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Toro n to i s b ecomin g a city of con dos. T h ere are m ore c ra n e s d o tt i n g th e city ’s s ky lin e than in any oth er city in N o r th A m eri ca. At t h e s am e tim e, a recent census repor t sh ows t h a t h i gh ris e apar t m e n t s n ow represent n early 47 % o f t h e h o us i n g s tock , with low rise buildin g s a ccountin g for an o t h e r 1 6% . As G TA b u i l d e rs con tin u e to a d d n ew projec ts to th e mix, in n ova t i o n i s at an all- tim e h ig h, an d we’ re beg innin g to s ee s o m e of t h e world ’s m ost a cclaim ed architec ts m a ki n g t h ei r mark on t h e con d o scen e. While Frank Gehr y ( Form a ) i s a h ou s e h old n am e , Bjarke In gles ( Kin g Toronto) o r No rm a n Fo s te r (Th e O n e ) may be less fam iliar. A m o n g To ro n to’s n ew ban d of international starchitec ts is J ea n n e G a n g, fou n d e r of Chica go -based Studio Gan g. Fa m e d fo r u n iq u e an d comp ellin g work like th e Aqua Towe r, S o l a r Car ve , Mira an d Arbor, h er n ewest creation, O n e D el i s l e, is eas ily on e of th e m ost anticipated tall b uild i n g s to eve r h it t h e 41 6 . M s. G a n g was in town for a recent groun d-breakin g, a n d we c a u gh t u p with h e r to talk about h er approa ch to a rch i te c t u re , t h e imp or t an ce of conn ec tin g to th e com m u n i ty a n d , of cou rs e , O n e D elisle. 8 | the COLLECTION
