U of T - Landmark Landscape • Future Landscapes
Future Landscapes
Design, Visualization & Photography
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U of T - Landmark Landscape

Competition, Landscape Architecture, Visualization

Our proposal for the University of Toronto’s Landscape of Landmark Quality Competition begins with the belief that King’s College Circle is a ‘latent landmark’, ready and waiting to be re-stored, re-vitalized and re-imagined as the vivid centrepiece of the downtown campus.

Employer: PUBLIC WORK Office for Urban Design + Landscape Architecture
Role: Coordination, Visualization + 3D, Graphic Direction
Status: Shortlisted competition, Finalist
Project Location: University of Toronto, Ontario
Year: 2015
Project Team: Greenberg Consultants Inc. (Urban Design), Mobycon (Active Transportation), Tillett Lighting (Lighting Design), WSP Canada Inc. (Civil and Transportation Engineering), Gensler Architects (Architectural Advisors), SWERHUN (Public Engagement)

All images, competition panels and adapted text property of PUBLIC WORK.

Convocation Plaza

Convocation Plaza

Our proposal propels a ‘deep core’ for the University of Toronto’s historic campus that vitalizes King’s College Circle to create the ultimate green heart and vivid centre of campus life.

We define new and diverse landscape settings and plazas for gathering, events, spontaneous learning and – with particular care and subtlety – add a curated ‘arc’ of Campus Life programming and new Athletic Centre embedded within the Landmark Circle.

We define new and diverse landscape settings and plazas for gathering, events, spontaneous learning and – with particular care and subtlety – add a curated ‘arc’ of Campus Life programming and new Athletic Centre embedded within the Landmark Circle.

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Landmark Landscape Rendered Plan

Landmark Landscape Rendered Plan

With this bold gesture supported by a comprehensive landscape plan, the core is both restored, re-imagined and given new life.

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Convocation Plaza & The Circle Precinct - Winter

Convocation Plaza & The Circle Precinct - Winter

No longer a ‘picturesque void’, this ‘Circle Precinct’ becomes the point of gravity and connection among a diverse range of activities with direct relations to the public realm that will invigorate exchange and inspire the fullest expression of campus and community life.

Convocation Plaza & The Circle Precinct - Autumn

Convocation Plaza & The Circle Precinct - Autumn

Hart House Terrace & Pond - Winter

Hart House Terrace & Pond - Winter

Reaching Gardens

Reaching Gardens