Urban Thinkers Book Club

Have you spent too many nights up awake thinking about how Toronto can better activate it’s public spaces? Are your family and friends tired of you asking them to debate the merits of the 15” city or the new LRT project? If you are looking for a place that has kindred spirits who are just as invested in all things urban planning/city building as you are, then you have come to the right place! Urban Thinkers is a book club where we come together to read up on the latest developments in transportation, urban design, social policy and much more with the goal of expanding our knowledge of urban development in the company of good friends and a hot cup of coffee. Students and professionals actively working in the sector are encouraged to come, but anyone with an interest in learning more about this field is welcome!

We meet every other month at Boxcar Social (1208 Yonge St, Toronto) from 11am to 1pm to discuss our latest read.

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The next book club on July 26th we will be reading “Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard, Learning from European Blocks” produced by Studio VAARO & Gabriel Fain Architects and The Neptis Foundation.

Impossible Toronto is the culmination of a year-long architectural study exploring building designs that could be suitable for, but are currently unbuildable in, Toronto. It examines European courtyard blocks and identifies opportunities for and challenges to their integration into Toronto’s urban landscape.

We will be reading the text in its entirety (its 165 pages but has LOTS of beautiful pictures)

You can download the book for free at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://impossible-toronto.cdn.prismic.io/impossible-toronto/aN0fNp5xUNkB1XI4_250930_ImpossibleToronto_Final-Digital-PDF_PNGs-FINAL.pdf

We will be meeting at our usual spot (Box Car Social, 1208 Yonge St) from 11am to 1pm.

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We are always looking for new suggestions for books/reports/studies to read, so feel free to send me a message or come with a suggestions at our upcoming session.