TSA Forum: Designing Quality Housing
When it comes to housing, much of the discussion focuses on quantity—the 10s of thousands of homes we need to build to address Canada’s housing supply gap—but increasingly, more and more Torontonians are turning their attention to the quality of these units. Good quality housing not only improves everyday life, but also increases the resilience and durability of our housing stock. And in the day-to-day reality of multi-unit residential inhabitants, no element of design has a bigger impact on life than the unit layout.
In this Urban Affairs Forum, we are turning the housing discussion inside out and asking the question: “What does ‘good quality housing’ mean from the unit perspective?” Our three speakers have been asked to reflect on the forces that have shaped our current housing stock, the impact on unit design on quality of life, and what better quality housing looks like in Toronto’s multi-unit residential construction.
This forum is the second on housing that the TSA has held this year. beginning the conversation with various models of housing catalogs. If you’d like to view this recording, along with other TSA forums and talks, please visit our Past Lectures Library.
OAA MEMBERS: This lecture is eligible for 1.5 OAA Structured Learning Hours. When registering, please include your full name as registered with the OAA to ensure your certificate of participation is credited properly. Please also include an email address you check frequently to ensure you receive our certificate in a timely manner.
TSA Urban Affairs Forums are made possible thanks to the generous support of Giannone Petricone Associates and Pro-Demnity.
When
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 PM (doors open 6:00 PM)
Where Main Hall, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, ON
Cost Free!
CEUs 1.5 OAA Structured Learning Hours
Host Toronto Society of Architects
