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I am pleased to share that zoning approval for Quayside (Phase 1) has been granted. This is the first step in realizing the City's and Waterfront Toronto’s vision for creating a dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable community with 2,800 residential units including 458 affordable rental housing units in this 2.1M sf mixed-use mixed-income neighborhood. At Dream, we feel fortunate to be working on this meaningful project and excited about the opportunity. Special shout out to Joyce Lau who has masterfully managed through complexity and tough deadlines with Nikhil M. and our determined and talented team! Tsering Yangki, Jason Lester, Krystal Koo, Ana Bailão, Jamie Cooper, CFA, Faraz Hirji, CFA, Stephen Cleghorn, Meaghan Peloso, CPA, CA, Terry Boyko, Michelle Luk, Emily Mundy, Corrine Dorazio, Melody Irankhah, Bob Fraser, Wendy Wang, Kristine Oriel, Taras Gamaniouk. A heartfelt thank you to the dedication to our consultants and partners Waterfront Toronto (George Zegarac, Meg Davis, Joe Cressy, Christopher Glaisek, Jed Kilbourn, Angela Li, Pina Mallozzi, Kevin Greene, Michael Wolfe), City of Toronto (Abi Bond, Valesa Faria, Noah Slater, Mathieu Maslard, Mercedeh Madani, Merrilees Willemse, RPP, MCIP, Carly Bowman, Chris Hilbrecht, Steven Barber) and Great Gulf (Adidharma Purnomo, Andre Antanaitis, Henry Bloemen, MCIP RPP PMP).

Vi har en podcastserie! Så hvis du savner inspiration her i sommerferien, så klik dig ind og lyt med. Eller husk at gemme linket, så du har det klart til næste regnvejrsdag - dem er der en del af denne sommer. 😉 Her er link til en spændende podcast, vi optog, da vi havde en Fællesbar og dialog med fire brændende ildsjæle og pionerer indenfor arkitektur og design. Under overskriften "Hvordan skaber vi liv mellem husene?" - og hvordan designer vi byer, hvor mennesker virkelig kan trives og leve - delte vores gæster generøst og provokerende ud af deres viden og indsigter og personlige holdninger. Vært og moderator er vores Lars Lundbye fra Almenr, der inspirerer, motiverer og sætter gang i samtalen mellem de tre følgende gæster: ⭐ Louise Fiil Hansen, partner og designdirektør, SLA. ⭐ Esben Neander Kristensen, team director for masterplanningog design global, Gehl. ⭐ Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, Head of R&D, EFFEKT. 👉 Du kan klikke dig ind og lytte med her: https://lnkd.in/dskSPNfk 👉 NB! Du kan læse mere om de tre gæster og Lars Lundbye her: https://lnkd.in/evG7E9QC Go' fornøjelse til dig! SLA EFFEKT Gehl Architektur Esben Neander Kristensen Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov Lars Lundbye Per Feldthaus Michael Thomsen Jonas Halfter Louise Fiil Hansen

Following the large thunderstorms and flash floodings hitting Toronto yesterday (resulting in more than 167,000 power cuts and 1,700 calls for help), the need for a nature-based rethink of our cities is becoming ever more apparent. In our three major ongoing Toronto projects - DOWNSVIEW, QUAYSIDE, and DAVID CROMBIE PARK - we are transforming the city’s grey and impermeable hardscapes into green, resilient, and adaptable 'sponge spaces.' With green roofs, lush parks, and comprehensive climate adaptatable public realms that can delay, absorb, and divert sudden thunderstorms and heavy rain. All the while adding green, biodiverse, and livable spaces for all. Read more about our vision for a nature-based and climate adaptable Toronto here: https://lnkd.in/dv9VKjtC City of Toronto Northcrest Developments Canada Lands Company / Société Immobilière du Canada Dream Great Gulf

This summer, Danish Radio4 is hosting a series of conversations with innovative thinkers to outline a 50-year plan for ‘an ideal Danish society’. URBAN PLANNING is this week’s focus, featuring Mette Skjold, Senior Partner and CEO at SLA. Mette brings her knowledge of nature-based design to the table, highlighting how this approach can instantly help both cities and nature thrive – and chooses the ‘3-30-300 rule’ as a key recommendation. With her in the studio are Asal Mohtashami, founder of AIMING SPACES, and strategic urban development consultant Louise Heebøll,  giving their input on socially inclusive urban spaces and sustainable cities. Tune into the podcast (in Danish) here: https://lnkd.in/duSttUMX or on your favorite podcast platform.

