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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Presenters:
Prof. Carol Agocs, Department of Political Science, Western University
Prof. Huhua Cao, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa
Prof. Qin Shao, College of New Jersey
Neil Yan, Azrieli School of Architecture, Carleton University
As part of the 2nd Annual Confucius Forum on China Studies and Research, the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University, co-sponsored by Urban Forum and the City of Ottawa, is hosting a panel discussion on Urbanization in China.
The event brings together a number of key experts to examine challenges associated with China’s rapid urbanization. Among the issues to be discussed are the so-called ghost city phenomenon (where housing and infrastructure are built in advance of population increases), the conservation of existing, historically significant urban fabric in the face of immense pressure to intensify, the shift to high-rise living, and the changing landscape of public participation in urban development within China’s evolving political and social milieu.
Come join in on the discussion and discover what Canada and China can learn from each other.
