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                         Work Presented on April 16th, 2012
In Draewall Gallery located in the Harm A. Weber Academic Center of Judson University
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[The Great Lakes : Local Asset - Global Resource]

Prologue
Application - Conservation - Globalization

ARC 652 [S2] – Cumulative Design II studio was a fourteen-week investigation, bringing renewed consideration to           This studio visited Toronto, Ontario in late January in order to investigate the ongoing waterfront developments
the under-considered Great Lakes basin and its watershed.                                                                 and to designate a site and strategy for this studio. Born from that trip, the studio of eleven students took on a
                                                                                                                          collective charrette for the development of a new urban district in the blighted port lands which bound the east
As accessible fresh water and fresh water networks quickly become one of the world’s most precious commodities,           side of Toronto’s inner harbour. The collective urban proposal that resulted from the design charrette served as a
this studio built on many recent studies, research efforts, and on Canadian and US policy for the vision and future       framework for each student to apply an aspect[s] of fresh water to an individual building design proposal within the
of the Great Lakes as a shared asset and opportunity. The premise was not simply to advocate for the fragile              proposed district. This yielded the eleven individual projects included in this document.
preservation of fresh water as a jewel to remain set apart and untouched. Instead, we espoused a balanced
consideration of its use [application] and maintenance [conservation] in an increasingly global culture and geo-          This graduate studio was largely student-directed, with the professor playing the role of shepherd and curator
political economy [globalization]. Its use is not limited to human consumption nor the economic possibilities of
fresh water as a raw material for the urbanizing world. Rather, students were challenged to consider all manners          determined by the students, including its role in the urban district and its connection to fresh water. Some of the
in which accessible fresh water contributes to and enriches human, ecological, cultural and economic life today, in       work draws a direct connection to fresh water in its program or function, while other projects draw inspirational
the region, while safeguarding its value for tomorrow, for the world.                                                     connections to water. Either way, each individual building has a purpose within the proposed district, within
                                                                                                                          Toronto, and as a participant in the Great Lakes fresh water basin.
Fresh water has an abundance of function, meaning and purpose in individual life, the life of a community, and in
                                                                                                                          I am so pleased with the effort, collaboration and individual energies put into the studio. The persistence,
ritual to symbol, from transportation to recreation, from heat sink to energy source, from boundary to amenity, and       cooperation and trust, in me and each other, demonstrated by the eleven students was the greatest triumph of the
much more. The students were tasked with researching and investigating issues of fresh water, and they were               studio… the work was also excellent. Thank you gentlemen!
then challenged to apply their discoveries to a collective urban proposal and ultimately an individual building design.

                                                                                                                          Professor
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                                                                                      [World Surface Water]
The southwestern part of the United States has been experiencing severe freshwater                                                    Nearly a third of the world’s population depends on melting snow from the Tibetan
shortages for years. Several states have proposed having water shipped or piped from the great lakes basin to the
southwestern USA while other states such as California have spent millions of dollars building incredibly vast amounts of
pipes and dams in order to move water from its northern boarder where water is plentiful to its more arid regions in the south.   lakes that previously did not exist, leading to ground saturation that cannot support these volumes of water; the soil then

Ocean, the riverbed is completely dry; the river has ceased to exist by the time it reaches its own river delta. America is       are melting faster than they can be replenished, there is potential for them to melt completely in which case many of China’s
dealing with a continent worth of freshwater issues within its own boarder.

The areas of concern in this region are mostly dealing with a shortage of water. As a huge percentage of the amount of total      The areas of concern in this region are mostly dealing with a sudden surplus of water. Because Asia has the highest density
fresh surface water, the Great Lakes are growing in importance as a commodity for our country and abroad. Because of              of population and because of their massive impact on our economy and imported goods, it is important to keep in mind how
this, we should be at a heightened state of appreciation and conservation of this resource.                                       these freshwater issues will impact us inadvertantly.




                                                                                                                                  The earth is not running out of water, the earth still and always will have the same amount of water in its system, the problem
                                                                                                                                  is that as our populations grow and our lifestyles change, we demand more water than the system can provide or replenish.
                                                                                                                                  We don’t need to get more water, we need to learn to adapt our requirements to conserve and preserve the amount that is
                                                                                                                                  available and using modern and historical technology and resources, utilize the water that is in the system in a healthy way.



