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In Study Model Wonderland from Halifax to
Mistassini Vancouver at Montreal’s Galerie
P aul Laurendeau and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte designed this dramatic performing MONOPOLI; winners of the AIBC
arts centre, creating a coherent new focal point for a small Quebec com- Architectural Awards.
munity. TEXT Thomas Strickland
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Speed Limits at the Canadian Centre for
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Dennis Evans reports on how the Straw
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Exhibitions Competitions
Alain Laforest
finished buildings and quotes from their archi the Climate Change Action Plan, the EcoDensity
tects express the creatively complex process of de Charter, and the Greenest City Action Team.
signing a building. Accompanying the exhibition Jurors were impressed with the integration of
is a 56-page catalogue titled 1:26, the result of a wide-ranging ideas for sustainable development,
ABOVEthe latest exhibition organized by
creative collaboration—graphic design by Uniform, including many that incorporated components of Montreal’s galerie monopoli explores
image direction by Alain Laforest, photographs by renewable energy on a community level, Vancou the use of the maquette by architects
Marc Gibert, and a colour pamphlet by Émilie ver’s back lane conditions, urban agriculture, land from across the country.
Graves. The exhibition ends October 10, 2009. parcellization and tenure, and various designs for
www.galeriemonopoli.com/?cat=22&lang=en green-roof technologies. Many submissions also age 84 on May 20, 2009. Born in 1924, he graduat
strongly addressed affordability and livability in ed from Montreal’s McGill University in 1950 and
Awards the design. The winning submissions thoughtfully worked as an associate professor at the University
put forth multiple innovations and approaches. of British Columbia from 1957 to 1963. He first
Winners of the AIBC Architectural Awards. www.formshiftvancouver.com achieved international acclaim soon after for his
At this year’s annual AIBC Architectural Awards, award-winning design for Simon Fraser Univer
eight awards were bestowed upon British Colum What’s New sity in Burnaby, British Columbia. Later, he de
bia’s architectural leaders. Recipients of the Lieu signed many significant buildings that make up
tenant-Governor of British Columbia Award in Landmarks, Monuments & Built Heritage of the urban landscape of Vancouver, including the
Architecture Medal for 2009 are: the Arts & Social the West. Vancouver Law Courts, Robson Square and UBC’s
Sciences 1 and Blusson Hall complex at the Simon The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Museum of Anthropology. Erickson’s success in
Fraser University Burnaby Campus by Busby Collections, along with its partners, the Ukrain Vancouver soon spread around the globe. His
Perkins+Will Architects Co; and Kensington Park, ian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg Archives, noted designs include Roy Thomson Hall in To
Robert Burnaby Park and Swalwell Park Wash the Canadian Architectural Archives, and the ronto, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Cali
rooms by Bruce Carscadden Architect Inc. Three Archives of Manitoba, have created a website de fornia Plaza in Los Angeles, Napp Laboratories in
projects received Lieutenant-Governor of British voted to Western Canada’s architectural history Cambridge, England, Kuwait Oil Sector Complex
Columbia Merit Awards: the Chimo Aquatic and and the effects it has had on Canadian society. in Kuwait City, and the Kunlun Apartment Hotel
Fitness Centre by Hughes Condon Marler Archi The 7,000 textual documents, photographs, blue development in Beijing. Architecture critic Trevor
tects; the North Vancouver City Library by Dia prints, films, and sound clips that comprise Land Boddy said the distinctive stamp Erickson left on
mond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated and marks, Monuments & Built Heritage of the West the young West Coast city would be his most en
CEI Architecture Planning Interiors; and Whistler document this rich historical legacy. during legacy, as he was the first to believe Van
Public Library by Hughes Condon Marler Archi http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/archives/digital/ couver could be a world-class city. Boddy stated,
tects. The 2009 AIBC Innovation Award went to built_heritage/ “The way that he prodded and primed and hoped
the “22” series of electrical accessories by Omer that Vancouver would become a better place, more
Arbel for Bocci, and the 2009 AIBC Special Jury Obituary diverse, more dense, more visually engaging, more
Award was granted to Dockside Green—Synergy beautiful, the notion that this geographically iso
by Busby Perkins+Will Architects Co. And finally, Legendary Canadian architect Arthur lated city could be a global contender.”
the first-ever AIBC Emerging Firm Award recog Erickson dead at 84.
nizes Bowen Island-based JWT Architecture and Arthur Erickson, the Vancouver-born architect Abridged from the CBC News website. For the full
Planning, led by James Tuer. known for his groundbreaking designs in concrete story, please visit www.cbc.ca/canada/story/
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The architecture of this new regional ABOVE The front entrance to the performing arts centre grace-
theatre is as dramatic as the perform- fully reflects the existing buildings along Avenue de l’Église.
ances held within its carefully propor-
In the 1980s, the City of Dolbeau, located 300 kilometres north of Quebec
tioned interiors.
