ARC465H1 S1
Instructor: Reza Nik
Meeting Section: L0102
Winter 2024

A critical study and investigation of “at risk” buildings around the city of Toronto, some of which are in line to be demolished for future development. This is a course about looking closer at the existing fabric of the city through deep research, documentation, drawing, archiving, and in turn imagining alternate outcomes. These buildings once held stories and histories that are culturally significant to the city of Toronto, and we will explore them throughout the semester with various guest lectures and site visits. We will also discuss preservation, conservation and demolition in this growing city. The course will involve research for the first part (including site visits, community engagement, archival research) - and speculative creation (through drawings, sculptures and zines) in the second part that will culminate with an exhibition of the work at a gallery outside the faculty.