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The Runway at YZD Design Competition

Submission: 22nd November 2024 Registration: 22nd November 2024 Location: Toronto Language: English Prizes: View Website Type: Open

Northcrest Developments, who is leading the transformation of YZD, the 370-acre former Downsview airport lands in Toronto, has launched an international design competition to reimagine the 2-km (1.3-mile) former Runway. Formerly home to the historic Downsview airport, YZD is among the most ambitious and significant city-building efforts in North America. The Runway at YZD Design Competition will task cross-disciplinary design teams with transforming the historic 2-km (1.3-mile) airstrip into the cornerstone of the future series of mixed-use communities across the expansive 370-acre site.

The Runway at YZD Design Competition will task design teams with developing a holistic set of design guidelines for The Runway. Critical to the ongoing redevelopment at YZD, these guidelines will shape the future of The Runway and inform how it connects and interacts with the site’s neighbourhoods.

Interested teams can find more details about The Runway at YZD Design Competition at yzd.ca/runwaydesign.

Submissions for Expression of Interest are due at 11:59PM EST on November 22, 2024. For phase two, Northcrest will issue Requests for Proposals to shortlisted teams. Once selected by the jury, the winning team will begin work on The Runway Design guidelines in Q3 2025.

Date: October 18, 2024