This week’s free lectures in Toronto include talks on the future of sustainable architecture, what Jane Jacobs got wrong, city planning in Vancouver and Abu Dhabi, and how the United Auto Workers (pictured above) shaped the city of Oshawa. Plus, don’t forget the information night Hop to it! on wonders and benefits of Runoff Voting.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Daniels Faculty 2011-2012 Public Lecture Series
Kasper Guldager Jørgensen
An innovator and developer at the architectural firm 3XN in Copenhagen, Jørgensen will explore how architecture will perform in the future, especially in relation to changing environmental and building technologies.
Where: The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 230 College Street, Room 103
When: 6:30 PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
The Death of Planning? A Critical look at some current urban governance Issues
“The death of planning” is the concluding chapter of a just-completed book manuscript, Making law on the street: urban governance and the challenges of diversity, by Mariana Valverde. In this lecture, Valverde will argue that empirical research on a variety of urban governance issues, including planning-related community consultations, suggests that it is time to cast a critical look at two components of the Jane Jacobs legacy.
Where: 140 Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies Building
When: 12:45-2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Big City, Big Ideas Lecture Series: Larry Beasley
Larry Beasley, a Canadian Planner in Vancouver and Abu Dhabi, presents Planning the Global City: Vancouver, Abu Dhabi and the world. This lecture series is organized by the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance (IMFG), the School of Public Policy and Governance, the Department of Geography and the Program in Planning, Urban Strategies Inc, and Global City Indicators Facility.
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Where: George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place
When: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Producing History in an Auto Town: Oshawa After World War II
Christine McLaughlin, York University
This talk, the final in the History Matters series, explores Oshawa following World War II and the way in which the members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors shaped the city’s history during this period.
Where: Pape/Danforth Branch, Toronto Public Library, 701 Pape Avenue
When: 6:30 pm
Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (RABIT)
Hop to it! A public information night at City Hall
Join RABIT for a fun and informal evening to learn about the wonders and benefits of Runoff Voting. Why are runoffs being used across the USA? Why are runoffs used by EVERY federal and provincial party in Canada? Why did the Academy Awards switch to runoff voting in 2010? The Ranked Ballot Initiative proposes a small, simple change that would make Toronto’s elections more fair, diverse, inclusive and friendly.
Where: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Committee Room 1
When: 6:30 – 8:30 PM