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Fosters, Adjaye and Brooks on Toronto Quayside shortlist

By 2021-10-26T09:38:00

Foster & Partners plans for Whitechapel

Source: Standard Practice

Four teams shortlisted for site once earmarked for Heatherwick’s timber smart town

Three British practices have made it on to the shortlist for a huge quayside scheme in Toronto.

The 5ha site was previously set to host 3,000 timber homes designed by Thomas Heatherwick and Snohetta for Google sister company Sidewalk Labs.

That smart city scheme – which was unpopular with locals – fell apparent victim to the pandemic, with Sidewalk announcing in May last year that it was scrapping the project because of global economic uncertainty.

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