Twenty + Change 03
Twenty + Change 03 launched in October 2011 at the Harbourfront Centre public galleries in Toronto and featured 19 firms from across the country.
Selected Practices
Selected by the Twenty + Change 03 curatorial committee, the following Canadian practices were featured in the Twenty + Change 03 exhibition and publication:
Winnipeg, MB
Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Saint John, NB
Halifax, NS
Toronto, ON
West Vancouver, BC
Montreal, QC
Quebec City, QC
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Montreal, QC
Curatorial Committee
Marc Boutin is the founder of The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc. in Calgary, a research-based critical practice with an inter-disciplinary approach to design through the synthesis of art, architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. The work of the firm has been recognised by national and international awards, competition wins, exhibitions, and publications, including the 2002 Canada Council Prix de Rome. Marc is a professor at the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, teaching architecture and urban design studios in the graduate architecture program. His teaching there has been recognized by many university teaching and research awards.
Renée Daoust is a principal of the firm Daoust Lestage Inc., an architecture and urban design firm in Montreal concerned with design at every scale, from the city to the object. The firm has been recognized with numerous provincial, national and international urban design and architecture awards. Renée is a member of the CCA Development Committee in Montreal, and has played a critical role as a member of the master planning team for Ryerson University in Toronto. In recent years she has served as a member of the Toronto Waterfront Design Review Panel and as President of the Board of the Festival international des Jardins de Métis.
Miyoko Ohtake is an editor at Dwell Media in San Francisco, California. She writes and edits articles for Dwell and Dwell.com about modern architecture and design, with specific interests in sustainable building, backyards and green spaces, and the intersection of food and design. Ohtake studied architecture at the University of Toronto before earning a master’s degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She has also written for Wired and Newsweek, among others.
Larry Wayne Richards is Professor Emeritus and former Dean in the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. Previously he was Director of the Waterloo School of Architecture. He is an accomplished and prolific curator, writer, editor, critic, and professional advisor for design competitions. Prof. Richards has edited and written numerous books and authored over fifty articles published in journals such as Architecture New York, Domus, Canadian Architect, Canadian Art, INSITE, Azure, and Parachute. He has received numerous awards, including a national Award of Excellence (Advocate Award) from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Since 2009 Richards has been Artistic Director of Toronto-based WORKshop, Inc.
Talbot Sweetapple is a partner at MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in Halifax, where he concentrates on medium to large scale public architecture projects which have won numerous awards and appeared in many international publications. Talbot is an Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Architecture where he teaches design and technology studios. He has also taught at Syracuse University, the University of Arkansas and in 2004, along with Brian Mackay-Lyons, was appointed to the Ruth and Norman Moore Chair at Washington University at St. Louis.
Exhibition Venues
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
1 October – 27 November 2011IIDEX/Neocon, Toronto
September 2012École d’architecture de l’Université Laval, Quebec City
21 January – 22 March 2013Art Central, Calgary
8 August – 4 September 2013
Sponsors
Twenty + Change would not be possible without the financial assistance of our generous sponsors to support the cost of the exhibition and publication. Twenty + Change wishes to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the Twenty + Change 03 initiative:
Lead Sponsor
DIALOG was launched in September 2010 as the new name for the merger of leading national design firms Cohos Evamy, Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden, Mole White Associates, and Office for Urbanism. DIALOG is the language of collaboration. The name conveys the firm's uniquely collaborative approach, founded upon engagement of clients and communities by multidisciplinary teams in an interactive planning and design process that encompasses architecture, engineering, interior design, planning and urban design services. It is an approach that has garnered international recognition for the firm's outstanding contributions to the public realm and the design of cities. At DIALOG, our philosophy is to deliver outstanding solutions that leave a lasting, positive mark on the community. Our people are unabashedly client-focused and passionate about their work – and our culture embodies talent, energy, creativity, integrity, tenacity, problem-solving ability, teamwork and a sense of fun.
Publication Sponsors
Twenty + Change gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Astley Gilbert Limited is the largest and most environmental Design and Construction related printer in Canada. We can meet tight deadlines to provide high-end colour brochures and rendering reproductions. The best Online Project Central Solution and On-Site Equipment Programs give us a full suite of products to meet the requirements of any size architect or firm.
Supporting Sponsors
Ciot is a leading importer of ceramic and one of Canada's largest importers and distributors of stone tiles and slabs. With its vast selection of exclusive, high-end ceramic tiles and private imports from Italy, Ciot has a formidable presence in both residential and commercial markets. Its know-how and expertise has brought them to participate in projects worldwide. Ciot's showrooms include the original facility in Montreal, one in Brossard, two in Toronto, one each in Quebec City, Mississauga and Troy (U.S.).
Forbo Flooring Systems is the global market leader in commercial floor covering solutions., Marmoleum, our flagship brand, owns a global linoleum market share of over 60%, while Flotex dominates the rapidly growing flocked flooring market with over 90% global market share. In addition to linoleum-based products, Forbo develops, manufactures and markets a diversity of high quality vinyl and textile floor coverings and Coral & Nuway entrance system solutions. Forbo also offers a full range of professional service products. All Forbo products combine high levels of functionality and durability. Forbo Flooring Systems is committed to environmentally responsible production, sustainable practices throughout it's global operations, and to far-reaching customer service. Please visit our website for more information: www.forboflooringNA.com.
Exhibition Print Sponsor
Exhibition Sponsors
Blackwell Bowick Partnership has been providing exceptional structural engineering services to architects, developers and building owners for more than 20 years. Our constant aim is to provide structural solutions that combine economy and sustainability with creative conceptual design, based on our unique past experience.
Architects across Canada look to Engineered Assemblies to provide inspiring, innovative, and proven building envelopes, backed by unsurpassed knowledge and support to ensure the timely delivery of brilliant buildings. Engineered Assemblies designs, sources products and provides construction services. Products include fibre cement, ceramic façade, wood veneer, high pressure laminate, zinc, coreten steel, and translucent polycarbonate.
Stone Tile is the foremost authority on exotic and exclusive tiles, including porcelain, limestone, ceramic, travertine, slate, marble, glass and aluminum. Believing that tiles are to the design world what fabrics are to haute couture, Stone Tile helps clients appreciate the beauty and practicality of natural and man-made stones, while inspiring ideas for incorporating them into any environment.
The RAIC seeks to build awareness and appreciation of the contribution of architecture to the physical and cultural well-being of Canadians. Our mission is: to affirm that architecture matters; to celebrate the richness and diversity of architecture in Canada; and to support architects in achieving excellence.