This past November, Architectural Science Professor Vincent Hui and Toronto’s Downtown Yonge B.I.A. assigned a new extracurricular design project to Ryerson students. Unveiled to the public in June, the project introduces a parklet (also known as a sidewalk extension) to downtown Toronto’s Elm Street, adding to the amenities of the city streets and provides an inviting atmosphere for the public to rest and enjoy the downtown scenery.
The Elm Street parklet, photo via Ryerson DAS
Hui invited third year Architectural Science student, Jason Glionna to lead the project. Glionna worked with his fellow students John Benner, Gregorio Jimenez, Tess Macpherson, Joana Benin, Marissa Lu and Diana Sobaszek.
The Elm Street parklet, photo via Ryerson DAS ?The parklet is my third extracurricular design project that I have had on the go. This has kept me very busy in between classes, but I?m very thankful to have had the opportunity to work with the Downtown Yonge B.I.A., Upper Canada Forest Products, Professor Vincent Hui and my team on this very unique collaboration,? said Glionna. ?While we do a lot of teamwork in class, this experience has taught me how to design for and communicate with a client, coordinate meetings, source materials and follow a strict budget.?
The Elm Street parklet, photo via Ryerson DAS
The student team presented several design iterations to the Downtown Yonge B.I.A., who selected the final concept called Kinetics, which was inspired by contours, curve...