Project Spotlight

Saskatchewan Entertainment Facility

In November of 2009, Office for Urbanism was retained by the City of Regina to produce a site concept and design guidelines in relation to a provincially directed feasibility study addressing the possible creation of a new entertainment facility and mixed-use area in the Warehouse District, directly north of the downtown. Some of the key objectives of the development were to create better pedestrian linkages across the railroad tracks that divide the downtown and the warehouse district, to bring more residential uses within walking distance of the downtown, to enhance the Warehouse District as a major entertainment centre, and to integrate a large entertainment facility into the urban fabric while maintaining a fine grained, pedestrian friendly street network and public realm.

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Project Walk

Project Walk is the inspiration of Toronto City Councilor Bill Saundercook with Office for Urbanism. The film is to be produced and directed by Evan Morgan with the support of One Stop Media.

For more informationa reach us at: projectwalk@officeforurbanism.com

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2009 CIP/OPPI Conference

Office for Urbanism presented at this year's 2009 CIP/OPPI Building a Better World Conference in Niagara Falls.

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Announcement

Planning and Urban Design Leader Joins National Design Firms to Focus on Multi-disciplinary Innovation

Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, August 5, 2010 - Toronto-based planning and urban design leader, Office for Urbanism, will join forces with national design firms Cohos Evamy and HBBH on August 27, 2010, in a merger aimed at expanding multi-disciplinary thinking beyond buildings to include places and spaces, communities and cities.

Posted on August 06, 2010 / Link

Announcement

Two New Faces at OU

Paul Mulé joins Office for Urbanism as a Senior Planner. He is an experienced planner and urban designer with over 10 years of physical planning and urban design projects in Canada, Spain, the Middle East, and Panama. He has a wealth of experience in integrating physical planning with invigorating "on the ground" planning and design solutions.

Sébastien Dausse joins OU as an Urban Designer. Sébastien's professional experience and interests have focused on urban intensification, mixed-use and residential development, port cities and port land revitalization, Social housing neighbourhood revitalization, Campus Master Plans, and Sustainable developments.

Find out more about Paul, Sébastien, and the rest of the OU team..

Posted on June 18, 2010 / Link

Event

2nd Annual Transforming & Revitalizing Downtown Summit

Jennifer Keesmaat will be speaking at the Strategy Institute's 2nd Annual Transforming & Revitalizing Downtown Summit. The event is taking place on June 16th & 17th at the Yorkland Hotel in Toronto.

Posted on April 27, 2010 / Link

Event

Unleashing Public Life + Beauty through Downtown Planning

Great Places is pleased to announce that at 7:00pm on Monday, April 19, 2010, Jennifer Keesmaat, an award-winning city planner and acclaimed speaker, will be giving a public presentation in Saskatoon.

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Posted on April 06, 2010 / Link

Of Interest

Rediscovering The Wealth of Places

Jennifer Keesmaat has contributed a chapter to Rediscovering the Wealth of Places: A Municipal Cultural Planning Handbook for Canadian Communites, by Greg Baeker.