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DesignTO invites designers and thinkers to an online Drift moderated by Judith van den Boom to explore design responses to the climate crisis, focusing on how we can create whole systems that foster more restorative, regenerative, and relational practices and partnerships.
Net Positive Drift
Feb
01
‘Net Positive’ brings together ten multidisciplinary experts to explore innovative responses to the climate crisis from a perspective of abundance. Speakers include Aaron Budd, April Barrett, Deepikah RB, Fran Erazo, Judith van den Boom, Netami Stuart, and the Living Room Collective.
DesignTO Talks: Net Positive
Jan
31
This quilt reimagines urban landscapes through collages of construction photos, linking details by color, texture, and line. Using upcycled bedding, it challenges visibility and power, inviting viewers to rethink who shapes shared spaces and what is deemed worth seeing.
Under Construction: Cozy Edition
Jan
24
Experience 'DOT DIALOG: The Human Senses', an interactive multisensory exhibition by DIALOG for DesignTO 2025. Explore how design engages sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell to create sustainable, human-centred spaces. Free and open to all hosted at DIALOG’s Toronto studio.
DOT DIALOG: The Human Senses
Jan
24
A screening of a 45-minute director’s cut of the Claude Cormier Oral History Project, followed by a panel discussion reflecting on Claude’s legacy in Toronto. This event is done in partnership by the TSA, TCLF, and UofT Daniels Faculty.
The Legacy of Claude Cormier: Screening & Panel Discussion
Jan
30
'BIPOC Portfolio Collaboration' is an opportunity for BIPOC students to engage in conversations with professionals within the fields of Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Technology, Experiential Design (Signage & Wayfinding and Environmental Graphic Design)to discuss portfolios.
BIPOC Portfolio Collaboration 2025
Jan
30
'Fragments of a Disappearing Landscape' by POLYMETIS (Michaela MacLeod & Nicholas Croft) captures clay impressions of Ontario's Oak Ridges Moraine, reflecting its fragile state under environmental pressures. This immersive installation invites viewers to consider the urgency of protecting disappearing landscapes.
Fragments of a Disappearing Landscape
Jan
24
Tour Eventscape’s offices, R&D Fab Lab, and custom manufacturing facilities for a look behind the scenes. Learn how Eventscape, an award-winning architectural fabrication company works with the latest technologies, machinery and materials to create custom features.
Design + Fabrication Shop Tours
Jan
28
SvN’s 'Transit Roots' exhibit peels back the curtain to show how good quality transit can be delivered in our cities to support healthy, thriving communities. This exhibit showcases an approach for delivering positive social change through major transit projects.
Transit Roots, Community Growth!
Jan
24
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