Design Studio 4 – ARC314

This is the final studio course offered to students in the architectural studies program. It will draw upon the knowledge that has been acquired in the previous lectures, representation and studio courses, and consolidate conceptual and technical skills. In addition, it will introduce sustainable practices in architectural design, basic principles of structure, and rudimentary notions of landscape architecture.  The studio will focus on the creation and integration of a public market around the Bloor GO station, located in The Junction neighbourhood. The market will not only serve The Junction neighbourhood at large and enhance the Green Line Parkway that is adjacent to the Bloor GO station, but will also host a small Center for Asylum Seekers.  In this project, students will investigate different infrastructural systems currently existing around the site (train, bike, bus, pedestrian pathways etc..) and will reimagine both the train station and market typologies as catalysts for The Junction neighbourhood and for the integration of newly arrived refugees in Toronto.