The Welcome Centre is one of several campus-wide improvements led by DTAH Architects Limited and LGA Architectural Partners in joint venture to enhance visitor experience, accessibility, and on-site programming for people of all ages and abilities - building on the initial revitalization efforts completed in 2010.

The revitalized space supports a more welcoming arrival experience through a new vestibule and generous reception area clad in reclaimed wood, upgraded all-gender washrooms, improved daylighting thanks to a new skylight, and integrated digital displays and interpretive vitrines filled with treasures found on site. The Welcome Centre’s entrance is designed to support a major public art installation by Ojibwa artist Bonnie Devine called The Promise. Fundraising efforts for the work are currently underway. Stay tuned for updates on how to support this phase of the project at www.evergreen.ca/learn-and-discover/news-releases

We are delighted to share that DTAH founding Partner Robert Allsopp has been awarded the Governor General’s Medal, recognizing his lasting contributions to landscape architecture in Canada.

Robert’s distinguished career spans nearly seven decades with experience across Canada, England, the United States, and Spain. He has worked for nearly fifty years on projects in Canada’s National Capital, including Ceremonial Routes, Parliamentary and Judicial Precincts Long-Term Vision + Plan, National Military Commemoration Plan and more recently the Redevelopment Plan for Tunney’s Pasture, the Afghanistan Memorial in LeBreton Flats, and Centre Block. He has authored campus plans for universities and colleges across Canada and for the RCMP. In Toronto, Robert led a series of landmark projects at Fort York, played a key role in the city’s waterfront revitalization, and contributed to numerous urban design plans across the Region.

Throughout his career, Robert has committed to sharing his experience and stimulating creative thought through teaching and mentoring. Robert first taught at the University of Kansas and was instrumental in establishing Canada’s first Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program at the University of Manitoba, where he led the first landscape architecture studio at the school. Robert subsequently taught as a full-time professor at the University of Toronto for 19 years.

Beyond project-based work and academia, Robert has contributed to other important aspects of public service. His extensive community work and advocacy is a wonderful example of his tireless, selfless efforts and enduring generosity.

We are humbled and grateful for his contributions to the growth and development of contemporary landscape architecture in Canada. Learn more about Robert’s career: https://www.csla-aapc.ca/awards/2026-governor-generals-medal-landscape-architecture

We are pleased to share that DTAH Senior Landscape Architect Peter Fletcher Smith was awarded the Pinnacle Award for Landscape Architectural Excellence at the OALA Conference in Kitchener!

Peter’s remarkable career spans five decades, including 20 years as a Partner at DTAH. Throughout his career, he has contributed to significant projects across Canada, including the Parliamentary Precinct Long Range Plan, Parliament Hill Landscape Rehabilitation Study and Ceremonial Routes (Confederation Boulevard) in the National Capital, and heritage and cultural landscape studies in Toronto, including Coronation Park, Casa Loma, and University Avenue. More recently, he led the revitalization of Cloud Gardens, as well as DTAH’s contributions to the Finch West and Eglinton Crosstown West Extension LRT projects.

Known for his rigour, thoughtfulness, and collaborative approach, Peter has made an enduring impact on both our practice and the landscape architecture profession.

To learn more about the 2026 OALA conference and award ceremony: https://www.oala.ca/events/2026-oala-conference

Join us at the Leading with Landscape Symposium & Exhibition at the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty from 1st to 3rd October 2026!

The three-day event will celebrate and examine Toronto's waterfront, the world's most ambitious example of landscape-led city building, bringing together designers, scholars, policymakers, Indigenous leaders, and members of the public to explore the role of landscape architecture as a catalyst for urban transformation.

We are pleased to have James Roche, Partner, participating in the symposium as part of the interdisciplinary panel dialogue: The Urban Re-Wilding, discussing the role of ecological restoration and natural systems in shaping resilient urban environments. He will be joined by Chris Reed (@Stoss), Netami Stuart (@City of Toronto), Lisa Tziona Switkin (@Field Operations), and Jeremy Guth (@Ombrello Solutions).

When: 02 October 2026 (3:20-3:50 PM) l Where: One Spadina Crescent, Toronto

We look forward to the insights, and ideas that will emerge from this important discussion.

To learn more and register: https://leadingwithlandscape.daniels.utoronto.ca/register

DTAH has been selected to lead the Ritson School Redevelopment project! The project is at the heart of Durham Region’s vision for a vibrant new mixed-use community in central Oshawa.

Closed since 2012, the heritage-designated school building will be adaptively reused as a community hub containing office, social service, educational and recreational uses. A new linear park behind the building and open courtyard fronting Ritson Road, both to be designed in conjunction with the school’s renovation, will provide flexible outdoor gathering spaces for future building users, surrounding community residents and guests.

The redevelopment of Ritson School will enhance community well-being, foster stronger neighbourhood connections, and breathe new life into the area. We are excited to collaborate with Durham Region and contribute to the successful revitalization of this beloved community asset.

The park expansion marks the first completed project delivered through the Green Line Implementation Plan, a City of Toronto initiative led by DTAH that will transform an active transmission corridor into a five-kilometre-long public space.

Located along Geary Avenue between Delaware Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue, the project revitalizes underused land within the transmission corridor into a vibrant neighbourhood park, with new community spaces, responding to the area’s growing cultural and commercial uses. Streetscape improvements link it to the existing Bartlett Parkette, creating a welcoming environment for pedestrians and cyclists.

The park expansion is an important milestone in realizing the Green Line vision and helping foster a safer and more connected neighbourhood. We thank all collaborating firms and the community for their contributions to creating this new public space.

On July 22, 2026, Waterfront Toronto hosted the 2nd Waterfront Design Review Panel Awards in their stunning T3 Bayside office. As well as honouring legacy projects of the iconic waterfront, the bi-annual awards were created to celebrate and recognize design excellence for projects that were completed in the design review panel process over the last three years.

Two projects by West 8+DTAH were awarded in the Hall of Fame category. Queens Quay West and The Water’s Edge Promenade were applauded for their lasting impact and contribution. These earlier works set the tone for high-quality public space and have informed what is possible elsewhere in the city and afar.

As designers of the overall masterplan for the Toronto Central Waterfront, West 8 + DTAH would like to thank Waterfront Toronto, the Design Review Panel, the City of Toronto, and our many collaborators for this rewarding relationship. Over the past two decades, we have seen Toronto’s waterfront blossom and become one of Canada’s great places.

Dan brings over 10 years of communications and business development experience in service of design professionals in the built environment. His experience with all elements of the procurement pipeline is supplemented by his understanding of industry, technology, and market trends. Beyond his professional engagements, Dan has earned a reputation within the broader design and urbanism world for his thought leadership and community advocacy.

Dan will lead the development of a robust and resilient strategy for DTAH that incorporates business process management and technology applications, to support the firm and team as it continues to grow and mature.