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On January 25, 2024, @CityofVancouver Council unanimously endorsed the Policy Statement for the redevelopment of ʔəy̓alməxʷ/Iy̓álmexw/Jericho Lands, setting the direction for this transformational project.
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Canada Lands Company Submits Application Outlining Downsview West District urbantoronto.ca/news/2024/11…
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Urban growth poses challenges that require diverse knowledge & resources. Join our panel to explore how meaningful partnerships foster beautiful and resilient developments!
@EricTurcotteUSI Sirous Ghanbarzadeh @UrbStrat Frank Palarmo Christopher Sweetnam Holmes @clc_sic
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Tomorrow is the big day! We are incredibly grateful to all our sponsors for your generous support of CanU Forum: Divergence 2024 helping us make our forum unforgettable!
@hfxgov @O2design @UrbStrat @DTAHtoronto @clc_sic Fathom @FBM_Ltd @DalArchPlan @Atlanticdevhfx
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Leading urbanists will present latest examples of good urban design from Coast to Coast in Pecha Kucha style. Join us for this perennial favorite!
Moderator:@janakelemen
Feature: Megan Torza @DTAHtoronto @EricTurcotteUSI Sarah Anderson Sirous Ghanbarzadeh @UrbStrat @hardwicke
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"Nobody has figured out how to build a subway line secretly, without anybody noticing. There's going to be impacts." — @neilloewen (@UrbStrat), at 8/11pm with @shoshannasaxe (@civmin), Jason McDonald (@YorkEglintonBIA), @JohnLorinc (@Spacing) & @spaikin | Producer: @carrletta
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Congrats to the People's Choice winner of the 2024 AZ Awards Urban Design – Unbuilt Developments Category: Downsview by @HLArchitects, @kpmbarch, @SLA_Architects & @UrbStrat. Presented by @Technogym
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Meet the finalists of the 2024 AZ Awards Urban Design – Unbuilt Developments Category: Downsview by @HLArchitects, @kpmbarch, @SLA_Architects and @UrbStrat, Steelport by PUBLIC WORK & University Park by PUBLIC WORK. Presented by @GrupoCosentino. bit.ly/4buNZuS
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The RAIC, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Urban Design Awards! Click the link to learn more about the award recipients: ow.ly/yoOY50RgFZL
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Bravo aux membres de notre équipe de la région centrale pour leur Prix national de design urbain 2024! Quel honneur d’être récompensés pour votre travail sur le plan-cadre de Downsview, qui guidera l’aménagement d’une collectivité durable, complète, saine et résiliente!
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Congratulations to our Central Region team on the 2024 National Urban Design Award. What an honour to be recognized for your work on the Downsview Framework plan which will guide the development of a sustainable, complete, resilient and healthy community!
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Proud to be among the winners of the 2024 @RAIC_IRAC @CIP_ICU @CSLA_AAPC National Urban Design Awards for the Downsview Framework Plan, working with @HLArchitects @kpmbarch @infosla for @NorthcrestDev & @clc_sic.
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“Applying cultural safety can also help us to ask ourselves: Whom did we forget in the design of a place?” Read Eric Turcotte & Dr. Leela Viswanathan's article "Safer Public Spaces Through Inclusive Practices" in the latest Plan Canada. @CIP_ICU urbanstrategies.com/news/saf…
Today's top-trending article in @Urban_Toronto profiles the pivot from #office to #residential at 350 Bloor St E, one of several similar applications we are leading.
A revised plan for 350 Bloor Street East has now seen the 63-storey tower drop its office space and add affordable #housing instead! #Toronto #architecture #realestate #development urbantoronto.ca/news/2024/03…
But will Bill 109 actually live up to this tall order, or does it create more issues than it purports to fix? We brought together a range of planning and development industry experts to weigh in on Ontario’s evolving planning approvals process. urbanstrategies.com/article/…
The Richmond Public Library is evolving, and they want your input! Join the conversation and let's write the next chapter together! Visit letstalkrichmond.ca/rpl-surv… or visit any library branch to take the survey. @RPLBC @Richmond_BC
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Today's #FeatureProject is Galleria On The Park from Almadev, currently in pre-#construction, this new master-plan community will redevelop #Toronto's Galleria Mall with 8 new buildings! #housing #development #condos urbantoronto.ca/database/pro…
The redevelopment project is being spearheaded by a development company jointly owned by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (@MSTdevelopment) and federal Crown corporation @clc_sic.
Urban Strategies led the Comprehensive Development Concept Plan for ʔəy̓alməxw/Iy̓álmexw Jericho Lands, which formed the basis of the City of Vancouver’s Policy Statement. urbanstrategies.com/news/jer…
