Preservation? Modernist Heritage and Modern Toronto Keynote

Is preserving architectural heritage a hindrance to urban development? Or is the conservation of our built past an essential component of successful cities’ economic and environmental futures?

Join a distinguished roster of experts for this keynote lecture and panel discussion kicking off a two-day symposium on the challenges of preserving Modern architectural heritage in rapidly growing cities like Toronto, where accelerated development, gentrification, high demand for housing and urban expansion pose significant threats.

Delivering the keynote address on the 22nd will be urban designer and author Ken Greenberg, one of the founders of Ontario Place for All, a grassroots community group seeking to keep the iconic Toronto waterfront complex “a vibrant, publicly accessible space.” Joining Greenberg for the panel discussion afterward will be architect and WMF senior program manager Javier Ors Ausín, architect Shirley Blumberg, KPMB, Daniels Faculty members Brigitte Shim and Richard Sommer, Globe and Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic and Ontario MPP (Spadina-Fort York) Chris Glover. The event will be introduced by Daniels Faculty associate professor Aziza Chaouni, while the discussion will be moderated by the Faculty’s acting dean, Robert Levit.