KPMB Architects, along with the United Way, Norm Li Studio and TAXI, are bringing attention to the size and scale of poverty in Toronto by visualizing a tower big enough to house the 116,000+ individuals and families in need.
If it were real, ?The #UNIGNORABLE Tower,? would be the world?s tallest building. Standing beside the CN Tower, it rises to almost three times its height.
An exhibit in Toronto?s downtown core features a scale model of the tower, designed in consultation with KPMB. It also includes several unnerving 3D building renderings created by Norm Li.
TAXI, working n partnership with Array of Stars, created an app that puts this tower directly into Toronto?s skyline using augmented reality technology.
Rendering Courtesy of normli.global The app enables you to share your view of the tower on social media, educates you about the growing issue of poverty, and invites you to donate directly to United Way.
According to the developers, Toronto and the entire Greater Toronto Area is the poverty capital of Canada, with 1 in 7 residents currently struggling.
?We know stats can be easy to ignore,? said TAXI Executive Creative Directors Alexis Bronstorph and Kelsey Horne. ?But by changing our skyline using something everyone can understand ? the world?s tallest building ? we can visualize data in a way that hits close to home.?
Rendering Courtesy of normli.global
Ultimately, this campaign is a call for donations to help United Way fight poverty in the Toronto area.
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