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Circle City

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Circle CityProject Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Building Type: Urban Planning
Project Descripton: Circle City(ies) will be built within Tornado Alley, USA to address the destructive forces of any of the thousands of tornados that strike communities in that area annually. Traditionally, destroyed communities are rebuilt using stick-frame on slab....
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proposal for Vancouver's downtown eastside

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proposal for VancouverProject Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Building Type: Urban Planning, Residential – Mixed Development, Homeless Shelter
Project Descripton: My thesis project for UBC Architecture which examines new possibilities for affordable housing in the urban context of Vancouver's downtown eastside...the poorest postal code in Canada. The thesis builds on a collection of ideas which relate to....
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Evergreen Brick Works

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Evergreen Brick WorksProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Community Center
Project Descripton: Evergreen Brick Works is a centre for experiencing the relationship between nature, culture and community. It's a destination for families and individuals to enjoy a natural refuge while sampling a rich offering of programs, and services from....
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Native Cultural and Learning Centre

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Native Cultural and Learning CentreProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Community Center, Cultural Display, Education Facility - Training Center, Theater (Stage), Youth Center, …
Project Descripton: Aboriginal Toronto - where is it? We’d like to give that question an answer. We are currently working to provide a centre to foster the cultural and educational development of native and newer Canadians in our city. Cultures are not made....
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The Grand House Student Co-op

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The Grand House Student Co-opProject Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Residential – 4+ BR
Project Descripton: The GRAND HOUSE STUDENT CO-OPERATIVE is an incorporated, non-profit, housing co-op, with the goal of demonstrating sensitive aesthetic and environmental design, promoting innovative living and exploring both traditional and alternative construction....
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Merry-go-round

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Merry-go-roundProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Industrial Design
Project Descripton: The interaction of children with this merry-go-round produces the kinetic energy needed to illuminate the L.E.D. lights overhead. The goal of this project is to form a tangible connection between the work and resources needed to produce even a....
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The Now House™ Project

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The Now House™ ProjectProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Residential - Single Family
Project Descripton:

One of the biggest environmental challenges, now and in the future, is improving existing houses. The Now House™ project is a collaboration of designers, architects, engineers, homeowners and sustainable building experts who propose to turn a....

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Healthy House

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Healthy HouseProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Residential – 3 BR
Project Descripton: This project has been added to the Open Architecture network in honour of photographer Edward Burtynsky for his contribution of a foreword to the book Shift:Positions.
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A 1,700 square foot, semi-detached,....
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Solid Void

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Solid VoidProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Residential – 1 BR
Project Descripton: This is a non-realized student project. It was proposed for an urban site in Toronto, off of Spadina Ave. On Bulwer St. The design consists of two L shaped spaces, one the reverse of the other. This mirroring serves to emphasize both the void....
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Zames House

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Zames HouseProject Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Building Type: Residential – 1 BR
Project Descripton: This home is a student project which has not been realized. It is an exploration of Maslow's Pyramid of human needs. Each floor relates to one level of the pyramid sequentially: physiological needs (kitchen/bathroom), safety (main entrance), social....
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