James T White, John Punter

Condoland

The Planning, Design, and Development of Toronto's Cityplace

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Produktbeschreibung

In an era of frantic vertical urbanization known as "condoism," Condoland explores the planning and design of Toronto's CityPlace, one of North America's largest residential development projects - and reveals what can happen when the real estate industry comes to dominate city planning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 188mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 794g
• ISBN-13: 9780774868396
• ISBN-10: 0774868392
• Artikelnr.: 73495745

Autorenporträt

James T. White and John Punter

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1: Planning, Urban Design, and Condominiums in Toronto
1 Planning and the Tools of Design Governance
2 The Central Area Plan and Reformist Planning and Urban Design
3 Urban Intensification, Flexible Planning, and Vertical Urbanization
4 "Condo-ism" and the Impacts of Vertical Urbanization
Part 2: Designing and Developing the CityPlace Megaproject
5 Visions for Toronto's Railway Lands
6 "Vancouverism" in Toronto
7 The Condominium Megastructure
8 CityPlace and the Affordable Housing Conundrum
9 A Tale of Two Halves on the Wittington Blocks
10 Completing CityPlace
Conclusion
Appendix: Railway Lands/CityPlace Planning, Design, and Development
Timeline
Notes; References; Index