                                      Freshwater has become a source of increasing political confusion in the Middle East
and Africa. In Delhi, water demand has surpassed supply by 300 million gallons per day; economists agree that there will be
                                                                                                                                  [Global Perspective]
                                                                                                                                  Water has become a commodity that supports a $400 billion a year global industry : third largest behind only electricity
That creates a natural interdependence between countries.” Others predict that violence with break out over countries that        and oil. When you have a demand that’s growing exponentially, and a supply that’s decreasing exponentially, whoever
cut off water supply to neighbor countries downriver by building dams or rerouting water for their own use. These issues          makes the decisions around water suddenly becomes very powerful. Private corporations have decided that this is more
of controversy are especially prevalent on the Jordan River where Syrian, Israeli and Jordanian people all rely on this single    important than oil. They’re going to make more money and become more powerful owning and distributing water than they
water source.                                                                                                                     can from anything else. Globally, we need to adapt our attitudes and lifestyles to the freshwater “crisis,” inform the world
                                                                                                                                  to develop a new appreciation for this valuable commodity and partake in intentional peaceful political relationships rather
The areas of concern in this region are entirely dealing with a severe shortage of water. Because of the political implications   than exacerbating the situation with political strife. The freshwater crisis has become a problem of extremes. Based on the
of water in this area, we need to be intentional and careful about our interactions in these areas and seek to help in water-     region, there is either severe surplus or shortage of freshwater. Where shortage occurs resourcefulness and technology can
based situations to facilitate peace regionally and globally.                                                                     be utilized to harvest water; where surplus occurs diversion and control tactics can be implimented to maintain the system.
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                     [Available Freshwater per Capita]                             [Major Habitat Types]
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                     [Freshwater use per Country]
                                                               ;7<*201=$           The bottle water industry is dominated by three large transnational corporations: Coca-Cola, Pepsico, and Nestle. Nestle is
                                                               56.,7470            the world’s 53rd biggest corporation and the world’s largest producer of food and bottled water. It controls about one-third of
                                                                                   the global bottled water market. The company produces 75 different types of bottled water at 103 factories in 36 countries.
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                                                               56.,7470            Mountain facility is by far the largest water bottler in Michigan.

                                                                                   } Michigan’s Stanwood plant bottled 226 million gallons of groundwater last year. Nestlé is seeking state permission to pump
                                                                                   70 million more gallons of water from the headwaters of two trout streams; currently the company pumps 270 million gallons
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                                                                                   of water a year from underground springs and from the city of Evart’s municipal water system.
[General Water Statistics]
            !For every 1,000 gallons of seawater, the desalination process produces 300 to 500 gallons of pure water.             Out of all the water on Earth, only 2.75 % is fresh water, including 2.05 % frozen in glaciers, 0.68 % as groundwater and
                                                                                                                                  0.011 % of it as surface water in lakes and rivers.
The average energy needed to treat groundwater is 652 kWh per acre-foot while the average energy needed to desalinate
requires 5,800 to 33,000 kWh per acre-foot depending on the technology used.                                                      Americans use 100 gallons each per day.
                                                                                                                                  Most of the world uses less than 5 gallons each per day.
[Cost]!The cost of desalination is $3.50 per 1,000 gallons and equates to $1 per cubic meter for seawater desalination and        900 million people have no access to clean water.
$0.6 per cubic meter for brackish water. Transport costs range from a few cents per cubic meter to over a dollar. A 100 m         3.3 million people die of water related health problems per year.
vertical lift is about as costly as a 100 km horizontal transport. Transport makes desalinated water prohibitively expensive in   70% of our water used for agriculture
highlands and continental interiors, but not elsewhere.                                                                           22% for industrial purposes
                                                                                                                                  8% used in our homes
[Market] Desalination is a $5 billion market that is growing about 15% annually. Currently, the largest single desalination
plant in operation is the 456,000 m3                                                                                              While the world’s population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within
1,000,000 m3/day now under construction in the Middle East region. As of June 30, 2008, the cumulative contracted
capacity of desalination plants around the world stood at 62.8 million m3/day.                                                    consumption.

                                                                                                                                  Virtual water is the amount of water that it takes to make our everyday products, water that we don’t see. Below are some
                                                                                                                                  statistics.

                                                                                                                                  1lb of beef        =        1,857 gallons of water to produce.

