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Too fast, too furious? Local residents want the city to slow speeding traffic on Avenue Road by turning part of it into a park

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A pie-in-the-sky plan for Toronto’s Main Square

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By admin Posted on July 4, 2019 Posted in

Yonge-Dundas Square is Toronto’s last stand for public space

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By admin Posted on January 27, 2017 Posted in

Destination: Victoria Park station?

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By admin Posted on January 12, 2017 Posted in

Metrolinx project sparks calls for new vision at the rail’s edge

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By admin Posted on February 5, 2015 Posted in

Spurring Cooksville revitalization: Point Tower Proposed

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By admin Posted on February 4, 2015 Posted in

Metrolinx’s Berlin Wall

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By admin Posted on October 10, 2013 Posted in

In Toronto condo land, a park designed to slow you down

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By admin Posted on October 10, 2013 Posted in

Metrolinx’s ‘noise walls’ have no place in Toronto

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By admin Posted on September 20, 2013 Posted in

TTC’s Victoria Park station lauded for design

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By admin Posted on September 12, 2013 Posted in

Metrolinx’s ‘huge’ sound walls draw citizen protest — and ideas for a greener alternative

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By admin Posted on August 22, 2013 Posted in

How I learned to stop worrying and love Yonge-Dundas Square

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By admin Posted on August 7, 2013 Posted in

“Yonge-Dundas Square has helped bring Toronto into 21st century”

For the architects who designed the square, Kim Storey and James Brown, the project was a balancing act, one they pulled off brilliantly... Though organizers have allowed the square to be filled with clutter, much of it corporate, the space still works.
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Kingston Park Revitalization Project earns provincial award

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By admin Posted on November 14, 2012 Posted in

A Toronto subway station redesign links neighbourhood and nature

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By admin Posted on July 24, 2012 Posted in

Kingston Park earns Communities in Bloom award

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By admin Posted on October 22, 2011 Posted in

Kingston Park a wet, glistening jewel for families

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By admin Posted on July 20, 2011 Posted in

Trail breathes life into ‘dead zone’

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By admin Posted on October 30, 2009 Posted in

Hip and sophisticated? Say hello to the new T.O.

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By admin Posted on June 26, 2008 Posted in

Long-term vision for King’s Navy Yard Park in Amherstburg is grand

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By admin Posted on January 30, 2007 Posted in

New Bloor: Nicer to Walk, Harder to Park

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By admin Posted on May 24, 2006 Posted in

At times, familiarity breeds content

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By admin Posted on August 3, 2003 Posted in

Public must push limits, make Dundas Square theirs

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By admin Posted on June 12, 2003 Posted in

Square’s beauty lies in public life it will inspire

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By admin Posted on May 31, 2003 Posted in

Toronto gets hip to new square

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By admin Posted on May 30, 2003 Posted in

New park to bridge King W. condo projects

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By admin Posted on March 29, 2003 Posted in

King West meets Zen in design of new park

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By admin Posted on March 21, 2003 Posted in

Toronto march boosts Dundas Square

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By admin Posted on February 16, 2003 Posted in

‘A European Space’

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By admin Posted on January 18, 2003 Posted in

Dundas Square already inspiring

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By admin Posted on March 28, 2002 Posted in

Dundas Square coming to life

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By admin Posted on March 18, 2002 Posted in

Residents to raise funds for trees and wider walkway

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By admin Posted on October 3, 2001 Posted in

Architects devise calm eye in urban storm

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By admin Posted on January 2, 1999 Posted in

Doing the right thing, the right way: Dundas Square project off to a great start

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By admin Posted on December 5, 1998 Posted in

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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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#VCITributeProject #PublicPlaza #Urbanism #TorontoArchitecture #ArchitectureDesign #UrbanDesign #CulturalDesign #Landscapes #HonourYourFamily #ShareYourImmigrationStory
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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#VCITributeProject #PublicPlaza #Urbanism #TorontoArchitecture #HonourYourFamily #ShareYourImmigrationStory
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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