Please join us for a presentation on Limberlost Place, a project under construction for Toronto’s George Brown College, poised to be one of the first assembly occupancy, tall, exposed mass timber, net-zero carbon emissions buildings in the world. Project lead Carol Phillips will discuss the research and innovation that went into winning the international design competition, and the significant challenges associated with navigating the regulatory and approvals processes thereafter. Carol will discuss the project’s structural design testing and code approvals, funded by both the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Natural Resources Canada, in addition to the ambitious sustainability targets set forth by Waterfront Toronto and the City’s Planning and Development Dept. Already the recipient of 8 awards for innovation and design excellence, Limberlost Place is set to open new doors for mass timber construction in Canada.
Carol Phillips is a Partner at Moriyama Teshima Architects (MTA) and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Her portfolio includes MTA’s most ambitious, low-carbon, mass timber, LEED Platinum, and net-zero targeted projects, including Limberlost Place (a joint venture with Acton Ostry Architects) for George Brown College, and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Multi-Tenant Commercial Building.
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150 Years of Going to the Show in Ottawa-Gatineau
Urban Forum’s own Alain Miguelez will lead the evening’s discussion with a presentation based on his 2004 book of the same name. The discussion will focus on the evolution of the architecture of movie theatres and the links between theatre design and the evolution of the industry. The presentation will be richly illustrated and feature rare archival material
Staged Spaces: The Importance of Mediating Space in the Movie Theatre
For Christopher Warden, the movie theatre has always been a place of public congregation. While the auditorium is the typically the destination, it is the surrounding context of the street edges and lobby spaces, that make the cinema-going experience. Christopher will use a series of case studies to illustrate past, present and potential architectural models for cinemas.
New Company, Changing Times
Fabrizio Stanghieri Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Real Estate, Cineplex Entertainment will highlight the constant changes affecting the movie theatre industry, and how it responds to a market environment. Mr. Stanghieri will discuss Cineplex’s on-going need to transform its business as being solely about movie exhibition and its goal of creating entertainment destinations.
