Based at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto, we aim to help position Canada as a global leader in sustainable mass timber research, education, development, and export by leveraging relationships between educators, researchers, industry, and Indigenous groups across Canada and internationally.
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January 2022 – Places of Production wins ACSA Timber Awards
Congratulations to MTI principal, Robert Wright, and University of Toronto professor Brigitte Shim for receiving an honourable mention in the ACSA’s Timber Education Prize. The prize was awarded for their studio: Places of Production: Forest and Factory. The course, offered at the Daniels Faculty at U of T, was done in partnership with Element5 and asked students to draw connections between forestry and built form. The course culminated in a publication of the students work: the Places of Production: Forest and Factory book.
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Banner Rendering: Zero Carbon Hybrid Wood Tower Prototype. Courtesy of DIALOG.