Circularity, Industrial Salvage and Placemaking in the Port Lands

Join us at Biidaasige Park for a conversation about the flood protection work and what happened to some of the materials left behind. We'll go deep on the Ookwemin Minising Placemaking Pop-Up arriving nearby in June, a collaboration between C40 Cities, Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto. Designed by Ha/f Climate, GXN (a branch of 3XN in Copenhagen), and AKT II Engineers, the structure is built primarily from salvaged materials and designed from the start to be taken apart, and used again, in unique ways. Ouroboros Deconstruction and Arcana Materials are contributing to the project and will walk you through how they find and give new life to materials that would otherwise disappear into a landfill. You will also hear about the design process, mapping materials and some of the challenges surrounding the reuse of salvaged materials.

Location: Old Fire Hall 30, Biidaasige Park, 39 Commissioners Street (fully accessible event space)

Please sign up for the in-person session on Eventbrite. Seating is limited, please only sign up if you will be attending.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/circularity-industrial-salvage-and-placemaking-in-the-port-lands-tickets-1989662056772

Join online if you can't make it in person: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/261029412303105?p=0DOrEN0JEMEVphdpRA

Agenda: Presentations will be followed by open discussion. The event includes a site visit of C40 Pop-Up site and the salvaged girders from the Marine Terminal-35 building. Wrap up with a social gathering at the Keating Channel Pub.

Speakers:

Michael O'Neill is a Project Manager at C40 Cities, where he supports cities in using urban planning and design as a tool for climate action.

Julie Bogdanowicz is a Senior Urban Designer with the City of Toronto and a Registered Architect with the OAA working primarily at the mouth of the Don River.

Rashmi Sirkar, M.Arch. is a partner at Ha/f Climate Design, where her work encompasses strategies for decarbonization, climate resilience and reuse in the built environment.

Meredith Moore is the Founder of Ouroboros Deconstruction, a Toronto-based deconstruction company taking a full-circle approach to the recovery, resale, and reuse of building materials.

Daniel Arellano, CAHP, President of Arcana Restoration Group and Arcana Materials Co, is a passionate heritage professional focused on heritage masonry restoration and material salvage & reuse.

How to get there:

Cycling – cycling facilities connect to the Martin Goodman Trail.

Transit – 114 bus runs from Queens Quay East to Carlaw.

Parking – available across from the Old Fire Hall 30, on Munitions Street.

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