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2011 North York Modernist Architecture Forum

Published November 3, 2011

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Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011

Location: North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers

Refreshments  at 6:30pm

Presentations & Discussion

7:00 – 9:00pm

Gary Miedema: Heritage Toronto

How we got there: North York and the post-war boom

Steven Logan, York & Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture

Cultural heritage of the single family suburb: The Leona Drive Project

Douglas Young, City Institue and Urban Studies, York University

Planning and the modern suburb: Then and now

Helene Lardas, Senior Planner, Urban Design, North York District, City of Toronto

North York landscapes

Paul Hess, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto

The planning heritage of tower communities: Findings from the Walkability Studies

Laura Taylor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University

Cultural landscapes of North York’s Modernist high rises

Scott Barrett, Heritage Preservation Services, City of Toronto

Heritage Conservation District Policy

Moderated by Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist

Suburbia Heritage of the Everyday

A dialogue on post-war suburban architecture as part of the city’s heritage, presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel (NYCPP) together with the City Institute at York University (CITY)

 

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