Downsview Park TorontoJulia Czerniak In 1999, an international competition was held to select an urban park design for a 320-acre former military base in Toronto. This volume analyzes the entries of the competition finalists and considers a range of issues raised by the competition, including landscape architecture and ecology. |
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Series Foreword | 9 |
City Making and the Making of Downsview Park | 34 |
Downsview Park International Design Competition | 49 |
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