City in the regional municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine, began planning a
hall to concentrate the area’s extant community of folk and opera singers,
PROJECT Salle de Spectacle DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI | DESJARDINS | MARIA- musicians and graphic artists. Yet it was the 1997 merger of Dolbeau with
CHAPDELAINE, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec Mistassini, a neighbouring city, and growing support from broadcasters,
ARCHITECTS Paul Laurendeau | JODOIN LAMARRE PRATTE | architects in
consortium
producers and municipal politicians that crystallized the idea into a project.
TEXT Thomas Strickland In 2005, following a thorough study, a site was chosen in the former city of
PHOTOS Marc Gibert Mistassini and a competition call was issued for a theatre that would pro
mote “a new coherence in spite of the heterogeneous character of the neigh
The combination of architecture and the performing arts has often featured bourhood.” (Salle de spectacles de Dolbeau-Mistassini, Concours d’architecture,
significantly in projects of civic reorganization and unification, both 2005).
literally and symbolically. One public works project, L’Opéra Paris (Palais Out of roughly 30 submissions, Laurendeau was initially selected as one
Garnier) instigated by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann and designed by of four finalists for Phase I of the project’s design competition. Before
architect Charles Garnier in 1861, was planned to unify not only the new continuing on to Phase II, and after a change in provincial policy regarding
formal order of the city but the people as well; it was to be the public face of design competitions, he was “encouraged” to form a collaboration with a
new Paris. In the 20th century, the white sails of Sydney’s Opera House, more experienced firm that was familiar with buildings of similar scale to
designed by Jørn Utzon in 1957, have come to symbolize the emergence of the performing arts centre. Forming a consortium with Jodoin Lamarre
Australia as a cultural and economic force in the international arena. At a Pratte, Laurendeau’s design went on to win the commission. He is accus
smaller scale but with as much ambition, Dolbeau-Mistassini in Quebec tomed to working with the arts and design community, honing his design
hopes a recently completed performing arts centre, designed by Paul approach on projects such as Fashionlab (a clothing design agency) in 2001
Laurendeau Architecte in consortium with Jodoin Lamarre Pratte et and DESERT for the collective Champ Libre in 2004 (see CA, November
associés architectes, will concentrate its diverse and prolific arts scene in 2004). While the Dolbeau-Mistassini Salle de Spectacle represents a shift
one place and represent the continuity of the recent amalgamation of two in complexity and the architect’s first foray into theatre architecture, the
distinct cities under one governing body. design shows a confident merging of the client’s program requirements and
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this arrangement might seem obvious and even simple in plan, it is a con
sidered solution to the community’s requirement for a significant amount
of space in the centre of the building to be used as a meeting hall for clubs
and events. Importantly, the foyer’s multi-purpose role is established
through movement in and out of the space, which occurs on all four sides.
On one side is a grove of trees concealed from Avenue de l’Église by an early
20th-century section of Saint-Michel School; later additions were demol
ished to create space for the theatre. When fully grown, the green grove of
trees will starkly contrast the spare and polished foyer offering a themed
scene, enticing writers and composers to reflect upon the space.
Laurendeau has used contrast to effect in the Salle de Spectacle. In the
auditorium, which also corresponds to the golden section, the seating is ar
ranged in the shape of a drum, the only round form in the building. Taking
full advantage of this shape to emphasize the height of the auditorium space,
Laurendeau explains that he has structured the balconies to “provoke verti
cality and vertigo.” This impetus combined with the seats’ bright red fabric
and gold balcony façades defines a palpable distinction between this room
and the rest of the building. Occupying the drum’s cardinal point is an
enormous circular chandelier, carrying hundreds of lights, which ignite the
rich colours. Before a performance begins, the lights are dimmed and the
elaborate fixture rises to the ceiling to consolidate the transformative po
tential of the theatre, signalling the drift from ordinary to imaginary.
