On Thursday, November 3rd, a dialogue on post-war suburban architecture will be presented by the North York Community Preservation Panel (NYCPP) together with The City Institute at York University (CITY) at the North York Civic Centre.

Time:

Refreshments at 6.30pm

Presentations and Discussion 7-9pm

Location:

North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers, 5100 Yonge Street

Moderator:

Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist

Speakers:

Gary Miedema - Heritage Toronto: "How we got there: North York and the post war boom"

Steve Logan, York and Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communications and Culture: "Cultural Heritage of the single family suburbs: The Lenora Drive project"

Douglas Young, City Institute and Urban Studies, York University: "Planning and the Modern Suburbs"

Helen Iardes, Urban Design, City Planning: "North York Landscapes"

Paul Hess, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto: "The planning heritage of tower communities; findings from the walkability studies"

Laura Taylor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University: "Cultural landscapes of North York's modernist high rises"

Scott Barrett, Heritage Preservation Services, City of Toronto: "Heritage Conservation District policy"