1UP Toronto Conference 2024

The 2024 conference theme is Thrive: Planning The Year-Round City, which represents a dialogue between youth and city builders about how indoor and outdoor public spaces might bring joy, wellbeing and happiness to everyone, all year round. We will explore how to design and plan for improving the collective wellbeing of residents, young and old.

Benefits of Attending

1UP Toronto Conference 2024 will feature:

• Inspirational talks by movers and shakers in the fields of urban planning and architecture, art and design, engineering and technology, and community development
• 1UP Design-Build Pitches presented by secondary school students to showcase their in-progress design-build community projects
• A Design Jam where participants will work in teams to brainstorm, design, and prototype solutions for a design challenge

Who is this conference for?

High school students aspiring to become city builders and community changemakers. If you’re curious about urban planning and architecture, art and design, engineering and technology, and community development, or just want to get more involved outside of school, you’re in the right place!