2021
Collaborative Exercise:
Design for Social Impact in South Parkdale
Design for Social Impact in South Parkdale
This all school annual event brings students from the entire program together to work collaboratively on a project in an intense 4 day charrette. This year there were 48 teams of 8 students from 1st to 4th year led by Graduate student instructors, hosted by DAS professor Cheryl Atkinson.
Rather than a design process that begins with form, site or program, this Collaborative trained students in a design method that begins by reflecting and narrating the perspective of core community stakeholders whose voices are often not heard or considered.
This event was a collaboration between Ryerson DAS and the Open Architecture Collaborative Canada (OACC) a social enterprise consisting of socially-minded designers advocating for an equitable, resilient and sustainable built environment through this inclusive community engagement approach. We thank the many students, contributors, reviewers, and collaborators who were a part of this department-wide project.
Winning Teams:
Q1: Supporting Food-Security Initiatives + Social Connectivity
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Q2: Making Support Services Joyful + Engaging
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Q3: Placemaking for Cross Cultural Exchange
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Q4: Making ‘Third’ Places for Socializing
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Q5: Fostering Health and Prosperity
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Rather than a design process that begins with form, site or program, this Collaborative trained students in a design method that begins by reflecting and narrating the perspective of core community stakeholders whose voices are often not heard or considered.
This event was a collaboration between Ryerson DAS and the Open Architecture Collaborative Canada (OACC) a social enterprise consisting of socially-minded designers advocating for an equitable, resilient and sustainable built environment through this inclusive community engagement approach. We thank the many students, contributors, reviewers, and collaborators who were a part of this department-wide project.
Winning Teams:
Q1: Supporting Food-Security Initiatives + Social Connectivity
Top Prize:
Recognition Prize:
Q2: Making Support Services Joyful + Engaging
Recognition Prize:
- Team 1 - “Interweave”
- Team 2 - “Cowantegration”
- Team 5 - “Albert Crosland Communal Space”
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Team 6 - “Gyur-Tog Garden”
Q3: Placemaking for Cross Cultural Exchange
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Q4: Making ‘Third’ Places for Socializing
Top Prize:
Recognition Prize:
Q5: Fostering Health and Prosperity
Top Prize:
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Co-creating places for social impact — how can designers design with people and not for people?