The Main Street Design Challenge ? developed by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) ? invites all Canadian to develop solutions that can help build the resiliency of Canada?s main streets.
The Challenge was created to generate responsible, sustainable, and resilient design solutions that can be implemented during COVID-19 recovery?and post-pandemic?for Canada?s hard-hit main streets.
It also demonstrates how design will play a key role in the revitalization of main streets, including kickstarting the economy, fostering vibrant, liveable, and healthy communities, increasing public safety, reducing social isolation, and restoring the public?s confidence to return to streets and public spaces.
After initiating the first of three submission cycles, the competition received seven submissions from architects, artists, and planners in both English and French. The projects include:
Outdoor, Productivity, Eco, Nodes (OPEN)

By: Morgan Dundas, John Homsy, and Lisa Mishko
Rendering courtesy of bringbackmainstreet.ca/msdc-submissions.

Spacing Bench

By: A4 architecture + design
Rendering courtesy of bringbackmainstreet.ca/msdc-submissions.

Lights On

By: Épigraphe
Rendering courtesy of bringbackmainstreet.ca/msdc-submissions.

Living Arts Drive Tactical Urbanism Project

By: City of Mississauga
Rendering courtesy of bringbackmainstreet.ca/msdc-submissions.

The Reading Hut

By: A4 architecture + design
Rendering courtesy of bring...