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Locals have forged their own paths on the ground through consistent use; none of these were eliminated within our proposal. Most of the high-rise apartments in the western portion of the site began construction in late 2020.

1. Transit Market 2. The Living Meadow 3. Upper Commons

At its core, Nest and Branch rethinks how community needs can be addressed through concepts of play contrary to the conventional approach of singular problem-solution thinking. The concept of play within Nest and Branch can be thought of in two ways. Firstly, as the adaptability of tool-kit combinations to evolve, and secondly as the manual’s ability to bring enjoyment and fun into everyday life. £

AMRA ALAGIC recently earned her BArch, Carleton University. She previously worked as a design- researcher at Collective Domain, a practice for spatial analysis, urban activism, architecture and media in the public interest. LEAH DYKSTRA , recent Bachelor of Architecture, is currently pursuing a Master of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University. Her current research interests focus on temporality in urban design. LARA KUROSKY , B Arch, currently works as a Landscape Technician at Architecture 49. She is passionate about understanding the city landscape and its impact on our social systems.

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