Renewal, visit towerrenewal.com...

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Tafelmusik to revitalize home venue

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...and providing new, ergonomically designed seating. Tafelmusik has embarked on a campaign to raise $3 million and has already received a $500,000 matching grant from Cultural Spaces Canada. To learn more, or to contribute to this exciting project, please visit Tafelmusik’s website. For other media coverage, please see local articles in the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail, and musicaltoronto.org....

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Fundraiser for Kenyan school a success

by ERA Architects

...construction of the school, and in particular the breezeway, which connects the recently constructed two-classroom unit, and completes the rainwater collection system for those two classrooms. Remaining funds will likely go towards the construction of a third classroom, following further consultation with the community in Kenya. To learn more about this terrific project, or to make donations, please visit harambee4humanity.org....

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A successful Toronto the Good, 2012

by ERA Architects

...and sponsors this year: Build Toronto, Toronto Society of Architects, McGowan Insurance Services, Prem Malik, Arup, McCarthy Tétrault, Kearns Mancini Architects, Diamond Corp, Palatine Hills Estate Winery, Carpenters’ Union, Spacing, Urban Strategies, Ground Magazine, Scadding Court Community Centre, Campbell House Museum, Working Habitat, Evolved Entertainment, Varsity Tents, and Astley Gilbert. Keep up to date with our yearly event at torontothegood.org....

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Ideas & Issues

Storefronts and urban evolution: Q&A with Shannon Claytonย 

by Alessandro Tersigni

...elements were on the ground floor because that’s where people have the most interaction with the architecture. Today, street-level design is so optimized that it’s become an afterthought.  Condo at Bay St. and St. Joseph St., Toronto, by Shannon Clayton AT: Do you think the advent of online commerce had anything to do with that paradigm shift?  SC: I don’t...

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The community that could: The Storefront shares its story

by ERA Architects

...make the neighbourhood of Kingston Galloway / Orton Park a healthier, happier place to live. The successes of the Storefront are truly inspirational – the work of leaders, staff, residents, landlords, and third-party consultants has really paid off. Together with resident volunteers and a whole range of stakeholders, the Storefront has managed in a fairly short time to build a...

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Designed landscapes: Ground Magazine

by ERA Architects

...conservation, and argues that designed landscapes need more sensitive conservation tools, professional advocacy, and public education. With better tools and heightened awareness, McClelland writes, we can prevent the degradation and devaluation that so often occurs in landscape situations, and begin to champion these spaces as important cultural resources for our cities and communities. View the full issue of Ground online....

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The new Standard

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...provide real opportunities for a more sustainable and livable city-region. These buildings aren´t going anywhere, but the longer we wait, the more difficult the challenge. It’s time to get going. Read the full interview here, titled ‘Reinventing Suburbia‘. Half newspaper and half blog, the Standard is beautiful to look at, and is a welcome voice in the ongoing local discourse....

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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary

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...city’s neighbourhoods as settings for their illustrated stories to unfold. Featuring Marc Bell, Rose Bianchini, Michael Cho, Willow Dawson, Hyein Lee, Jeff Lemire, Seth Scriver, and Zach Worton. Portraits from Above: Hong Kong’s Informal Rooftop Communities Photographs, drawings, and transcribed oral histories depict self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong by Rufina Wu + Stefan Canham....

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The Ward: A new book, UPDATE

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...launch. Details forthcoming. Location: Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq., Toronto. May 28, 1:00pm – 2:30pm – The editors of The Ward and several contributors will host a panel on a selected topic at City Hall. Details to come, but in the meantime mark your calendars! Location: City Hall Library, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Toronto....

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Refreshing Allan Gardens

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...Department, envisions a future for the park that evokes its former grandeur. In keeping with Allan Gardens’ traditions of horticulture innovation and social activism, the Refresh initiative is an inventive approach to planning, stewardship, and revitalization – shaking up the existing model of master planning for Toronto’s parks…’ To read the article in its entirety, please pick up a copy...

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