On the street, the simple boxy form of the metal-clad theatre sits
innocuously behind the elevation. Recalling the golden age of the music
hall, the marquee-like façade offers the promise of a revitalized commercial
district, and speaks to Dolbeau-Mistassini’s hope for a collective identity.
Laurendeau explains that, “as an icon the building has to sustain its
function.” For the designer, however, it is not the role of architecture to
provide meaning; it is the community, he believes, that will bring
significance to the building. Laurendeau’s approach concentrates on the
object itself, bringing together principles of geometric order and a history CLIENT CITY OF DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI
ARCHITECT TEAM PAUL LAURENDEAU, MARC LAURENDEAU, DENIS GAUDREAULT
of building typology that create a stage for community identification and STRUCTURAL DESSAU SOPRIN
articulation. After all, he notes, “It is their building.” CA MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ROCHE LTÉE
LANDSCAPE PAUL LAURENDEAU | JODOIN LAMARRE PRATTE | ARCHITECTS iN CONSORTIUM
INTERIORS PAUL LAURENDEAU | JODOIN LAMARRE PRATTE | ARCHITECTS iN CONSORTIUM
CONTRACTOR UNIBEC INC.
After a period of time working as an architect, Thomas Strickland is undertaking THEATRE CONSULTANT GO MULTIMÉDIA
ACOUSTICS LEGAULT & DAVIDSON
a doctorate in the history of medical architecture, considering in particular the SIGNAGE/GRAPHICS UNIFORM
AREA 2,630 M2
influence of pop culture in the 1960s and ’70s on innovative, space-age hospital BUDGET $9.2 M
COMPLETION OCTOBER 2008
design. He is an occasional art curator and published critic.
floors of a five-storey building located just east of display case permits shadowy glimpses of employees in the corridor behind. ABOVE Con-
tained within a wood-framed transparent acrylic screen, striking photographic
the financial core of downtown Toronto, enjoying
images of miners at work are featured prominently in the fourth-floor lunchroom.
privileged views of St. James Cathedral and the
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AV Consultant AVW-TELAV
Contractor Marant Construction
Ground Floor Area 1,500 m2
Budget $1.74 M
Completion December 2007
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Tom Arban
Canadian artwork to help define and embellish
the folding partition walls in the aforementioned
conference spaces. From submissions by five
invited artists, pieces by Montreal-based Pascal TOPStaircases link the main client-focused floor to the more utilitarian PRACTICE
floors below on which lawyers’ offices are located. ABOVE Eroding the sharp corner
Grandmaison and Toronto resident Robert Fones of the client dining room, sliding doors easily disappear into wall pockets, enabling
were selected. Grandmaison’s massively scaled a greater appreciation of the art lining the corridor walls.
close-up photographs of an androgynous face are
utterly captivating in the north conference area, architect to just design a nice office. The de Client Torys LLP
and one doesn’t know where to look: the photos mands being made on design firms require a Architect Team Marianne McKenna, Steven Casey, George
Bizios, Rita Kiriakis, Gary Yen, Thom Seto, Jose Emilia, Lilly Liaukus,
or the fabulous view of the Mies tower to the clear understanding and articulation of what the Jill Greaves
Structural Halcrow Yolles
north? In the south-facing conference zone, client represents and what that client chooses to Mechanical Andronowski & Associates
Electrical Stantec Engineering Inc.
Fones adapts text from Miguel de Cervantes’ Don communicate. The design for Agnico-Eagle Cost Consultant Curran McCabe Ravindran Ross
Acoustical Consultant Aercoustics Engineering Ltd.
Quixote and renders it in barely legible script, Mines is very clear about tangibly referencing AV Consultant Westbury
Art Consultant Fela Grunwald Fine Arts
superimposing it over photographic images of a what the company’s business is all about. In the Lighting Suzanne Powadiuk Design
Contractor Rae Brothers Limited
blue, blue Lake Ontario, echoing the exhilarating Torys office, while the design is less literal, it Ground Floor Area 180,000 ft2
Budget withheld
views of the same lake at the city’s edge below. does an excellent job of conveying the ideology of Completion August 2008
Clearly, it is no longer sufficient to hire an the firm, its process, and its identity. CA
A Holistic Approach
Holistic Project Delivery
Approval Approval
A Vancouver-based architect is helping to ABOVEUsing a holistic project delivery method, problem-solving questions are defined
develop a streamlined project management at the outset, making discussions with planning and permitting authorities more effi-
process known as the Holistic Project cient. Additionally, there is a more equitable negotiation process just prior to the
Delivery method. approvals and working drawings stages.
