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Harlyn Thompson Lecture Series <\/strong>– Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba<\/strong>
\nThursday, March 16, 2017
\n6PM Lecture
\nEckhardt Gramatte Hall
\nUniversity of Winnipeg<\/p>\n

Speakers:
\n<\/strong>Sabina Ali \u2013 Chair, Thorncliffe Park Women\u2019s Committee<\/a>
\nGraeme Stewart \u2013 Principal, ERA Architects, Co-Founder\/Board Member, Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal (CUG+R)<\/a> and Co-Editor, Concrete Toronto: A Guidebook to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies<\/a><\/p>\n

Graeme Stewart and Sabina Ali will introduce the case of Toronto\u2019s built legacy: upwards of 2,000 modernist tower blocks that define its urban landscape. Hidden in plain sight on the political radar for decades, they have experienced an extended period of neglect, however a season of change has recently emerged.<\/p>\n

\u2018Tower Renewal\u2019 sprang forth as a resolution to engage policy-makers and members of the public through research, development and calls-to-action. It shone a light on the under-estimation of the importance of these towers as vast, vertical communities whose social and structural preservation are imperative in meeting the challenges of the city\u2019s demand for greater density and enhanced quality of life amid dwindling resources.<\/p>\n

Toronto\u2019s Tower block urbanism is ubiquitous, complex and contentious in nature for its physical and cultural landscape. Conservation solutions refuse to be pigeonholed, requiring a multifaceted and customized approach. The Tower Renewal initiative is nimble and dynamic in approach, successfully and sensitively addressing each project as separate and unique.<\/p>\n

Promotional poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo credit: Chlo\u00eb Ellingson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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