Toronto Star

Right now, the Lower Don Lands are little more than a forgotten part of the city people drive past on their way somewhere else. But when – and if – the waterfront revitalization ever happens, it could be one of the most desirable areas of Toronto. The potential is vast, just how vast comes clear in the plans submitted by the four finalists in the Lower Don Lands Design Competition. Organized by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp., the contest covers a critical district of the city where the Don River empties into Lake Ontario, from the Parliament St. slip east to the Don Roadway. This is where nature and urbanity meet, sometimes not very happily, and where the possibilities are most exciting. All four teams picked up on that, and in its own way each re-imagines Toronto as a waterfront city, a place fully integrated with its environment.