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OverviewCondoland casts CityPlace – a massive residential development of more than thirty condominium towers just outside Toronto’s downtown core – as a microcosm of twenty-first-century urban intensification that has transformed the city skyline beyond all recognition. Built almost entirely by a single private developer, this immense neighbourhood took decades to plan, design, and develop, but the end result lacks a sense of place and is not widely accessible to those who need homes: only a small number of its 13,000 units constitute affordable housing, and public amenities are limited. James T. White and John Punter journey through the forty-year development of Toronto’s largest residential megaproject, focusing on its urban design and architectural evolution. They also delve into the background, summarizing the tools used to shape Toronto’s built environment, and critically explore the underlying political economy of planning and real estate development in the city. Using detailed field studies, interviews, archival research, and with nearly two hundred illustrations, they reveal an alarmingly flexible approach to planning and design that is acquiescent to the demands of a rapacious development industry. Condoland raises key questions about the sustainability and long-term resilience of city planning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James T. White , John PunterPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Weight: 0.790kg ISBN: 9780774868396ISBN 10: 0774868392 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 31 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction Part 1: Planning, Urban Design, and Condominiums in Toronto 1 Planning and the Tools of Design Governance 2 The Central Area Plan and Reformist Planning and Urban Design 3 Urban Intensification, Flexible Planning, and Vertical Urbanization 4 ""Condo-ism"" and the Impacts of Vertical Urbanization Part 2: Designing and Developing the CityPlace Megaproject 5 Visions for Toronto’s Railway Lands 6 ""Vancouverism"" in Toronto 7 The Condominium Megastructure 8 CityPlace and the Affordable Housing Conundrum 9 A Tale of Two Halves on the Wittington Blocks 10 Completing CityPlace Conclusion Appendix: Railway Lands/CityPlace Planning, Design, and Development Timeline Notes; References; Index"ReviewsWith its push to ever greater hyper-density and height, Toronto's social agenda - affordability, social cohesion, sustainability, and equity - is at risk. By contrasting CityPlace with other successful models of neighbourhood development that have been implemented in the same period, the authors remind us that 'Condoland' is not the only answer and that there are other better ways of accommodating the city's growing population. In spite of its flaws, CityPlace turns out to be a 'learning laboratory, ' and through the narrative we learn how the neighbourhood ultimately learns, compensates and, in some ways, course corrects. -- Ken Greenberg, author of Toronto Reborn: Design Successes and Challenges With meticulous historical analysis and searing commentary, White and Punter vividly highlight how a balance of public-private power, prowess, collaboration, and investment is essential to deliver the intense, vertical but sustainable, liveable city that the future demands - and how the imbalances can subvert the dream. -- Larry Beasley, C.M., author of Vancouverism Condoland sounds a warning bell on a possible future model of urban development with its meticulous chronicle of the development of CityPlace. -- Pierre Filion, professor emeritus, Planning, University of Waterloo Large, privately owned downtown railway yards are important redevelopment sites across North American cities, and Condoland is a vital analysis of one such site. -- David Gordon, Queen's University, coauthor of Planning Canadian Communities New high-rise clusters are springing up in every world city. How does this happen? Condoland is a careful examination of the planning, political, and business forces behind 'vertical urbanism, ' focused on Toronto's CityPlace and skillfully contrasted with the lessons of Vancouverism. -- Joe Berridge, author of Perfect City, partner at Urban Strategies, and adjunct professor at University of Toronto """With its push to ever greater hyper-density and height, Toronto's social agenda - affordability, social cohesion, sustainability, and equity - is at risk. By contrasting CityPlace with other successful models of neighbourhood development that have been implemented in the same period, the authors remind us that 'Condoland' is not the only answer and that there are other better ways of accommodating the city's growing population. In spite of its flaws, CityPlace turns out to be a 'learning laboratory, ' and through the narrative we learn how the neighbourhood ultimately learns, compensates and, in some ways, course corrects."" -- ""Ken Greenberg, author of Toronto Reborn: Design Successes and Challenges"" ""With meticulous historical analysis and searing commentary, White and Punter vividly highlight how a balance of public-private power, prowess, collaboration, and investment is essential to deliver the intense, vertical but sustainable, liveable city that the future demands - and how the imbalances can subvert the dream."" -- ""Larry Beasley, C.M., author of Vancouverism"" ""Condoland sounds a warning bell on a possible future model of urban development with its meticulous chronicle of the development of CityPlace."" -- ""Pierre Filion, professor emeritus, Planning, University of Waterloo"" ""Large, privately owned downtown railway yards are important redevelopment sites across North American cities, and Condoland is a vital analysis of one such site."" -- ""David Gordon, Queen's University, coauthor of Planning Canadian Communities"" ""New high-rise clusters are springing up in every world city. How does this happen? Condoland is a careful examination of the planning, political, and business forces behind 'vertical urbanism, ' focused on Toronto's CityPlace and skillfully contrasted with the lessons of Vancouverism."" -- ""Joe Berridge, author of Perfect City, partner at Urban Strategies, and adjunct professor at University of Toronto""" Author InformationJames T. White is a professor of planning and urban design at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and deputy director of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. He is a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. His published work focuses on how the design of the built environment is shaped by policy, regulation, and the market in both UK and Canadian contexts. This is his first book. John Punter is a retired professor of urban design at Cardiff University, Wales. He has published widely on practices in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and Australia, and is the author of The Vancouver Achievement: Planning and Design and Design Guidelines in American Cities: A Review of Design Policies and Guidelines in Five West Coast Cities. He has also acted as a design adviser for local and national governments and in the private sector. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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