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Greenspace 2:00
- 3:30pm Friday
June 15th
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Tony Genco
President and CEO, Parc Downsview Park Inc.
“ Downsview Park: planning through the development of a model sustainable
community”
Downsview Park is a story of transformation. From its roots
as a former military base, Parc Downsview Park Inc. (PDP) seeks
to transform the site into a unique urban recreation greenspace
for the enjoyment of future generations on a self financing base.
The site is undergoing a transformation that along with a subway
development, the creation of an urban development plan and sustainable
community development guidelines, will form the basis of a new
model for 21st century approaches to modern needs.
Mr. Genco has served Parc Downsview Park Inc. for more than
seven years, demonstrating the leadership necessary to guide
this immense, innovative undertaking. He has extensive experience
in public affairs, communications, government relations and management,
and participates in many charitable and community activities.
Mr. Genco has served on the Toronto Expo 2015 Steering Committee,
the Smart Commute North
Toronto-Vaughan Board and the Community Home Assistance for Seniors
(CHATS). He currently serves on the Spadina-York Subway Extension
Committee, the Columbus Centre, Heritage Vaughan, is an External
Fellow at York University's McLaughlin College and a member of
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James Kirkpatrick
Urban Designer, FXFowle Architects, Manhattan
“ Landscape Manufacturing”
More than 700 hectares of public park space is currently being
designed across Toronto, an area equivalent to the entire city
core. This significant new generation of parks presents an exceptional
opportunity to understand the role of the park in the production
of urban form, and in the transformation of major urban centres.
James Kirkpatrick holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
from Guelph University, and a Masters of Architecture from UBC.
His thesis project, Celeb, inspired simultaneously by Guy Debord,
and Britney Spears, was an analysis of the devices of celebrity
as image within the architectural design process. He is currently
researching the critical potential of landscape as image through
recent design projects for orphan spaces in Toronto and the Hobart
Waterfront, and an upcoming exhibition on landscape as generator
of urban form. He has been involved in academics at Guelph, Waterloo,
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Dave Spencer
Development Manager, Echo-Logic Land Corporation
“ Little Green House on the Prairie”
Echo Haven is an important ‘next step’ in the demonstration
and promotion of energy secure, healthy, and low-impact housing
on a community scale. The project will have 25 Net Zero homes
and community amenities on six and a half acres. Other features
of
the development include 100% storm water retention on-site, a
grey water treatment system, common shared renewable energy generation
on-site, zero greenhouse gas emissions, solar heating and the
retention
of a beautiful aspen parkland setting. Echo Haven has overcome
many barriers and regulatory obstacles in order to break ground
this year. The first home will be one of the 12 winners of the
national CMHC EQuilibrium demonstration house competition.
Dave Spencer is a landscape architect with over 30 years experience
in the planning and design of housing projects, resorts, campuses
and residential communities. His interests have focused on sustainable
design for all types of projects. For the past eight years he
has been developing the vision for Echo Haven, a new green neighbourhood
in the City of Calgary breaking ground in the summer of this
year.
This project offers an alternative to conventional suburban development.
Dave is a principal and future resident of Echo Haven and has
been actively promoting the ideals of holistic sustainable design
and
the importance of nature close to home. His design for his family
home is one of the 12 winners of the CMHC EQuilibrium competition.
Dave is also Senior Associate with Stantec Consulting in Calgary |
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LOCATION
The DX, 234 Bay, Toronto, Ontario will be the site for most
sessions. Selected sessions will be held in nearby locations
within easy access of the DX.
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