Member, Design Review Panel
Toronto, Canada
As a member of the Toronto Community Housing Design Review Panel, I act in an advisory role to Toronto Community Housing staff and development partners. I provide an independent design and planning analysis through the review and critique of: proposed building designs for all residential buildings, market condominiums, rental buildings, public and private facilities, in addition to all site plans, public realm plans, urban design guidelines and master plans for ongoing Toronto Community Housing Revitalization projects - Allenbury Gardens, Leslie Nymark, Alexandra Park, Lawrence Heights, 250 Davenport, Don Summerville and Regent Park.Toronto Community Housing is the largest social housing provider in Canada and the second largest in North America. TCH owned by the City of Toronto and operate in a non-profit manner. TCH has 2,100 buildings and 50 million square feet of residential space represent a $9 billion public asset. TCH homes and communities are in 106 of Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods, providing homes to nearly 60,000 low and moderate-income households. TCH 110,000 residents come from many different backgrounds with a diversity in age, education, language, mental and physical disability, religion, ethnicity and race.