🎙️ New Good for Cities episode! As Toronto builds higher, one question stands out: Are tall buildings actually good for cities? Infrastructure Institute Director Matti Siemiatycki sits down with award-winning architect and urban planner Naama Blonder, co-founder of Smart Density, to explore: ✅ Navigating NIMBY opposition ✅ Designing livable, human-scale high-rises ✅ Building more affordable, inclusive housing Naama’s work, recognized with the Ontario Association of Architects’ Best Emerging Practice Award, reimagines what “good housing” can look like in a growing city. 👉 Listen on Spotify, Apple, Podbean, or our website: https://lnkd.in/gS2QX9jN #UrbanPlanning #Architecture #HousingAffordability #CityBuilding #UrbanDesign #GoodForCities

How will cities breathe again? 🌆🌱 🌲 Rooftops turning into forests 🚲 Streets shifting from cars to clean mobility. ⚡ Energy grids rethinking power at every level. The city of tomorrow isn’t just built - it regenerates. At The Last Puzzle Piece Ltd, we explore how design can help cities become smarter, greener, and more human. 👉 What change would you want to see in your city first? Tagging some incredible voices driving this conversation: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Heatherwick Studio Stefano Boeri Architetti (Vertical Forest pioneers) Foster + Partners Grimshaw ArchDaily (architecture features) Dezeen Limited (design + architecture coverage) #GreenArchitecture #FutureCities #UrbanDesign #SustainableArchitecture #BiophilicDesign #CircularDesign #TheLastPuzzlePiece

Starting Next Monday, October 6th, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) will be holding it’s annual International Conference in Toronto. This year’s theme, “From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City-Making”, explores how urban development must integrate material and social initiatives to create cities that serve all inhabitants. The event emphasizes that meaningful city-making is about more than tall buildings, it is about nurturing the networks of people, institutions, and communities that shape a city’s identity. As part of the program, MTA Partners Phil Silverstein and Carol Phillips are joining the “Learning from Limberlost: Mass Timber Techniques” workshop hosted by the Canadian Wood Council, alongside Steven Street, Nerys Rau, Krista Palen, Mike Love, Pierre Koch, M.Eng., P.Eng., and Steven Craft. Limberlost Place will be a central case study, highlighting how sustainable materials and innovative design strategies can inspire the future of tall timber construction. #LimberlostPlace #ctbuh2025 #MassTimber #GeorgeBrownCollege #TorontoWaterfront #SustainableArchitecture #LowCarbonDesign #NetZeroCarbon #TorontoGreenStandard #TimberInnovation #CanadianArchitecture #MoriyamaTeshimaArchitects #ActonOstryArchitects #DesigningForCommunity #ArchitecturalLandmarks #FutureOfArchitecture #TorontoArchitecture #TorontoTallTimber

Have you ever been curious about why cities look they way they do? 💡 Urban planning is closely linked to climate and capitalism and can foster social division and segregation 📝 🌳 In the latest newsletter, we talk with De Strip Architects about what "hostile architecture" is and the importance of reclaiming public spaces in our cities. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dpW4gwWf #urbanplanning #hostilearchitecture #gentrification

Late October, I will be heading back to the College of Architecture, Planning, & Design // K-State to moderate a tall building discussion as part of APDesign's Ekdahl Lecture Series. "This symposium brings together two distinguished voices shaping the skylines of today and tomorrow. One, a global architect known for designing supertall towers with an emphasis on performance, sustainability, and urban integration. The other, a project leader behind the transformative reimagining of Chicago’s Willis Tower base, focused on making iconic architecture more accessible, livable, and user-centered. Through back-to-back lectures followed by a moderated discussion, this event will explore how tall buildings can balance bold vision with human-scale experience—redefining both global cities and local communities in the process." Kansas State University #kansasstate #apdesign #tallbuildings #discussion #architecture #design #cities #humanscale #communities https://lnkd.in/gu3grH7W

New CityDesign episode from UrbanLab’s Martin Felsen: Public Land Sell-Offs: What’s at Stake for You? At UrbanLab, we plan, design, and advocate for the commons—from national parks to neighborhood plazas. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why public lands endure (and how they’re funded) • What privatization actually delivers—and what it doesn’t • A designer’s guide: build by existing infrastructure, protect the commons Watch & subscribe: https://lnkd.in/gNv_GqUr #UrbanDesign #Architecture #CityPlanning #PublicLands #PublicSpace #Infrastructure #Placemaking #Policy #DesignLeadership

🏛️ Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings: Explained How do we preserve the cultural essence of Toronto’s heritage buildings while adapting them for modern use? In this highlight from Building Toronto’s Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Eric Rodrigues, Founding Principal & Creative Director of Boldera Architects, about the art and science of adaptive reuse. Together, they explore how historic structures can be transformed into innovative, sustainable spaces that meet today’s needs—without losing their legacy. 🎧 Watch the full episode here 👉 https://ow.ly/bJ7N50X5Wxi 💬 What’s one heritage building in Toronto you’d love to see reimagined for the future? #AdaptiveReuse #HeritageConservation #TorontoArchitecture #BuildingTorontosSkyline

“New elements are designed to be recessive and frame the original fabric rather than clash with it.”   Director of Architecture and Growth, Rupert Reed.   At Wentworth Avenue, our ambition is to weave together Sydney’s rich past and its sustainable future. The proposal reimagines five heritage-listed warehouses in Surry Hills, anchored by adaptive reuse, natural ventilation, and bio-solar rooftops.   Heritage isn’t just about preservation. It’s about respect, character, and potential. Read more on Wentworth Avenue via The Urban Developer. https://lnkd.in/eiePK2YV 📍Turrbal Collaborator: Aileen Sage Client: Willow Group

Blue evokes vision and expansiveness. In urban design, it reminds us that architecture is more than buildings — it’s creating entire networks, corridors, and cityscapes. Large-scale transport, waterfront, and civic projects rely on this principle of scale and planning. . #9Days9Designs #NavratriOfDesign #UrbanPlanning #SmartCitiesIndia #DesignVision #FutureOfArchitecture"

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