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MEDIA ADVISORY
RENOVATE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD:
GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE INSTITUTE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES ADDRESSES ‘INNER-SUBURB’ CHALLENGES
TORONTO (June 3, 2009) – Can strip malls be converted into mixed-use neighbourhood centres? Can we create affordable
housing without creating ghettos? Can communities take ownership of public spaces? Can we renovate the suburbs and create a new sustainable city?
The answers can be found in an exhibition created by students and faculty at the Institute without Boundaries (IwB) at George
Brown College, on
display at the School of Design from June 5 to July 26.
WHAT:
Renovate Your Neighbourhood: An
interactive exhibition on the future of Toronto’s Inner-Suburbs as presented by the students and faculty of the Institute
without Boundaries at George Brown College.
WHEN:
Opens on June 4 at 6:30 p.m. and runs
to July 26
WHERE:
George Brown School of Design, 230 Richmond Street
East, Toronto
WHY:
Students from the
Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College reveal their answers to some of the most pressing issues facing Toronto’s Inner-Suburbs,
including mixed use neighbourhoods, affordable housing and sustainability
About the Institute without Boundaries
The Institute without Boundaries (IwB) was founded in 2003 by the School
of Design at George Brown College in consultation with the Bruce Mau
Design Studio. It is a unique academic, research and development program focused on interdisciplinary, collaborative design practice with
the objectives of social, ecological and economic innovation through design research and strategy. Central to this work are real projects of public
and global significance that are executed by students, faculty and industry experts.
Massive Change: The Future of Global Design, was the Institute's first project, led by Bruce Mau Design, which sparked a discourse on
the potential of design to leverage positive change for the future. In 2006, the Institute entered its second phase with the World House Project,
confronting the issue of shelter for coming generations by developing housing systems that operate on the principles of sustainability, universality,
technological responsiveness and ecological balance. In September 2009, IwB embarks on a new project, City Systems, to explore,
dissect and re-imagine the complexities of urban life.
About George Brown College
Toronto’s George Brown College has established a reputation for equipping students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. From its two main campuses located across the downtown core, George Brown offers 148 full-time and 1,600 continuing education programs across a wide variety of professions to a student body of approximately 63,000 (including those enrolled in full-time, part-time and continuing education programs). Students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four-year bachelor degrees.
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For more information, please contact:
Paul Zanettos
Media Relations Consultant
George Brown College
Office: 416-415-5000 ext. 3428
Mobile: 416-893-5435
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June 4, 2009
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