GREEN THREADS:
Weaving Nature Through Urban Hyperdensity
LAN2013Y
Instructor: Fadi Masoud, Robert Wright
Jack Ahn
Casper Li
Sylvia Lo
Casper Li
Sylvia Lo
Gerald’s Story of Downsview:
Gerald Harrington, a middle-aged man, sat on a park bench in Downsview, gazing at the neighborhood he once loved. As a child, he had run through green fields, but now the area was a barren expanse dominated by a concrete runway. Summers brought unbearable heatwaves, storms led to worsening floods, and housing had become scarce and expensive. Frustrated, Gerald mourned the decline of the place he cherished.
Yet, with the Downsview airport abandoned and plans for redevelopment underway, Gerald saw hope. He dreamed of a neighborhood where nature thrived alongside urban living—a place with clean air, green spaces, and a better quality of life for everyone.
Toronto At The Tipping Point
Joel Wittnebel (2021) - “Death by 1,000 cuts”, The Pointer
Hannah Ritchie (2024) - “What share of global CO₂ emissions come from aviation?”, OurWorldinData.
John Pasalis (2023) - “When Did Toronto’s Housing Unaffordability Crisis Start?”, move smartly.
Sabrina Lam (2024) - “Mapped: Fastest Growing (and Shrinking) Cities in the U.S. and Canada”, Visual Capitalist
Abdul Matin Sarfraz (2024) - “Toronto's flooding crisis will get worse without smarter infrastructure, experts say”, National Observer.