Anyone familiar with Toronto will know that the Gardiner Expressway is typically a subject of division in the city, with polarized opinions about its continued role as part of the city's infrastructure.
However with the launch of The Bentway (formerly "Project: Under Gardiner") in 2015—a project that sees the underside of the Gardiner as a valuable public amenity rather than an urban throwaway space—the imaginations of Torontonians (and those further afield) were fully captured. Phase 1 of the project is set to open in 2018 after a frenzied 2 year design, tender & construction period.
I've been proud to be involved in visualizing this project from the beginning, first as an employee and then as a freelancer for Public Work.
Status: Built
Location: Toronto, ON, CA
My Role: Visualization, Conceptual Design Development
Additional Credits: PUBLIC WORK Office for Urban Design + Landscape Architecture, City of Toronto, Greenberg Consultants, Judy & Wil Matthews