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Designing Iconic Outdoor Spaces with Native Plants: Award-Winning Firm’s Impact in Toronto and Beyond

An award-winning firm, PLANT Architect Inc. has earned recognition for its interdisciplinary practice, seamlessly blending architecture, landscape architecture, and design. Known internationally for a range of innovative projects, the Toronto-based studio also excels in creating meaningful spaces closer to home. Torontonians, in particular, celebrate PLANT as the visionaries behind the iconic roof garden at Nathan Phillips Square, unveiled in May 2010—a testament to the studio’s ability to reveal a site’s potential while elevating the urban experience.

Beyond public landmarks, PLANT Architect’s design expertise extends to private realms, crafting bespoke outdoor spaces such as terraces, rock beds, stepped gardens, and walkways, often incorporating native plantings. With a holistic approach that connects people, places, and ideas, the firm continues to redefine both natural and built environments with its timeless, client-focused designs.

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The industrial designer and textile artist shares the inspirations that keep her loom whirring

In a seaside cottage in Shediac, New Brunswick, the soft hiss and swish of high-tide molds my mood like putty. Breathing in the deep calm—and the smell of last night’s seafood—my mind is miles away from my home in cosmopolitan Toronto. Here, craft feels as grounded as the clams they dig for each morning, and as I prepare for my call with textile artist Laura Carwardine, I can’t help but wonder *Carrie Bradshaw voice* what is the future of textile art in Toronto?

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