TEXT Robert Billard needs. Alternatively, the IDP promotional mate wasteful expenditure of resources often amounts
rials infrequently deal with issues of schedules to time lost in circuitous and elaborate lines of
In recent years, there has been a push for sustain and budgets. Certainly, being sustainable has a communication where internal teams are too
able initiatives through measurement tools such far broader definition than simply being green. large, meetings are ineffective, and there is a lack
as Green Globes and LEED. However, using a What appears to be missing from many IDP in of strict control over the outcomes and schedul
version of the Integrated Design Process (IDP) itiatives is an actual plan—a strong set of objec ing of these meetings. Using Lean principles with
has reduced many of these strategies to mere tives and a firm schedule. Each version of the IDP HPD seeks to streamline these things and get
buzzwords and marketing tools. offers either highly complex or overly simplistic people to focus on their goals.
To some, current approaches to the IDP-inten bubble diagrams in an attempt to fit within the
sive process can have a single-minded focus on traditional phases of a project, but rarely a sched What is HPD?
LEED or other green initiatives. Unfortunately, it ule and a process flow. With HPD, many basic concepts of IDP are in
is incorrect to suggest that IDP emerged as a res To address these issues, KMBR Architects cluded; however, the key is the provision of a
ponse to programs like LEED. The IDP approach Planners Inc. have developed the Holistic Project “how” along with a clearer vision for the design
has been around for much longer and has at least Delivery (HPD) method. At the root of our con workflow process. It is founded in a strict objec
partly contributed to many successful non-com cern, we noticed that processes developed for tive-based process led by the project schedule
petitive design-build projects, especially in the IDP could benefit from the the application of a and physical deliverables. It incorporates green
private sector. workflow management process originally devel initiatives such as LEED but is not led solely by
Being green is only one part of the goal of a oped by Toyota that considers the expenditure of them. The intent is to approach the project from
successful project. The evolution in thinking resources for any goal other than the creation of as many sides with as many minds as possible to
about ecological and sociological issues as a neces value for the end customer to be wasteful. Known ensure as holistic an outcome as possible. HPD
sary component to the health of our built environ as the “Lean” process, its methodology was de can be adapted to any project but used in its pur
ment has developers and designers needing to signed to distill the essence of management deci est form, it results in a significant departure
increasingly address a Triple Bottom Line (i.e., sions and reduce ineffective time management. from the traditional schedule and phased project
measuring economic, ecological and social suc Its implementation focuses on getting the right delivery method.
cess) approach. things to the right place at the right time in the
In and of itself, focusing solely on LEED or right quantity to achieve optimum workflow How HPD Works
other green measurement tools is neither an in while minimizing waste and maximizing both Traditionally, the design of a project is broken
tegrated nor a holistic approach to a client’s flexibility and adaptability. In architecture, a down into distinct phases: Schematic Design,
taneously. For example, issues such as orienta- design meetings. The issues and goals are
HPD Coordinator
tion, programming and massing are intrinsically brought forth and tackled by all, regardless of
linked to choices in image, traffic flow, material, discipline, but held in check by the HPD Coordi
Objective-Based Design Team
planting, energy use, and systems. nator. For example, the choice of glazing will af-
fect not only the energy efficiency of the HVAC
Why HPD Works system but the aesthetics, daylighting, glare, secu Solution Option(s)
By continuously moving back and forth from the rity, orientation, landscaping and user schedul-
RESOLVAB LE
micro to the macro in what would normally be the ing. The HPD Coordinator must keep his finger
HPD Coordinator
schematic design phase helps to limit the num- on the pulse of the project at all times.
