SAPL Announces Three-Year Research Partnership to Transform Calgary?s Downtown
Alleyways have the potential to be the backbone for a dynamic, multi-layered city experience, and a new pilot project aims to transform Calgary?s downtown back alleys.
On September 20, the Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) and University of Calgary?s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) announced their mission to change Calgary?s downtown fabric. This is the first partnership operating out of SAPL?s City Building Design Lab, which opened to the public less than six months earlier.
The CDA/SAPL team has launched the Green Alley Project (GAP), a research initiative that looks at otherwise forgotten and gritty downtown alleyways ? and how to transform them into places of beauty, creativity and value. An installation, which included a stormwater prototype, prefabricated architectural furniture, and interactive laneway art, was unveiled at The Pioneer Gallery on Friday. Amongst the 200 guests were people interested in city building from many angles: designers, urban planners, artists, engineers, and City of Calgary staff. Marco De Iaco, Executive Director, Calgary Downtown Association, says, ?We?re committed to challenging the status quo in testing new concepts that can stimulate economic development or diversity. Enhancing the downtown experience for the attraction of Calgarians, visitors and private investment is a top priority; the Green Alley Project is an innovative and progressive initiative that we?re excited to invest in.?
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