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Open Doors, An exhibition inspired by Doors Open Toronto
May 26 – June 9, reception May 27
Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West
Curated by Christopher Hume, Urban Affairs Writer for the Toronto Star, this exhibit explores the influences of local architecture in artistic practice. The exhibit pays homage to Doors Open Toronto and further connects the public to Toronto architecture through art.
Free
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Toronto the Good Party
Wednesday May 26, 6 p.m.
Harboufront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Hear presentations by Margaret and Phil Goodfellow, authors of A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto, Shawn Micallef, author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto, and NFB Filmmaker-in-Residence Katerina Cizek. Peruse the finalists of the Toronto Society of Architects' annual poster design competition; and stay for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the after-party attended by planners, architects, developers, and interested residents alike.
6 p.m. – Pre-event reception & TSA Poster Exhibition
7:30 p.m. – Presentations
8:30 p.m. – After-party
$8, members/student with ID free
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Doors Open Toronto 2010 kick-off
Friday May 28, 4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park
Start your Doors Open Toronto weekend at the ROM
Afro-Latin sounds of Santerias with Flamenco dancer at 4:30 p.m.
Live highlights from the critically-acclaimed comedy show Second City for Mayor at 5:15 p.m.
Launch of A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto with panelists Bruce Kuwabara, Larry Wayne Richards, William Thorsell, authors Margaret and Phil Goodfellow and moderator, Christopher Hume, Toronto Star, at 6:30 p.m. and meet Shawn Micallef, author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto, at 7:30 p.m.
Free, all museum galleries open
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TSA Walks
Saturday May 29 & Sunday May 30
Number of tours and the times for registration and departures tbc
The Toronto Society of Architecture launches two free walking tours at Doors Open Toronto. The tours will highlight the architecture of the city’s recent cultural rebirth with Toronto’s Cultural Renaissance: Buildings of the 21st Century and the historic to modern buildings of Toronto’s business epicentre with Skyscrapers of the Financial District. Developed by the TSA and led by trained volunteers, each tour will include in-depth information about design features, building challenges and urban context for some of Toronto’s most iconic buildings.
Free during Doors Open Toronto only!
Tours will be offered for a fee on a weekly basis from June through September. For more information on the tours visit: www.torontosocietyofarchitects.ca
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Ask an Architect
Saturday May 29 & Sunday May 30
Participating buildings (see below)
Ever wanted to know how green buildings are rated, what critical regionalism is or what an architect would choose as their favourite Toronto building? Well here’s your chance to find out. Architects will be on had to answer your questions about the building you’re visiting or anything and everything else architecture-related. Buildings with architects on site during Doors Open Toronto include:
50 Park Road, du Toit Allsopp Hillier Architects office
Bethel Green Senior Residence and Church
Bortolotto Design Architects office
City Hall Green Podium Roof
Diamond & Schmitt Architects office
Farrow Partnership Architects office
Moryiama and Teshima Architects office
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Hugh Garner Housing Co-op Green Roof
Humber Arboretum
Kasian Architects office
Levitt Goodman Architects office
Stantec Architects Office (Former McGregor Socks Factory)
St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish
Taylor Smyth Architects Office
TTC – Mount Dennis Bus Garage
U of T Regis College
Free
http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/events.htm
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