Public talk held in advance of the 2018 Dry Stone Canada Festival. Thanks to ERA for partnering and hosting this event.

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A public talk by David F Wilson (UK) 
In conversation with Brendan Stewart (University of Guelph)

 

ERA Architects, 625 Church Street, Toronto, ON
Co-hosted with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Canada (Dry Stone Canada)

 

Reception to follow, generously sponsored by Jonathan Kearns, Founding Principal of Kearns Mancini Architects (B.ARCH., OAA, FRAIC, RIBA, FRIAI, AIBC, AANB, AAA) and Member Dry Stone Canada

 

Doors at 6:30pm
3 minute walk from Bloor-Yonge Station (TTC)
Car and Bike Parking at the rear of building (Impark Parking)
This venue has elevator access and an accesible washroom

 

Description
Stone is the most fundamental material but over the last 50 years its creative use has declined in the public realm. Through a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship David F. Wilson aimed to discover how other creatives are exploring the space between tradition and current practice, travelling in the USA & Canada through the summer months of 2017.

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Where problems exist, new opportunities open up. Using photos and examples, David's talk will explore the findings of his North American tour, the challenges posed to creative stone craft through modern building practice, and innovative ways to keep stone craft alive in urban spaces.

 

Through the lens of his landscape architecture practice and university teaching, Brendan Stewart will respond to the report and extend the conversation, relating these findings, challenges and opportunities to urban spaces in Toronto and Canada.

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Report here: https://www.wcmt.org.uk/fellows/reports/creative-space-contemporary-use-stone-urban-spaces

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