Tower, Slab, Superblock: Toronto session
Reports on large-scale social housing in Canada's largest city.
December 10, 2016
Recorded on December 10, 2016.
In 2016, The Architectural League of New York hosted a conference called Tower, Slab, Superblock examining the history, current status, and prospects of high-rise and superblock residential development. Experts discussed the potential for redevelopment from design and public policy perspectives.
In the above video, the following speak:
- Susanne Schindler, architect, writer, and housing columnist for Urban Omnibus
- Martine August, postdoctoral fellow in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
- Graeme Stewart, principal, ERA Architects.
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