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University of Toronto Landscape
Beyond the question of form, this proposal puts emphasis on the experience of the landscape as the defining force to enrich campus life. Our vision aims to strengthen the quality and vitality of student and civic life and to articulate this convergence as an experience of the highest quality, making everyone’s time at UofT more memorable and inspiring.
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Location
Toronto, ON
Scope of Work
International Short-listed Design Competition 'Landscape of Landmark Quality'
Project Size
22 ac (89,000m2)
Role
Team Lead, Landscape Architecture and Infrastructure Design
Client
University of Toronto
Collaborators
Greenberg Consultants Inc. (Urban Design), Mobycon (Active Transportation), Tillett Lighting (Lighting Design), WSP Canada Inc. (Civil and Transportation Engineering), Gensler Architects (Architectural Advisors), SWERHUN (Public Engagement)
PUBLIC WORK Design Team
Marc Ryan, Adam Nicklin, Chester Rennie, Stephanie Braconnier, Melissa Tovar, Ben Watt-Meyer, Lauren Abrahams, Talal Rahmeh
Awards
Finalist

This proposal for the University of Toronto’s Landscape of Landmark Quality Competition begins with the belief that King’s College Circle is a ‘latent landmark’, ready and waiting to be re-stored, re-vitalized and re-imagined as the vivid centrepiece of the downtown campus.
The proposal propels a ‘deep core’ for the University of Toronto’s historic campus that vitalizes King’s College Circle to create the ultimate green heart and vivid centre of campus life. It defines new and diverse landscape settings and plazas for gathering, events, spontaneous learning and – with particular care and subtlety – adds a curated ‘arc’ of Campus Life programming and new Athletic Centre embedded within the Landmark Circle. With this bold gesture supported by a comprehensive landscape plan, the core is both restored, re-imagined and given new life. No longer a ‘picturesque void’, this ‘Circle Precinct’ becomes the point of gravity and connection among a diverse range of activities with direct relations to the public realm that will invigorate exchange and inspire the fullest expression of campus and community life.