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Letters to the Mayor
Letters to the Mayor
Toronto, Canada
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Letters to the Mayor
Toronto, Canada
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2017
Letters to the Mayor and Letters to the Developer are international exhibitions by Storefront for Art and Architecture that present letters written by architects to the public officials and developers who are shaping the future of their cities. Our team curated and designed Letters to the Mayor / Developer: Toronto in collaboration with Storefront and Toronto-based artist Gary Taxali for EDIT: Expo for Design, Innovation, and Technology. EDIT was a 10-day festival produced by Canada’s Design Exchange in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme aimed at increasing awareness about the power of design to improve lives. Drawing site-specific inspiration from the venue—the Unilever Detergent Factory’s former Funnel Room—we developed an immersive concept: a custom-designed “conveyor belt” that snakes around the room, displaying the architects’ letters and connecting two seats of power—the Mayoral Desk and the Architect’s Table. Taking the shape of a question mark, the Mayoral Desk asks: What is the future of design and development in Toronto? The Architect’s Table is a two-part answer that posits speculative architecture and bold visions for both suburban and downtown Toronto. The ideas contained in the letters travel a mock assembly line that feeds into the 20-foot industrial funnel out of which a new condominium tower emerges, as though extruded from the funnel itself. Accentuated by Taxali’s whimsical architectural figures, the exhibition speculates on future possibilities for design and development in Toronto.
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