Toronto's new multi-use social nexus fosters recreation and education

2021-02-04T13:24:00-05:00

The new Canoe Landing Campus designed by ZAS Architects in Toronto introduces a social and educational offering that was missing in CityPlace, one of Toronto's most populated residential developments.

The new project houses a $65 million community recreation center, public and Catholic elementary schools, and a childcare center within one campus. "Canoe Landing Campus has been embraced as a place that builds a real sense of ‘neighborhood’ for this vertical community," says Peter Duckworth-Pilkington, Principal, ZAS Architects, in a statement "We started by listening to the residents and the result is a unique architectural response not previously seen in the city."

The schools on the site share indoor play spaces, a learning commons, gymnasium, and educational areas. The outdoor park and community rooms are also accessible to the public sector. Additionally, the two-story community center is bisected by a pedestrian corridor and connects the three-sto...

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Toronto's new multi-use social nexus fosters recreation and education