Source: Roland Rom Colthoff, RAW
Queen St. storefront to become temporary venue provoking discussion on the future use of Toronto’s buildings
On June 23, Toronto’s design and art elite make their annual pilgrimage to the RAW event. 
Created by one of the founding members of Winter Stations, these events engage developers, city officials, designers, urbanists and artists within an immersive dialog designed to provoke new ideas.
This year the flock heads east to a gutted storefront on Queen for RAW SHIFT?a thematic exploration of the fluid nature of built spaces, and how a building?s use evolves over time.
As one of the most prolific condo markets in the world, the nooks and crannies of Toronto?s urban fabric have served as ideal backdrops for each iteration of these RAW industry events. Venues have ranged from storage lockers to parking lots, boxing rings to warehouses. Installations are always anchored in overarching themes and concepts, including anointing the architect as an urban superhero (RAW STRIP 2011), celebrating iconic sites just before they are torn down (RAW RISING 2010), examining the intersection of art and architecture (RAW CANVAS 2015) and exploring the human power transforming the city (RAW ENERGY 2013). 
As the ninth instalment of this summertime event, RAW SHIFT will not disappoint. 
Located in a storefront sandwiched between a bank and dollar store ? the vacant venue offers a playful nod to the theme of built space transitioning uses ? wh...