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Month: July 2021

Avenue Road: Re-inventing and Pedestrianizing the Avenue

Avenue Road: Re-inventing and Pedestrianizing the Avenue

This study proposes a re-imagining of Avenue Road to return it to its prominent role in the city’s public realm by reducing six lanes of speeding traffic to four and creating new public space.  This new space would increase the …

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A Toronto-based office of architects, landscape architects, and urban designers. We help make modern cities livable.

Today we had the opportunity to attend the Blessin Today we had the opportunity to attend the Blessing of the Villa Charities Italian Canadian Immigrant Tribute Installation where His Eminence, Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, came to the Columbus Centre to bless the Immigrant Tribute donor name plaques.

BSA is proud and honoured to have had the opportunity to work on this meaningful project in collaboration with @villa_charities , which pays tribute to the legacy of Italian Canadian immigrants.
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The unveiling of the Italian Canadian Tribute Wall The unveiling of the Italian Canadian Tribute Wall with @villa_charities opened at the Columbus Centre in Toronto.

BSA is proud and honoured to have had the opportunity to work on this tribute that pays respect to Italian Canadian immigrants.

The tribute includes a large public plaza including new plantings and benches, and features 2000 plaques designed to flutter in the wind.
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In March 2024, the OAA announced a design competit In March 2024, the OAA announced a design competition that would have architects design a landscape for the headquarters’ and the winner’s design would be implemented. We were tasked with creating a welcoming experience while being conscious of the Don River Watershed nearby.

Despite the fact that we did not win the competition, we are still pleased to share the work on our website https://shorturl.at/EOyyD
Given the near beginning of summer, we would like Given the near beginning of summer, we would like to remind ourselves and the public how important public parks are to small towns and small cities. They are important, and we keep getting nice comments about how popular the @visitchathamkent Kingston Park is as a summer and all-season park and water play venue. 🌞💧

We’re taking the opportunity to show some images as to what role a specific place could be.
We are honored to have designed the Immigrant Trib We are honored to have designed the Immigrant Tribute installation and landscaping at the @villa_charities site and create a space for those with Italian heritage to commemorate and reflect on their history and achievements.
Kings Navy Yard Park – Dalhousie St. Courtyard P Kings Navy Yard Park – Dalhousie St. Courtyard Prototype 2006. Our proposal for a small compact courtyard prototype development that are composed of a mix of building scales & types that reflect a small-town quality appropriate to Amhurstberg along Dalhousie St. & its waterfront.
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