229 Richmond St W | Design Competition Shortlist

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The City of Toronto is pleased to announce that five multi-disciplinary teams (led by a landscape architect) have been shortlisted as part of the design competition for a new 2,600 square metre park at 229 Richmond St. W. in Toronto.

Shortlisted teams

• ?DTAH Architects, Paul Raff Studio, Trophic Design
• O2 Planning and Design and OLIN Studio, Omar Ghandi Architects, Michel De Broin, Re:imagine Gathering
• PMA Landscape Architects and SLA, Gow Hastings Architects, Ned Kahn Studio, Tàmmaro Art/Design, Ridge Road Training and Consulting
• Public City Architecture, Sook Yin-Lee, Seán Carson Kinsella
• West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, hcma Architecture and Design, Native Art Department International, MinoKamik Collective

The shortlisted teams have been invited to participate in stage two of the design competition which will focus on conceptual designs for the park. The public will have the opportunity to view and comment on the conceptual designs in the fall.

Design goals for the new park include reflecting and celebrating the neighbourhood’s cultural scenes and unique history; achieving high standards for sustainability and climate resilience; integrating principles of Indigenous place-keeping in line with the City's Reconciliation Action Plan and providing a green oasis in the dense urban core.

The creation of a major new park in the King-Spadina neighbourhood will create much needed parkland in this rapidly growing neighbourhood.

In stage one of the competition the City received submissions from 18 exceptionally qualified teams. Each team included a Landscape Architect, Architect, Professional Artist or Artist team and an Indigenous Design Partner.

An independent Competition Advisor led an evaluation team that assessed the submissions using predetermined, weighted criteria.

Stage two of the design competition will be judged by a jury of experts in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, art, curation, climate resilience and Indigenous placekeeping. Adjudication is expected to occur in November 2023.

Jury members

• Fadi Masoud, Assistant Professor and Director of the Centre for Landscape Research at University of Toronto John H Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
• Jennifer Nagai, Partner at PFS Studio and Landscape Architect
• Wanda Nanibush, Curator of Indigenous Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
• Nancy Prince, Chief of landscape architecture, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) and Landscape Architect
• Tim Scott, Architect and retired Principal at Forrec Architects Limited and Natale and Scott Architects

Contact Information for 229 Richmond St W Project

Erika Richmond

Senior Project Coordinator

Telephone: 416-677-9795

Email: [email protected]