As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Felix Yang proposes Don Valley Expandables - a connected series of heterogeneous experiences along a recently abandoned 5 kilometer rail line known as the Don Branch of the Canada Pacific Railway. This proposal connects the Don Valley Watershed on a seasonal basis, with pieces of temporary infrastructure will pieces of temporary infrastructure acting as catalysts for cultural experiences and further intensifications of the site.

As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Brenda Reid proposes [UN]ZOO - a strategy to repair the Don’s ecosystems in conjunction with human presence. The site for this studio was the the Don Valley, a ravine in Toronto that forms part of the Don River watershed. From site strategy to façade details Brenda designs the buildings to be a structure respectful to human and animal needs.

Update: John’s Street Level exhibition at the Princess Twin Cinema Odeon Gallery has been extended until June 25, so go have a look if you haven’t already! Opening of Street Level: Poetics of Urban Infrastructure. Photo by John Hofstetter. Street Level is an exhibition of work by Waterloo-based artist John Hofstetter, also known as the […]

ABSTRACT by Michael Bootsma Positioning itself as an investigation into the affective capacity of transport, this thesis argues that the potential of a city is both composed and revealed through its systems of movement, contending that the sensorial and expressive qualities of a city’s transit govern how its citizens perceive and access the scope of […]