Letters to the Mayor
Had some interesting ideas, and some not so good ones.
"Letters to the Mayor is an itinerant exhibition that displays real letters written by architects to their city mayors.
Letters to the Mayor and Letters to the Developer are international exhibitions that commission letters by architects to public officials and developers shaping the future of cities worldwide.
PARTISANS partners with Storefront for Art and Architecture to bring the first edition of the series to Canada for EDIT. With the rise of globalization and homogenization of the contemporary city, the architect’s role has often been relegated to answering questions asked by others. The exhibition series, initiated by Storefront in 2014, questions this dynamic and invites architects worldwide to deliver their thoughts directly to elected officials and into the public consciousness.
Letters to the Mayor / Developer: Toronto is locally curated and designed by PARTISANS, whose rhetorical mayoral desk and architect’s table connect these seats of power via an “assembly line” of ideas (architects’ letters). Enhanced by artist Gary Taxali’s speculative wallpaper, the exhibition proposes a new future for the design and development of Toronto. Letters were presented to Mayor John Tory at EDIT’s opening night. Letters to the Mayor / Developer: Toronto is made possible with the support of Osmington Inc., Slate Asset Management, and Norm Li Studio, as well as private donors. Services are generously provided by 3M, ESP Canada, and V.CreativeGraphics."
Letters to the Mayor
Had some interesting ideas, and some not so good ones.
"Letters to the Mayor is an itinerant exhibition that displays real letters written by architects to their city mayors.
Letters to the Mayor and Letters to the Developer are international exhibitions that commission letters by architects to public officials and developers shaping the future of cities worldwide.
PARTISANS partners with Storefront for Art and Architecture to bring the first edition of the series to Canada for EDIT. With the rise of globalization and homogenization of the contemporary city, the architect’s role has often been relegated to answering questions asked by others. The exhibition series, initiated by Storefront in 2014, questions this dynamic and invites architects worldwide to deliver their thoughts directly to elected officials and into the public consciousness.
Letters to the Mayor / Developer: Toronto is locally curated and designed by PARTISANS, whose rhetorical mayoral desk and architect’s table connect these seats of power via an “assembly line” of ideas (architects’ letters). Enhanced by artist Gary Taxali’s speculative wallpaper, the exhibition proposes a new future for the design and development of Toronto. Letters were presented to Mayor John Tory at EDIT’s opening night. Letters to the Mayor / Developer: Toronto is made possible with the support of Osmington Inc., Slate Asset Management, and Norm Li Studio, as well as private donors. Services are generously provided by 3M, ESP Canada, and V.CreativeGraphics."