Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 11:05 AM EDT
Series looked at Toronto through new lenses
Some of the city's most creative designers were asked to fix their eyes on the future without breaking the bank
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ALSOP AND PARTNERS: A PLANNING FREE ZONE
In Will Alsop's vision for downtown's west side, new, wide-open development (and perhaps some Alsop-esque buildings) would add density and street life
JANET ROSENBERG + ASSOCIATES: URBAN TROPHISM
Bringing green to the concrete under our feet
Problem: Too little room for trees to grow in downtown Toronto. Solution: An artificial forest of undulating umbrellas?
PLANT ARCHITECT: GREENER P
Can we turn parking lots into paradise?
Architect at PLANT Architect Inc. aims to transform Toronto's 'Green P' parking lots from featureless rectangles to mini-parks
KPMB ARCHITECTS: GOULD STREET
Building a better stage for sidewalk ballet
The plan to transform Ryerson University's downtown campus
DENEGRI BESSAI STUDIO: UNIVERSITY AVENUE
A boulevard of growing dreams
Hate University Avenue? Architect Tom Bessai has a solution: reduce lanes, widen the centre median, and then add new paving, light standards, benches and kiosks to create a “series of linked outdoor rooms.”
LATERAL ARCHITECTURE: PLAYSCAPES
Hey, sports fans - here's room to play
Concept fixes a neglected public space between the Rogers and Air Canada Centres into a fun zone where sporty types can play ball, in-line skate or just hang out.
DONALD CHONG STUDIO: BROADVIEW/EDGESPACE
Riverdale, it's time to enjoy the view
An ‘edgespace' using salvaged trees from construction sites of public buildings to create a series of stepped viewing platforms on Broadview Avenue









