Winning Team Selected for Public Art Installation in Aitken Place Park
By Ilana Shamoon
Waterfront Toronto has awarded the public art commission for Bayside's Aitken Place Park to the Calgary-based artist team of Caitlind Brown, Wayne Garrett, and Studio North. The artists have proposed a large-scale light projection that invites slow, contemplative interaction with visitors to the park.
Urban Dog Runs: New Playgrounds for City Dogs
Urban dog runs fill a practical need as well as a social one – giving a place for city dogs to exercise, do their ‘business’ and socialize. (Photo via urbandognyc.com)
POSTED: AUGUST 21, 2015
BY: HEATHER GLICKSMAN
What You’ve Been Saying About the Design for Aitken Place Park
POSTED: APRIL 29, 2015 I DESIGN, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, SUSTAINABILITY
By Christopher McKinnon
We Want Your Feedback on the Design for Aitken Place Park
POSTED: APRIL 17, 2015 I DESIGN, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
By Heather Glicksman
As Toronto’s next waterfront park, located just east of Sherbourne and south of Queens Quay, Aitken Place Park will serve as a local neighbourhood amenity for those living in the area. The 0.75-acre park will offer opportunities for play and recreation, as well as quiet places to relax and enjoy waterfront views.
Design Review Panel Meeting - April 8, 2015
A meeting of the Waterfront Design Review Panel where project updates were presented on: Bayside R3/R4 (Aquavista); Aitken Place Park; 143 Queens Quay East / 130-132 Lake Shore Boulevard East.
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Design Team Announced for Aitken Place Park
February 3, 2015, Toronto, ON— Waterfront Toronto has selected Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. and Thomas Balsley Associates to design Aitken Place Park. Located in the heart of the new Bayside development, Aitken Place Park is the third waterfront park (following Canada’s Sugar Beach and Sherbourne Common) to be built in the emerging East Bayfront neighbourhood.