ber of unresolved issues which contribute to er- We have found that a strictly coordinated and
rors or omissions that can be costly in the grand- focused team can deliver a complex project in All Design
ACC EPT REJECT
est phase of all—construction. HPD provides a roughly six to nine sessions over a period of 12 to Team Viability
Review
crystallization of the design prior to assembling 18 weeks and at that point move seamlessly into
HPD Coordinator
the construction documentation in the same way construction documentation. Having team mem- HPD
as the traditional schedule allows, but in a faster bers at the sessions with approval authority is Coordinator
and more fluid manner while maintaining a strict crucial in compressing the schedule in this man-
HPD UNRESOLVABLE
adherence to the process laid out at the begin- ner. For example, a recent school project bene- Session
ning of the project. fited from having a member of the British Col- Decision Point
The time between sessions is used to develop umbia Ministry of Education at the sessions and
solutions to the next set or layer of program re- the schedule was dramatically compressed. Hav- examples. While the HPD members’ individual
quirements. The Objective-Based Design Groups ing been a part of the design process, the Minis hourly rates increase, the effectiveness of their
(OBDGs) are charged with the responsibility to try was able to approve the project much faster to input and the reduction in implementation time
return with solutions to the project’s goals and avoid significant delays based upon traditional results in a net gain.
deliverables. These solutions will range from how review periods. There are many other aspects of HPD that
to obtain a particular LEED point to meeting a The use of a Building Information Modelling serve to provide the client and the project with
client’s budget constraints to what type of struc- (BIM) tool, such as Revit, is also integral to HPD. tangible benefits in areas such as program, sus-
ture to employ. Through strong skills in the areas Using a three-dimensional design tool to its full- tainability, operations and maintenance. How-
of project management and organization, the est potential provides a fundamental change in ever, at the heart of every project are the simple
HPD Coordinator is tasked with ensuring that the way the design team functions. BIM offers the matters of schedule and budget. Approaching the
these solutions, and possibly divergent interest client a fast and dynamic means to understand solution holistically from all angles simultan-
groups such as the client and the community, are the project rather than otherwise complicated eously and with a strict process not only provides
coordinated and brought to the session table. and static two-dimensional drawings. BIM also the best solution for the client but also works to
HPD sessions are similar to the wrap-up sec- provides an integrated and swift ability to change, meet the goals of time and cost.
tions of a typical design charrette. At the session, quantify and coordinate various building com- As the economy continues to challenge the in-
information from the Objective-Based Design ponents. dustry, clients are becoming savvy in their under
Groups is presented and the preferred option is In addition, in the old model of project deliv- standing of the architectural process. Providing a
selected. This is accomplished through the facili- ery, senior members with a wealth of experience clear plan and method that addresses their goals
tation of an experienced HPD Coordinator. Em- rely on junior members to implement ideas, cre- on a holistic level—and not simply providing lip
phasis is placed on using the sessions to make ating a “delay” in the realization of a solution. service to an integrated design process or essen-
decisions. Minutes of these sessions are pre- Using BIM brings the tools back into the hands of tial sustainable design strategy—will benefit every
dominantly documentation of these design deci- senior designers and offers earlier results. Con- one. In architecture, it is obvious why we need an
sions, and written acceptance of the minutes is cepts are input into the design in real time, cut- integrated design approach. With the HPD meth-
strictly required. ting out the inefficiency of “middle-men” com- od, we also have the how. CA
Including the client’s groups and authorities in munication such as between the senior architect
the OBDGs and the sessions serves to negate the and the junior architect/designer and then the Robert Billard is an architect specializing in educa-
traditional phases, where typically there are a architectural technologist. For architects, there is tional and sustainable projects across Canada. He
series of periodic owner’s reviews and official a significant amount of time and money spent on developed the HPD method with KMBR Architects
approvals that break the step of the project and meetings and drawing coordination, to name two Planners Inc. in Vancouver.
Carrot City
Graeme Stewart
A recent exhibition at Toronto’s Design Exchange presented a ney. One of the curatorial directors of the exhibition, June Komisar, de-
cross-section of current ideas associated with urban agriculture.
scribes the process as a collaborative journey in which students, designers
and architects explored ideas from Canada and around the world that pro-
TEXT Sanam Samanian mote the practical adoption of current urban agricultural best practices and
thinking. The curators behind Carrot City—Mark Gorgolewski, Joe Nasr and
A recent visit to the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto convinced me that Komisar—have collaborated with their students at Ryerson University to de-
the ideas and theories pertaining to sustainable design in the urban context velop an exhibition that addressed possible solutions on four different
are continuing to be realized. This former Don Valley industrial site is cur- scales: City, Community, Home, and Products. Carrot City imagines a future
rently transforming into an extraordinary place where gardening and food where fruit, vegetables and livestock are raised and distributed in urban
production is being put into practice, right in the middle of the city. Could areas by utilizing greenhouse-growing methods and recycled resources
the future of architecture actually see effective strategies for enabling food year-round to provide greater food security for urban dwellers.
