Five prequalified for Toronto’s Keating Channel pedestrian bridge project
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto have shortlisted five teams to propose designs for an accessible pedestrian bridge crossing the Keating Channel.
The shortlisted proponents are listed in alphabetical order by lead firm:
Lead Firm: Entuitive
Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Architect: Grimshaw Architects
Architect & Indigenous Consultant: Two Row Architect
Landscape Architect: O2 Planning + Design with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Lead Firm: EXP
Engineer: Buro Happold
Architect: INFORM Studio
Indigenous Consultant: 4 Directions
Landscape Architect: Sprucelab
Lead Firm: Henning Larsen
Engineer: Ramboll
Architect: Henning Larsen
Indigenous Consultant: Two Row Architect
Landscape Architect: Henning Larsen
Lead Firm: RJC Engineers
Engineer: Anta Ingeneria Civil
Architect: Smoke Architecture Inc.
Indigenous Consultant: MinoKamik
Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Lead Firm: Zeidler Architecture Inc.
Engineer: Arup
Architect: WilkinsonEyre
Indigenous Consultant: Two Row Architect
Landscape Architect: PLANT Architect Inc.
The shortlisted proponents are being asked to submit proposals that will be reviewed by an evaluation committee made up of Waterfront Toronto, City of Toronto and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation staff. Waterfront Toronto expects to identify its successful proponent this fall.
The Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge will link the Quayside neighbourhood and Toronto’s downtown to an expanded regional park system along the Don River and the emergent Villiers Island. It will contribute to the creation of a continuous and publicly accessible water’s edge along the harbour and play a critical role in providing safe, direct, and equitable access across the Keating Channel.
Waterfront Toronto says incorporating Indigenous design principles is key to this project. The organization has committed to working with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the City of Toronto to build a bridge “that meaningfully celebrates local Indigenous arts, cultures, storytelling, histories, and traditions.”