Ground Rules

In Collaboration with Joshua Bauman, Misca Legassé + Becky Sun

In the context of a design studio, we were asked to think through the lenses of three conflicting actors and propose a cohesive master plan for Toronto's Port Lands. Our team chose to unpack these issues through the lenses of ... a fictional branch of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), CreateTO and the Toronto Industry Network (TIN).

Our project investigates the relationship between land ownership, land use and the process of unlocking the potential futures of redeveloped sites. The Port Lands is considered as a sample site to see how past and current industry affected the spill quality of the site, which in turn problematizes the redevelopement of the site for residential and civic uses.