production incorporated into mainstream design proposals? The exhibition proposed a number of architectural concepts that incor-
Based on current population growth estimates, our planet’s human popu- porate food-growing techniques, such as new water management technolo-
lation is expected to reach 9 billion by 2040. The recognition of environ- gies and effectively orienting a building on its site. The following discussion
mental degradation within our cities has motivated many researchers, en- provides a brief explanation of some of the ideas contained in the exhib-
vironmentalists and designers to consider relocating food-producing ition’s four scales.
entities to serve our urban populations more effectively. With the constant
influx of people into urban areas, the need for fresh, accessible and safe City
food supplies has never been more critical. These concerns have inspired Cities depend on a continuously operating transportation infrastructure to
the implementation of innovative ideas relating to urban agriculture across deliver a constant food supply. If this infrastructure shuts down, the city
both the developed and developing world. The desire to locate food produc- will run out of food in a matter of days. Therefore, it is essential to imple-
tion within the city comes from the simple need to access nutritious prod- ment urban agriculture programs into planning, architecture and land-
ucts easily while mitigating costs associated with transporting the food we scape design early in the development process and over a long period of
eat. Unfortunately, farming in cities—or “urban agriculture”—is often time. The transformation of our urban spaces into green and fertile en-
viewed as a problem for municipalities rather than as a solution to making vironments can also mean new urban design possibilities. Underused
them more self-reliant in sourcing food. These problems include limited spaces such as high-rise towers, public parks, schoolyards, and even lane-
space devoted to agriculture, resistance by some landowners or businesses ways can become locations where food is locally produced. Strategies that
in the community, and a general lack of infrastructure and financing to sup- introduce agriculture on the vertical surfaces of residential and commer-
port local food production and distribution. How can architecture help? cial towers are but one example of improving a building’s thermal proper-
Carrot City, an exhibition held at Toronto’s Design Exchange this past ties and increasing the potential for greater local food production. An ex-
spring, was devoted entirely to the subject of urban agriculture and how de- ample of bringing urban agriculture to existing high-rise towers comprises
sign professionals might play a role in improving the local production of part of the Tower Renewal Project, an initiative led by Graeme Stewart of
food in urban areas while examining its impact on the design of urban the Toronto-based firm of E.R.A. Architects that hopes to reduce the eco-
spaces and buildings. Included in the exhibition were numerous projects logical footprint of aging concrete residential towers by recladding them
from cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Inuvik, New York, London and Syd- with more energy-efficient building materials. Introducing urban agricul-
Dan Wood/Work Architecture Group Dan Wood/Work Architecture Group Fritz Haeg
Products
Throughout the exhibition, several objects, tech-
nologies, systems and components were exhibit-
ed to illustrate the potential to increase local food
production in urban locations and buildings.
Often involving small-scale solutions, many
Megan Torza
ideas and schemes appear to foster urban agri-
culture, such as Public Farm 1, designed by
WORK Architecture and Elodie Blanchard. Here,
folded planes made from cardboard tubes be-
come planters for vegetables, herbs and fruit.
This system can also be compartmentalized into
small sections to facilitate its transport, which
also enables rapid assembly and usage on various
sites.
Carrot City promises the landscape of our fu-
ture cities to be a productive one, offering a pos-
Megan Torza
sible solution to the challenge of increasing
urban agricultural production. Now is the time
for architects and designers to consciously ad-
dress these issues and incorporate them into
ABOVE artisanal baked goods are sold but impractical front lawn of a social-housing their designs to ensure a healthier and more sus-
in a local fresh food market. TOP RIGHT
estate, transforming it into productive working tainable future. CA
Toronto’s Wychwood Barns has
brought a farmers’ market to an area gardens where residents have established a
of Toronto that previously had none. food-growing cooperative. This simple farming A graduate architect from Ryerson University, Sanam
ABOVE RIGHT The popularity of neighbour- idea has the potential to be implemented for Samanian has been participating in a variety of
hood baking ovens was one of the single-family residences, roof gardens, school- architectural research projects. She has worked for
inspirational legacies of Jane Jacobs
yards, parks, and public spaces—in just about several architecture firms and is currently working
that increased the community’s con-
nection to food production. any city imaginable. with the Black Pen Group Inc.
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