DesignTO is about creativity, community and experimentation. There are several events and exhibitions to experience online. Most events are free, but some require a RSVP or purchased tickets. All...
This symposium invites designers and thinkers to explore how we can design for inclusivity. How can we create great designs for the greatest number of people? How can we use our unique reality of...
‘Ideas Forum: Community Care’ features five fast-paced and fun presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring the themes and questions from DesignTO’s thematic exhibition on care in...
DesignTO’s seventh annual symposium brings 11 multidisciplinary experts together to discuss how we can dismantle the long-accepted idea of “normal,” in order to design for diversity, specifically in...
‘Holding Up History’ is a two-part program exploring the influence of facadism as an architectural and conceptual strategy for bringing elements from the past into the future. Through a panel talk and...
There is a notable disproportionate representation of Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour within the Architecture and Design professions. Gensler is committed to developing mentorship and...
A curated gallery that showcases traditional and contemporary works of African architecture, interiors, furniture and décor through design-based research. Historically, the African continent with the...
Organized by DesignTO in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects, ‘Ideas Forum: Deconstruction’ features five fast-paced presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring...
Accounting for 9% of forests worldwide and 35% of the country's total area, Canada’s forests are vast ecosystems that have long played a vital role in sustaining the people that inhabit them. Forests...
STEPS Public Art, together with our partners and collaborators, has been working to identify priority areas for collective action to design and cultivate culturally responsive public spaces for more...