The Toronto Society of Architects’ Gingerbread City is a fantastical metropolis where you can eat the walls and taste the lamp posts. Our showcase is as diverse as our city, with the only rule being that all elements must be edible. This year’s city is filled with unique creations built by architects, bakers and clever place makers reflective of some of the top architectural topics of 2022, from cheeky references to heritage retention to exemplary net zero gingerbread retrofits.
New to this year is Kids’ Main Street, a sugar dusted, mixed-used virtual streetscape where you will find everything you need – from bowties to art supplies to all your dragon caring essentials.
Ready to explore? Click on the images below to take a closer look at these edible creations, see additional content including pictures, animations, and descriptions, and learn more about their design.
Want to see some of these creations in person? We have once again partnered with The Maker Bean Café where a selection of these edible creations are on display through to January 11, 2023.
Call for 2023 Entries
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In-Person Exhibit
The Maker Bean Café
1052 Bloor St W, Toronto
December 14, 2022 – January 11, 2023
Mon-Sat 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM,
Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
2022 Creations
Calum Tsang
Joël León Danis
Michelle Chan
Kurt Kraler
MOSS SUND Architects and Homes to Zero
Izen Architecture
Sandra F. Smith Architects
Barb McLean
Thomas Guignard
Kids’ Main Street
What happens when kids are in charge of designing the city’s main thoroughfare? You get a lot of colour, creativity, and fun!
As part of this year’s TSA Gingerbread City we asked kids to help us design Main Street façades (architect speak for the front of a building), as part of two in-person workshops held at the Centre for Social Innovation. The delicious results are captured in the scrolling streetscape above. Click on the arrows at the bottom right of the image to go full screen and see all the wonderful detail done by these gingerbread architects!
A special shout out to our amazing gingerbread architects: Ada, Charlotte & Ethan, Nikita, Max, Max, River, Pamela, William, Alina, Sabina, John, Juliana, Victoria, Charlotte, Maxim, Luna, Hazel, Otis, Teodoro, Frankie, Dena, Maple, Ethan, Hannah, Netta, Pendar, Eva, Sebastiano, Oscar.