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Steeles Technology Campus

In 1998, Call-Net Enterprises, owner of Sprint Canada, proposed a head office campus in Toronto and retained Urban Strategies to help develop a master plan and lead the planning approvals process. The plan envisioned mid-rise, large-floorplate buildings surrounding a landscaped quadrangle. Faced with a tight project schedule and complex traffic...

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Chalk River Site Master Plan

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, is transforming its Chalk River Laboratories on 3,700 hectares in the Ottawa River valley through the revitalization of site infrastructure, the decommissioning of aging buildings and a significant investment in new, modern science facilities. Urban Strategies, working with HDR...

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McMaster University Campus Master Plan

McMaster University has experienced dynamic growth in both facilities and enrolment within the past decade. Urban Strategies has been working with McMaster University to identify opportunities to accommodate this growth on a constrained site within some of Hamilton’s most beautiful historic neighborhoods. Our work has ensured that key campus open spaces are protected and that new development...

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Queen’s University

Queen’s University is a distinguished and long-established academic institution with a number of well-known professional programs. It occupies a number of campus locations within the historic city of Kingston and this setting is a fundamental part of the Queen’s campus experience. As the University looks to its future, defining and...

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Western University

Western University occupies a beautiful site within the Thames River valley. At the heart of the University are a number of historic structures, which together with the University’s setting have resulted in a campus of remarkable beauty and amenity. Protecting and intensifying the core of the campus has always been...

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University of Waterloo Campus Master Plan

The University of Waterloo, located in the heart of Ontario’s “Research Triangle”, has a 300-acre campus adjacent to 600 acres of undeveloped land rich in natural features. Urban Strategies has been providing master planning services to the University of Waterloo since 1990, beginning with the completion of a campus master plan in 1992. This...

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City of Guelph

Guelph is a historic city of 125,000 located between the regions of Toronto and Waterloo. Committed to growing sustainably and revitalizing its downtown, the City hired us to prepare a city-wide Urban Design Action Plan and facilitate a visioning charrette for the core. The Action Plan focuses on strategic “areas...