{"id":11469,"date":"2015-06-30T11:22:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eraarch.ca\/?p=11469"},"modified":"2015-07-30T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T18:54:18","slug":"era-presents-at-tclf-second-wave-of-modernism-iii-leading-with-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eraarch.ca\/2015\/era-presents-at-tclf-second-wave-of-modernism-iii-leading-with-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"ERA Presents at TCLF Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0highly anticipated Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape, <\/em>a conference series led by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), was held at Isabel Bader Theatre on Friday May 22nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n It was attended by 430 conference delegates from Canada and around the world, including a significant contingent of City of Toronto staff from various departments. This Second Wave of Modernism<\/em> conference, the third instalment and largest to date, hosted innovative thinkers in the field of landscape architecture to tackle issues such as \u2018what does it mean for a 21st-century city to be historic and modern at the same time? \u2013 and stewardship \u2013 what new models for public\/private financing and management are emerging?\u2019<\/p>\n In order to examine these queries, the conference was divided into relevant topics and themes, including:<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0Jennifer Keesmat & Paul Bedford in conversation.\u00a0Image Credit: Nina-Marie Lister<\/em><\/p>\n Opening remarks by ERA principal Michael McClelland, Janet Rosenberg of Janet Rosenberg & Studio and Mayor John Tory set the tone for the days\u2019 discussion.<\/p>\n Charles Birnbaum, founder and president of TCLF, followed by asking: How do we measure success in this second wave? Who can manage change? How can we be sure that heritage and first-rate modernist design co-exist within our physical landscapes?<\/p>\n <\/a>Guild Park & Gardens.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A number of speakers and panelists, including ERA landscape architect Brendan Stewart with Ryerson Professor Nina-Marie Lister and U of T professor Jane Wolff, enlightened us on the necessity to better understand and learn to \u2018read\u2019 the natural and cultural systems which underpin landscapes in order to preserve, manage change, and ultimately, to steward them.<\/p>\n View the full list of speakers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Remarkable sites including Sugar Beach, Corktown Common, Fort York, University Avenue, Allan Gardens and Evergreen Brick Works, to name a few, were cited as \u2018authentic\u2019 spaces that speak to the cultural value of Toronto\u2019s designed landscape legacy.<\/p>\n <\/a>Brendan Stewart and Michael McClleland tour Allan Gardens. Image Credit: Matthew Traucht <\/em><\/p>\n Toronto\u2019s Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat also highlighted an emerging framework to readjust the use of streetscapes\/sidewalks as spaces of life and leisure. Her idea is to revitalize the public realm via landscapes that profoundly affect the livability- and walkability \u2013 of the city. In her words, \u201cwe often think of streets as roads for moving instead of as places to be.\u201d<\/p>\n The realities of budget and practicality were equally important subjects of discussion. Many speakers noted\u00a0the potential for public\/private partnership models to lead\u00a0critical investment and more sophisticated landscape management practices that enhance the social and environmental benefits of communities. Further, the need to advocate and educate \u2013 to make more public the critical discussion about design decisions in the public realm, must take precedence.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0Sugar Beach.\u00a0Image Credit: Nicola Betts<\/em><\/p>\n Following the conference was ERA\u2019s annual Toronto the Good Party<\/a> located at the historic Distillery District at the Fermenting Cellar. It was a night filled with great hors d\u2019oeuvres, and a lively crowd of people passionate about design and democracy in Toronto.<\/p>\n Subsequently, What\u2019s Out There Weekend Toronto<\/em><\/a> hosted free, expert-led walking tours around the city that took Torontonians (and visitors) to various\u00a0parks, memorials, historic neighbourhoods and world-class waterfront centres. ERA led tours of University Avenue, Osgoode Hall Gardens, Guild Park & Gardens, Allan Gardens, and Gooderham & Worts Distillery Complex, located in the historic Distillery District.<\/p>\n <\/a>Gooderham & Worts Distillery Complex. Image Credit: Charles Birnbaum\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n We look forward to see how conversations brought forward by the TCLF conference and What\u2019s Out There Weekend Toronto<\/em> will bring about productive change in interpreting and conserving Toronto\u2019s past and future built heritage, parks, waterfronts and community spaces.<\/p>\n There are some great wrap-up articles surrounding the event, as well as related press updates that we encourage you to read.<\/p>\n There is also the What’s Out There Toronto Guide, <\/em>a fantastic new resource to raise public awareness of the rich diversity and interconnectedness of our shared designed landscape heritage. Detailed primary research on twenty-four landscape design practitioners and eighty-four landscapes are included within the guide.<\/p>\n ERA would like to thank the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects<\/a> task force, chaired by Brendan Stewart, assembled to work with TCLF in preparing material and coordinating leaders for the What’s Out There Weekend<\/em>.<\/p>\n View What’s Out There Toronto Guide<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n View ‘Leading with Landscape Wrap-Up’ here<\/a>.<\/p>\n View ‘What’s Out There Weekend Goes North’ here<\/a>.<\/p>\n View Press release items here<\/a>.<\/p>\n View two reviews by Tim Popa, Communications Director at Nelson Byrd Woltz<\/a>. Part 1: here<\/a> Part 2: here<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Feature Image Credit: Matthew Traucht *\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0highly anticipated Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape, a conference series led by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), was held at Isabel Bader Theatre on Friday May 22nd. It was attended by 430 conference delegates from Canada and around the world, including a significant contingent of City of Toronto staff from various departments….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":11499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n