Doors Open Toronto 2022 | TSA Architects Talk: Renewal
Architects Talk, our fast-paced lightning forum reflecting on this year’s Doors Open theme, is back! Join us for our first ever outdoor lecture as speakers share with us their thoughts, work, and provocations on how to close the gap between the city we have and the one we desire. Our cities are at a turning […]
IDEAS Forum | Confronting the Housing Crisis
Organized by DesignTO in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects, ‘Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis’ features five fast-paced presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring housing equity, modular housing initiatives, rent-then-own models, and community support and consultation. Speakers: Kellie Chin, Architect, Workshop Architecture Diana Chan McNally Reverend Faith Fowler, Executive Director, […]
Urban Affairs Forum | The Housing Affordability Crisis
A free public forum bringing together three speakers from the fields of economics, planning, development and architecture as we look to better understand the forces behind the GTA’s housing affordability crisis and what we can do to address it. Housing is a fundamental human right, and yet an increasing number of residents across the […]
Virtual Forum: Indigenous Placekeeping
Since time immemorial, the group of islands sheltering the Toronto harbour was known by several names. For the Michi Saagiig (Mississaugas), it was simply known as Mnisiing, meaning ‘on the islands’. Later they would collectively known as Aiionwatha or Hiawatha’s Island. Today, they are the Toronto Islands Park, one of Toronto foremost and signature parks. […]
BEAT Forum 2020: Empowering Architectural Practices to Address Emotional/Identity Tax
‘Emotional/Identity Tax’ is used to describe the experience of many historically marginalized professionals in Canada who report being treated differently, subject to additional responsibilities, and constantly on guard to protect themselves against discrimination and bias. Recent studies of Canadian workplaces report that Indigenous and racialized professionals are doubly burdened by exclusionary workplace practices and tokenistic […]
Urban Affairs Forum l Does Canada need a National Architecture Policy?
Whether intentionally or not, our buildings, landscapes and urban spaces say a lot about us — communicating the values, priorities, and aspirations of those who invested so much in their creation. As the space where we live, work and play, the built environment has an enormous impact not only on our quality of life, but […]
Preserving the Past Fortifying the Future
From enhancing real estate values, to fostering local businesses, preservation keeps historic main streets and downtowns economically viable. In places that have preserved their historic character, heritage tourism is a real and tangible economic force. Developers are discovering that money spent rehabilitating historic buildings is an investment in the future—these structures become showpieces of a […]
On February 6th, 2020 a two-part event will be held at Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs. In collaboration with the Canadian Architecture Forums on Education (CAFÉ) series, the first year Master’s of Architecture class is excited to present the opportunity to participate in various discussions that will support the research for a national architecture policy for Canada. […]
TSA Urban Affairs Forum | Housing Affordability and the Missing Middle
The Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) invites you to this summer’s Urban Affairs Forum on Housing Affordability and the Missing Middle, coinciding with the publication of House Divided: How the Missing Middle Can Solve Toronto’s Affordability Crisis. Framed by Toronto’s rich history of housing neighbourhoods, and the current debate on City Council on how we can […]
Facade Tectonics Forum Toronto
Material Matters: Emerging Strategies and Design Practices for Facade Systems, Buildings, and Urban Habitat Certificate of Attendance will be provided for ConEd Units The building facade system uniquely impacts both performance and appearance at the combined scales of building and metropolis. The outcome of a new facade system program or renovation largely determines the lifecycle success of […]