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Let’s All Meet by the Lake: Inclusivity and Well-Being on Toronto’s Waterfront

The initiative led by Toronto Metropolitan University explores the potential for expanding the definition of design excellence to include critical issues such as accessibility, equity, well-being, and inclusion, specifically in the context of Toronto’s waterfront. The analysis involves various stakeholders and experts. It aims to explore the experiences of individuals with diverse abilities in public spaces and to use these insights to enhance design practices.The roadmap delves into several key areas: it analyzes award-winning housing projects to assess how well they address accessibility and inclusion, it examines the barriers and opportunities for health and well-being in public spaces along the waterfront, and it investigates the effectiveness of current public engagement methods, particularly with marginalized populations.
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Partners working on this roadmap

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Citizens/Community Groups Afsaneh Tafazzoli Director of Strategic Partnership Open Architecture Collaborative (OAC)
Citizens/Community Groups No profile picture Christina Baldanza Open Architecture Collaborative (OAC)
Citizens/Community Groups Fatih Sekercioglu Assistant Professor; Director, Planetary Health Research Lab Toronto Metropolitan University School of Occupational and Public Health
Citizens/Community Groups Kristina Reinders Civic Design City of Toronto
Citizens/Community Groups Leila M. Farah Associate Professor Toronto Metropolitan University Architectural Science
Citizens/Community Groups Marco Polo Professor, Associate Chair Toronto Metropolitan University Architectural Science
Citizens/Community Groups Marveh Farhoodi Program Director Open Architecture Collaborative (OAC)
Citizens/Community Groups Maya Desai Executive Member Building Equality in Architecture Toronto
Citizens/Community Groups Rei Tasaka Senior Urban Design Manager Waterfront Toronto
Citizens/Community Groups Samantha Biglieri Assistant Professor Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning
Citizens/Community Groups Susan Speigel Past President Ontario Association of Architects (OAA)
Citizens/Community Groups Talayeh Shomali Open Architecture Collaborative (OAC)
Citizens/Community Groups Terri Peters Assistant Professor Toronto Metropolitan University Architectural Science
Students working on this roadmap
Alexis Lewis Student Toronto Metropolitan University School of Occupational and Public Health
Anosha Alam Student Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning
Cali Cavarzan Student Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science
Frani O’Toole Student Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning
Jennifer Khuu Student Toronto Metropolitan University School of Urban and Regional Planning
Jessica Gu Student Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science
Justine Bochenek Student Toronto Metropolitan University
Kristen D’Penna Student Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science
Nathaniel Barry Student Toronto Metropolitan University Architectural Science
Nicole Li Student Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science
Rawan Nahle Student Toronto Metropolitan University School of Occupational and Public Health
Yaxin Jiang Student Toronto Metropolitan University Department of Architectural Science
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