                                                                                                                                  1 cotton t-shirt   =        766 gallons of water to produce.
                                                                                                                                  1 cup of coffee    =        37 gallons of water to produce.
                                                                                                                                  1 cow              =        816,600 gallons of water during its lifetime.


                                                                                                                                  [Freshwater Conclusion]
                                                                                                                                  Since only .011 % of the worlds freshwater is surface water and we have the second largest freshwater body system in
                                                                                                                                  the world, we have an incredible amount of responsibility to maintain and use that water in intelligent ways. As a society of
                                                                                                                                  consumers, we need to keep in mind the amount of virtual water being used by the products we are purchasing. We need
                                                                                                                                  to strive to utilize historically successful water harvesting technologies while continually trying to develop new technologies to
                                                                                                                                  resourcefully meet the needs of our growing population and demand.

                                                                                                                                  Bottled water has become a trend in developed nations because of its convenience and the preconceived assumption that
                                                                                                                                  it is somehow cleaner than tap water. This assumption is completely incorrect and the convenience has a severe cost in
                                                                                                                                  production and waste.

                                                                                                                                  In our attempts to conserve our freshwater resources, we need to understand how we address our shorelines and how
                                                                                                                                  those changes will impact the water and ecosystems that it supports.

                                                                                                                                  As the importance of water grows based on supply and demand, we need to understand that the Great Lakes Basin is not



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                                                                                      [Great Lakes Basin :: Watershed]
[Great Lakes Basin :: Statistics]
Biodiversity refers to two things:                                                                                             - 20 percent of the world’s fresh water                        The problem is not within the cycle; population growth
1. The number of species of life in an area                                                                                    - 95 percent of the U.S. water supply                          and an increased need for goods is inevitable. The issues
2. Genetic diversity within populations of each species.                                                                       - 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water                         lie in the historical reaction to increasing industry and
                                                                                                                               - spread evenly across the continental U.S., the Great Lakes   development. A greater understanding and sensitivity of
It is the number of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in the world, or a particular area, and all of the diverse         would submerge the country under about 9.5 feet of water
interactions between them.                                                                                                     - more than 95,000 square miles of surface water               of the cycle, saving overharvesting of habitats and pollution.
                                                                                                                               - Great Lakes Region supports more than 33 million
                                                                                                                                 Canadians and Americans
                                                                                                                               - Shared between 2 countries, 8 states and 2 provinces,
marshes, rocky shorelines, lakeplain prairies, savannas, forests, fens and other landscapes contain features that are either     and over 15000 towns and cities
unique to or are best represented within the Great Lakes basin. These include animal and plant species as well as natural

imperiled, 30 as imperiled and 79 as rare.




                                                                                                                                                                                              [Areas Supporting Biodiversity]


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Inland Terrestrial   8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Inland Wetland       18%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lakeplain            22%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Open Lake            5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tributaries          15%
Main reasons to Protect Biodiversity:                                                                                                                                                                                               Coastal Marsh        6%
1. Loss of diversity generally weakens entire natural systems. Healthy ecosystems tend to have many natural checks and                                                                                                              Coastal Shore        26%
balances.

                                                                                                                                                                                              92% of the Great Lakes’ bio-diverse areas are directly
food and supports human economic activity.
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                     almost 44% of the circumference of Earth; the distance between Chicago, Illinois and Perth, Australia.
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                                                                                                              Lake Edge Length
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                           Superior 2726 mi
                           Michigan 1638 mi
                           Huron 3827 mi
                           Erie 871 mi
                           Ontario 712 mi
[Ground :: Land Use]
                    Many urban developments armor the shoreline by dredging channels to create harbors which eliminates
marsh and wetland habitat. As cities over populate, their treatment facilities can’t handle the amount of water and resort to
dumping waste materials such as sawdust and sewage and a wide variety of chemicals, reduces oxygen concentrations and
alters the pH of the shallow-water marsh environment. Marina development and beach abuse removes aquatic vegetation


                          Field drainage full of chemicals has eliminated large areas of marsh and coastal wetlands. Heavy
agricultural runoff has led to the deposition of rich organic mud in the wet meadows and along the shoreline. Introducing
aggressive exotic plants have crowded out native plant species and reduced dependent insects and birds.

