"Leading With Landscape" Conference Marks 25 Years of Waterfront Toronto, October 1–3
Waterfront Toronto marks its 25th anniversary with the "Leading With Landscape" conference and exhibition, taking place from October 1 to 3, under the direction of Fadi Masoud from the University of Toronto. Notable attendees include Chris Glaisek, Pina Mallozzi, Ken Greenberg, Nina-Marie Lister, Adriaan Geuze, Shelley Long, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Rasmus Astrup, Angie Jim Osman, Alfredo Caraballo, Ilana Altman, and Matthew Hickey. The event kicks off with the release of "How to Build a River" by Ryan Walker and Vid Ingelevics. Hosted at One Spadina Crescent, the exhibition highlights waterfront parks and projects, focusing on the significance of landscape architecture in urban growth and ecological engineering, while tackling issues such as long-term upkeep and the integration of Indigenous place names.
Key facts
- Waterfront Toronto, formed by all three levels of government, marks its 25th anniversary in 2025.
- "Leading With Landscape" conference and exhibition runs October 1 to 3.
- The event is organized by Fadi Masoud, director of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at U of T's Daniels Faculty.
- The exhibition takes place in the Larry Wayne Richards Gallery at One Spadina Crescent.
- The program opens with the book launch of How to Build a River by Ryan Walker and Vid Ingelevics.
- Participants include Chris Glaisek, Pina Mallozzi, Ken Greenberg, Nina-Marie Lister, Adriaan Geuze, Shelley Long, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Rasmus Astrup, Angie Jim Osman, Alfredo Caraballo, Ilana Altman, and Matthew Hickey.
- Biidaasige Park is planted with more than 5,000 trees, 77,000 shrubs, and two million herbaceous plants.
- Masoud identifies long-term maintenance, stewardship, and value capture as unresolved issues for the waterfront parks.
Entities
Artists
- Fadi Masoud
- Chris Glaisek
- Pina Mallozzi
- Ken Greenberg
- Nina-Marie Lister
- Adriaan Geuze
- Shelley Long
- Michael Van Valkenburgh
- Rasmus Astrup
- Angie Jim Osman
- Alfredo Caraballo
- Ilana Altman
- Matthew Hickey
- Ryan Walker
- Vid Ingelevics
Institutions
- Waterfront Toronto
- University of Toronto
- Daniels Faculty
- Master of Landscape Architecture program
- West 8
- MVVA
- SLA
- Allies and Morrison
- Two Row
- The Bentway
- Larry Wayne Richards Gallery
- One Spadina Crescent
- Azure Magazine
Locations
- Toronto
- Canada
- Lake Ontario
- Gardiner Expressway
- Queens Quay Boulevard
- Sugar Beach
- Redpath Sugar Refinery
- Corktown Common
- West Don Lands
- Don River
- Biidaasige Park
- Ookwemin Minnising
- Canary District
- Port Lands
- Chicago
- United States