A New, Resilient Vision for Sustainable Neighbourhoods on the Waterfront
The Arbour - George Brown College's new mass timber-facility on the waterfront - is a prime example of raising the bar on innovative low-carbon design, a key component of our newly updated Green Building Requirements. Photo Credit: Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects
POSTED: FEBRUARY 8, 2021 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY
By Aaron Barter
Now more than ever: Planning for the public good
“The public’s embrace of the waterfront during the pandemic is an important reminder that this area makes an enormous difference to life in the city.” George Zegarac, President and CEO, Waterfront Toronto
POSTED: JANUARY 18, 2021 I DESIGN, INNOVATION, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, PUBLIC ART, SUSTAINABILITY
BY: KALEIGH WISMAN
New bridge for the Port Lands has arrived in Toronto
November 7, 2020, TORONTO, ON — Waterfront Toronto, along with Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott and City of Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that the new Cherry Street North bridge has arrived in Toronto’s Harbour today, as the Port Lands Flood Protection project reaches a new milestone.
Mass Timber is Coming To Bayside
T3 Bayside will attract jobs to the waterfront and create new community space for tenants, residents and visitors to enjoy. (Rendering courtesy of Hines)
Published: September 9, 2020 l DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE
By: Kaleigh Wisman
CALL FOR NEW MEMBER: Indigenous Design Expert
August 14, 2020, Toronto, ON - The Waterfront Design Review Panel provides expert, professional advice to Waterfront Toronto and City of Toronto Planning staff about projects within the Designated Waterfront Area. The role of the Panel is to advocate for the highest quality outcomes for the citizens of Toronto on their waterfront. Established in 2005, the Panel has become a renowned forum for advancing excellence in design and city-building.
Hines and Waterfront Toronto break ground on T3 Bayside alongside Federal and Provincial Ministers and Mayor John Tory
New project will deliver over 250,000 square feet of contemporary, mass timber office space to Toronto’s eastern waterfront
July 27, 2020, Toronto, ON – Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside, which stands for Timber, Talent and Technology.
How Villiers Island Will Create Jobs, Greenspace and More
Villiers Island will be surrounded by parks and public spaces, creating a space for people to live, work, and play.
POSTED: JUNE 23, 2020
Built to Weather the Storm: The Cherry Street Stormwater Management Facility
POSTED: JUNE 10, 2020 I DESIGN, INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABILITY
By: Kaleigh Wisman
In order to create vibrant and sustainable places along Toronto’s waterfront, essential infrastructure is needed. Things like sewers and watermains may not sound exciting yet they set the ground (sometimes literally) for vibrant communities to take root.