                    Forests themselves are positive contributors environment and ecosystems, yet the manner in which
forestry is handled can pose serious threats to forest ecosystems. Clear cutting, the dominant mode of logging in Canada,
can have devastating impacts on a region by removing wildlife habitat, causing loss of nutrient-rich topsoil and destroying            Urban
aquatic ecosystems by siltation. Clear-cutting not only alters habitats, but removes the potential for the habitat to reestablish      Intense Agriculture
following logging disturbance. Selective logging, followed by replanting and care for the future condition of the forest will          Moderate Agriculture
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[Edge Condition :: Erosion]                                     [Edge Typology :: Bedrock]                                          [Edge Typology :: Material]




      Severe                                                                                                                            Rock                  27%
      Moderate                                                                                                                                                      Dunes      2%
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                                                                       Sandstone                                                                                    Wetlands   14%
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                            Limestone
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                            Cement
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                     01_thunder bay
                     population_109,000

                     02_taconite harbor         08_chicago             14_saginaw river     20_cleveland           26_hamilton
                     population_360             population_2,695,600   population_51,500    population_396,800     population_504,600
                                                                                                                                              5 bird or animal deformities or reproduction problems
                     03_two harbors             09_indiana harbor      15_st. clair         21_fairport            27_nanticoke               6 degradation of benthos
                     population_3,700           population_10,700      population_5800      population_3200        population_24,000          7 restrictions on dredging activities
                                                                                                                                              8 eutrophication or undesirable algae
                     04_duluth/superior         10_gary                16_detroit           22_ashtabula           28_windsor                 9 drinking water restrictions, taste and odor problems
                     population_86,300          population_102,700     population_951,300   population_21,000      population_216,500
                                                                                                                                              10 beach closings
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                     05_marquette               11_burns harbor        17_toledo            23_conneaut            29_sarnia                  11 degradation of aesthetics
                     population_21,400          population_770         population_313,600   population_12,300      population_71,400          12 added costs to agriculture or industry
                                                                                                                                              13 degradation of phytoplankton and zooplankton
                     06_port inland             12_calcite             18_sandusky          24_toronto             30_clark - port dolomite
                     population_300             population_unknown     population_25,700    population_2,503,300   population_2200

                     07_escanaba                13_stoneport           19_lorain            25_clarkson            31_sault st. marie                                                                     The areas of concern are environmentally degraded areas
                     population_13,100          population_unknown     population_64,000    population_738,000     population_75,000          within the great lakes basin
[Great Lakes Basin :: Transportation]
                                                                                                                                  [Regional Transportation]
the lakes create a division between the US and Canada and congesting the boarder crossings. To help decongest the
crossings, a proposal for a high-speed rail line is in place to create a new tie between cities and relieve roadway congestion.
A secondary link could be a water crossing by public ferries.




[Duluth :: Montreal]                                             [Chicago :: Toronto]


                                                                                                                                                              airports [international]
                                                                                                                                                              airports
                                                                                                                                                              highways and bridge crossings
                                                                                                                                                              high-speed rail [existing]
                                                                                                                                                              high-speed rail [proposed]
                                                                                                                                                              great lakes cruise
                                                                                                                                                              ferry crossings

                                                                                                                                  [Regional Crossings]




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                     The thermal mass of the lakes acts as the inverse of the surrounding air: as air cools quickly during the winter months, the
                     water maintains and slowly emits its heat, while as the air quickly warms during the summer months, the water maintains and       land in the form of snow and ice, and the levels rise during the summer as all that snow and ice melt and are combined with that season’s
                     slowly radiates its coolness. The thermal differences shown to the right facilitate decreased precipitation levels of 10 to 20%
                     in the summer months while increasing precipitation even to 100% on the east side of each lake in the winter. Lake Superior
                     reaps the greatest of these effects rivaled only by lakes Michigan and Huron.                                                     water bottles! And that is only based on annual variations due to the seasons.

                                                                                                                                                       [Precipitation :: Winter]          [Precipitation :: Spring]                                          [Precipitation :: Fall]
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[Lake Levels :: Hydrographs]
The thermal mass of the lakes acts as the inverse of the surrounding air: as air cools quickly during the winter months, the
water maintains and slowly emits its heat, while as the air quickly warms during the summer months, the water maintains and       fresh water in the Great Lakes system being in decline, history shows that the hydrologic cycle has always maintained the
slowly radiates its coolness. The thermal differences shown to the right facilitate decreased precipitation levels of 10 to 20%   proper balance of evaporation and precipitation. To the right of the observed hydrographs are predictions for potential future
in the summer months while increasing precipitation even to 100% on the east side of each lake in the winter. Lake Superior       scenarios: The green lines represent the scenario involving little human interaction with the great lakes system; the hydrologic
reaps the greatest of these effects rivaled only by lakes Michigan and Huron.                                                     cycle will simply continue to maintain an overall healthy balance. The pink lines represent potential human intervention to
                                                                                                                                  preserve or replenish the fresh water of the great lakes. The purple lines represent the potential people have to abuse this
                                                                                                                                  resource.




