A New Bottom Line: The Value & Impact of Placemaking Report measured responses from 586 participants to quantify the value of placemaking. A total of five environment types were examined, including office, subway platform, public space, retail space and residential/condo lobby.
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About The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University
The Creative School (opens in new window) is a dynamic faculty making a difference in new, unexplored ways. Made up of Canada’s top professional schools and transdisciplinary hubs in media, communication, design and cultural industries, The Creative School offers students an unparalleled global experience in the heart of downtown Toronto.
About MASSIVart
MASSIVart (external link, opens in new window) is a global creative and placemaking consulting agency that creates inspiring destinations. We are cultural placemakers, creatives, curators and strategists for the public and private realm. Whether through our strategic creative visions or brand development services, we see culture and placemaking as the cornerstone that enables the creation of sustainable, resilient, inclusive, vibrant, and healthy communities while increasing business opportunities, stimulating local economies and developing strong economic partnerships. From high level master planning to curation, to fabrication and installation, we believe that art and culture have the ability to shape and create the identity of connected and interrelated communities.
About Entro
With a legacy dating back 50 years and a team of over 80 in offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Sydney and Zürich, Entro is a world leader in the field of branding and environmental design. Entro uses design to connect people to place. Our practice is built on an avant-garde design philosophy grounded by the science of human interactions and the belief that everyday experiences should be inspirational. We call on design to fuel a dialogue between users and the spaces they inhabit – from hospitals and transit hubs to museums, arts facilities, corporate and educational campuses, and throughout cities.
About The Daniels Corporation
The Daniels Corporation (external link, opens in new window) is one of Canada’s pre-eminent builders/developers, building more than 35,000 new homes across the Greater Toronto Area for over 38 years. Daniels is the developer of TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto’s Entertainment District and the City of the Arts community on Toronto’s East Waterfront. Among its many initiatives, Daniels partnered with Toronto Community Housing to revitalize 53 of the 69-acre Regent Park community in Toronto. At the core of the revitalization is both a physical and social re-connection of this once stigmatized neighbourhood to the broader City of Toronto. Today, Regent Park is the global hub of Sustainable Development Goals and home to the World Urban Pavilion – Powered by Daniels, a collaborative initiative between the Urban Economy Forum, UN-Habitat, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and The Daniels Corporation. Understanding that quality of life is created by much more than physical buildings, Daniels goes above and beyond to integrate building excellence with opportunities for social, cultural, and economic well-being.
About Lemay
Lemay has been imagining new ways to create spaces that engage users and bring people together since 1957. Over 450 architects, designers, industry leaders and change-makers work tirelessly to cultivate innovation in their own backyards and in communities around the world. Inspired and strengthened by transdisciplinary creativity, the firm has also developed its very own Net PositiveTM approach to guide teams towards sustainable solutions that shape a better future. With the human experience at its heart, Lemay strives to design with empathy and create spaces to grow.
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