Design Impacts Framework: Phase III – The ZipGarden™

Design Impacts Framework:  Phase III – The ZipGarden™

The ZipGarden™ is a small hydroponic system for homes, schools, and small businesses that easily grows herbs, decorative plants, leafy greens, and fruiting plants.  Building upon the success of their patented ZipGrow Towers and Farm Wall™ system for DIY growers, ZipGrow Inc. recognized the opportunity to introduce a more aesthetic solution to the consumer market while utilizing the same technology.  

Design Impacts Framework: Phase II – Artscape Launchpad

Design Impacts Framework:  Phase II – Artscape Launchpad

Launchpad was developed by Artscape to help bridge the gap that exists between the tremendous cultural and economic value artists’ ideas contribute to society and what creative people earn for their work. Whether helping to ease the transition between post-secondary and self-employment or supporting a creative business to scale up, we help creatives succeed on their own terms.

Design Impacts Framework: Phase II – Tommy Thompson Park Pavilion

Design Impacts Framework: Phase II – Tommy Thompson Park Pavilion

Tommy Thompson Park has a new front gate. The beloved linear walkway and bike path on the Waterfront was created by the building of the Leslie Street Spit in the early 1950s. Recently, to add to the functionality of the park, the City of Toronto commissioned DTAH, the multidisciplinary Toronto-based design firm, to create an entrance pavilion and entry landscape to house an educational support space and public washrooms.