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                     The Toronto and Region Area of Concern (AOC) extends from the Rouge River in the east to the Etobicoke Creek in the          A   Marie Curtis Park East Beach          G   Ward’s Island Beach
                     west and includes six watersheds: Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Humber River, Don River, Highland Creek and Rouge               under swim advisory 22% of the year       under swim advisory 2% of the year

                                                                                                                                                  B   Sunnyside Beach                       H   Cherry Beach
                                                                                                                                                      under swim advisory 22% of the year       under swim advisory 2% of the year
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                     and degradation of aesthetics. The damaging impact of storm water runoff is the largest contributor to these issues. The     C   Hanlan’s Point Beach                  I   Woodbine Beach
                     large amounts of urbanized and non-permeable surfaces within the AOC contribute large amounts of highly toxic substances         under swim advisory 1% of the year        under swim advisory 0% of the year
                     into lake Ontario via watersheds. Toronto City Council adopted the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (WWFMP) and a 25-Year        D   Gibralter Point Beach                 J   Kew Balmy Beach
                     Implementation Plan in 2003. The goal of the WWFMP is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the adverse impacts of wet              under swim advisory 1% of the year        under swim advisory 14% of the year

                                                                                                                                                  E   Centre Island Beach                   K   Bluffer’s Beach Park
                     in North America allowing only 100 parts of E. Coli in 100 mL of water. The national standard is 200. In 2005, the City of       under swim advisory 6% of the year        under swim advisory 3% of the year

                                                                                                                                                  F   Ward’s Island Beach                       Rouge Beach
                     have been awarded the exclusive eco-label of the Blue Flag Program.                                                              under swim advisory 2% of the year        under swim advisory 28% of the year
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[Local Edge Condition]                                                                                                          [Precedent :: Lesson Learned]
The sediment comprising the Toronto Region shoreline is generally a mixture of sands, silts, clays, tills, and gravels, which   [History and Background]
                                                                                                                                heyday of marine shipping, the waterfront was bustling with commercial activity and the growing demand for facilities led to
wind erosion and numerous other factors. Serious loss of property and threats to homes, roads and services can and have
occurred as a result of these processes. Integrated shoreline management is essential to efforts to achieve a waterfront that   became less useful for industrial purposes, and new visions for their reuse became needed. The shoreline of Toronto has
                                                                                                                                changed dramatically over the past 100 years. The original water’s edge of Lake Ontario roughly followed the present-day
                                                                                                                                alignment of Front Street. Since the 1850s that shoreline has been extended almost one kilometre south into the harbour,

                                                                                                                                landside space for connections between water, rail and road that would connect Central Canada to the rest of the world.
sandy sloping beaches to 6 metre bluffs. The City of Toronto shoreline is largely altered due to development however some       In 1999,Toronto was considered the front-runner in the race to host the Games, and a task force led by Robert Fung was
sandy beaches, such as Cherry Beach, remain. The Scarborough Sector is dominated by the Scarborough Bluffs which                formed to evaluate post-Olympic economic pros and cons. Based on their report, the Federal, Provincial and Municipal
can reach heights up to 91.4 metres. In each of the sectors, shoreline work is required to reduce the risks associated with     governments committed $1.5 billion for the necessary public infrastructure in order to lend credence to the bid. Despite that

measures that will serve to protect public safety and stabilize the shoreline. The coast of Toronto is also home to more than
                                                                                                                                without the Olympics. In 2001, they formally created the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation and charged it with
                                                                                                                                redeveloping the waterfront from end to end.

                                                                                                                                [                                    ]


                                                                                                                                3. Create an overall mid-rise built form that steps down to the water’s edge and only permits taller buildings along the


                                                                                                                                livability with an urban setting

                                                                                                                                [Key Desin Initiatives]
                                                                                                                                1. Create focal points around public open spaces.

