Impossible Toronto

The culmination of a year-long collaborative architectural study by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects, Impossible Toronto marks the first of a series of research projects exploring building designs that could be suitable for, but are currently unbuildable in, Toronto.

Inside this issue: On The Courtyard; Learning from European Blocks

The debut volume of Impossible Toronto design a courtyard block on typical Toronto streets. 

On the Courtyard is a book about design but, more deeply, is offered as framework for conversation. Alongside detailed renderings and measured drawings, it includes a punch list of the regulatory, zoning, and policy conditions that currently stand in the way. Rather than a critique, this list is offered as a map: it points to the places where review and reform might begin. 

Toronto, Ontario, 30 x 18cm, 164 pages