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"Sherbourne Commons" is a Urban Design, Concept Architecture project showcased on uni.xyz.

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This project is located in Maldives.

Sherbourne Commons

Sherbourne Commons is a radical social housing proposal in Toronto, Canada that attempts to create an antithesis to the saturated capitalist-driven developments in the Downtown East. The architecture encourages a greater notion of what a development in the downtown core could be – a place for learning, co-habitation, and social encounters.

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Shortlisted entry of Habitats '20

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Project Team (1)

University of Waterloo

Byron Cai

Project Owner

Associated Disciplines (2)

Urban Design

Concept Architecture

Location

Toronto

Maldives

License

Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-commercial, No Derivatives

PUBLISHED ON 13th September 2020

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