Excellent interview with SLA senior partner Rasmus Astrup, Arcadis principal Neno Kovacevic, and City of Toronto project manager Nancy Chater on our DAVID CROMBIE PARK redesign in Toronto - written by The Globe and Mail's architecture critic Alex Bozikovic: "'Our approach is much more about preservation, keeping the identity and actually celebrating the uniqueness of this place,' said Rasmus Astrup, whose design calls for dense thickets of trees and understory plants, producing ecologically rich zones that will cool the block, absorb water and soothe people’s moods. This is SLA’s trademark approach, which they dub 'city nature'; they’re also applying it to the huge Downsview redevelopment in Toronto." Read the full article here: https://tgam.ca/3xIanT9 DAVID CROMBIE PARK is designed for City of Toronto in strong collaboration with our friends Arcadis, Tawaw Architecture Collective Inc., Third Party Public, and Marcel Dion Lighting Design.

The day after the Festival can be hard. Exhaustion, the whirlwind, all having gone by too quickly and so many people that I didn't get to see or thank! But today, hey no complaints, a fresh government, and all those conversations feeling so meaningful. We have optimism, we have ideas, we have precedents, let's get the policy we need to make it happen. Thank you for the many hugs yesterday! Also to all the speakers and chairs for taking the time to share your ideas with us – it takes courage to stand on stage and tell us what you really think, and take questions from the audience. But your candour, expertise and generosity are inspiring. Workshop leaders and walking tours – thank you for so effortlessly bringing people together to make new connections and hey, maybe future partners, clients and colleagues. Highlights for me (and I didn't see everything!) include interviewing the inspiring Dame Laura Lee (DBE), rockstar Rasmus Astrup bossing the stage and Alison Brooks breezing in for a stellar keynote finale, and the unmissable intensity and brilliance of Mark Hepworth on the foundations of a fairer economy. Thanks to our sponsors and supporters including Quintain Limited Vestre Socius Civic Engineers Muse See you next year – when it won't coincide with a general election

Just in time for the summer holidays, we inaugurated BISPEKILEN - our latest addition to BJØRVIKA’s blue-green Allmenninger (commons), which is transforming Oslo Harbor into a climate adapted and resilient neighborhood. Servicing a primarily residential area, BISPEKILEN establishes a homely and contemplative atmosphere. Narrow wooden quays connect to a sequence of layered harbor basins – all with views connecting the historic Gamlebyen and Middelalderparken to the Akershus Fortress. Unifying the space is an urban waterfall that accommodates the Alnaelva River's coming outlet into the fjord while adding sensuous water experiences to Oslo's public realm. Read more about BISPEKILEN and our long-running BJØRVIKA development here: https://bit.ly/Bjorvika The project is done in collaboration with our client Bjørvika Infrastruktur (OSU - Oslo S Utvikling and Hav Eiendom AS). Photos: Hav Eiendom/Nicolas Tourrenc.

Join us this Thursday, July 4 in London for a full day of design and placemaking at THE FESTIVAL OF PLACE. Here, SLA senior partner and design principal Rasmus Astrup will take to the Festival Hall main stage together with Alison Brooks to provide the closing keynote lecture on how incorporating city nature can transform cities into healthier and resilient places for all. At the talk, Alison and Rasmus will also dive into our joint project in Toronto: The 49,000 m2 QUAYSIDE development on the Waterfront Toronto. Read more about THE FESTIVAL OF PLACE and how to attend here: www.festivalofplace.co.uk Christine Murray The Developer and Festival of Place Alison Brooks Architects

SLA Norge står for landskapsdesign og helhetsplan når det bygges en ny, eksperimentell bydel for fremtiden i den tyske byen München. På planen står kort gangvei mellom destinasjoner, i flott natur:

We are excited to share our first major development project in Germany: SUGAR VALLEY. SUGAR VALLEY is one of Munich’s largest and most ambitious urban development projects. The project transforms the former Siemens factories into a 47,000 m2 mixed, nature-based neighborhood with more than 20,000 m2 of green public spaces, including a 400 m-long blue-green ‘city nature axis’ that follows the main route of the former factories. “In SUGAR VALLEY we are integrating buildings, infrastructure, rainwater management, microclimate, and outdoor spaces into one big comprehensive plan. By reusing the existing industrial structures, materials, and atmospheres and creating a large, car-free public realm, SUGAR VALLEY will have a completely unique identity in Munich,” says SLA Associate Partner Franziska Meisel. Read more about the project here: https://bit.ly/3RJZdUy SUGAR VALLEY is developed together with our ambitious client SALVIS and our great collaborators KCAP, Cobe and MGK Landschaftsarchitekten.