                                                                                                                                3. Medium to Low-rise developments (Retain views from existing downtown & a gradual decrease to water edge)
                                                                                                                                4. A blended waterfront (Mixture of surfaces engaging water edge, variety of uses, & appeal to wide audience

                                                                                                                                [Key Desin Initiatives] Opportunities to increase and intensify water-related uses along the shore should be maximized. The
                                                                                                                                water’s edge should not only entice people to the water, but should engage them with it. Drawing upon the TWRC’s Marine

                                                                                                                                and even swimming (though this cannot be in open water in the Inner Harbour given health and safety issues) and other
                                                                                                                                activities. It is important that existing marina and dockside capacity be either maintained or expanded (see Harbourfront
                                                                                                                                Marina Map). Widening the landside areas at the Heads of Slips is expected to displace some boat mooring spaces. These

A   Humber College                                                          coastal park
                                                                                                                                dockwall. However, these must be kept within the line proscribed by the Port Authority.
B   Roger’s Centre                                                          edge condition: controlled rock
C   Toronto City Centre Airport                                             edge condition: natural sand + gravel
                                                                                                                                1. Ecology and process of nature to be a visual part of urban environment
D   Don River Watershed                                                     edge condition: natural rock + sand + gravel        2. Research in water as an energy source
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                     [Transit Statistics]

                     TTC accounts for more than 80% of all transit ridership in the Greater
                     Toronto Area. TTC subways operate every 2 minutes 40 seconds during
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                     peak periods; at other times, they run every 5 minutes or better. Almost
                     all TTC bus and streetcar routes operate all day, every day.


                     } our subway lines
                     } 11 streetcar routes
                     } more than 140 bus routes
                     } 700 subway cars
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                     } 248 streetcars
                     } 1,730 buses
[Toronto :: Power]

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  • 3. [The Great Lakes : Local Asset - Global Resource] Prologue Application - Conservation - Globalization ARC 652 [S2] – Cumulative Design II studio was a fourteen-week investigation, bringing renewed consideration to This studio visited Toronto, Ontario in late January in order to investigate the ongoing waterfront developments the under-considered Great Lakes basin and its watershed. and to designate a site and strategy for this studio. Born from that trip, the studio of eleven students took on a collective charrette for the development of a new urban district in the blighted port lands which bound the east As accessible fresh water and fresh water networks quickly become one of the world’s most precious commodities, side of Toronto’s inner harbour. The collective urban proposal that resulted from the design charrette served as a this studio built on many recent studies, research efforts, and on Canadian and US policy for the vision and future framework for each student to apply an aspect[s] of fresh water to an individual building design proposal within the of the Great Lakes as a shared asset and opportunity. The premise was not simply to advocate for the fragile proposed district. This yielded the eleven individual projects included in this document. preservation of fresh water as a jewel to remain set apart and untouched. Instead, we espoused a balanced consideration of its use [application] and maintenance [conservation] in an increasingly global culture and geo- This graduate studio was largely student-directed, with the professor playing the role of shepherd and curator political economy [globalization]. Its use is not limited to human consumption nor the economic possibilities of fresh water as a raw material for the urbanizing world. Rather, students were challenged to consider all manners determined by the students, including its role in the urban district and its connection to fresh water. Some of the in which accessible fresh water contributes to and enriches human, ecological, cultural and economic life today, in work draws a direct connection to fresh water in its program or function, while other projects draw inspirational the region, while safeguarding its value for tomorrow, for the world. connections to water. Either way, each individual building has a purpose within the proposed district, within Toronto, and as a participant in the Great Lakes fresh water basin. Fresh water has an abundance of function, meaning and purpose in individual life, the life of a community, and in I am so pleased with the effort, collaboration and individual energies put into the studio. The persistence, ritual to symbol, from transportation to recreation, from heat sink to energy source, from boundary to amenity, and cooperation and trust, in me and each other, demonstrated by the eleven students was the greatest triumph of the much more. The students were tasked with researching and investigating issues of fresh water, and they were studio… the work was also excellent. Thank you gentlemen! then challenged to apply their discoveries to a collective urban proposal and ultimately an individual building design. Professor Spring 2012 2
  • 4. .-$(0$&#)/!%/%*'( -!.'&)/!%/%*'( (%+'()!"*"'!+, !"#$%&'()!"*"'!+, global research [World Surface Water]
  • 5. The southwestern part of the United States has been experiencing severe freshwater Nearly a third of the world’s population depends on melting snow from the Tibetan shortages for years. Several states have proposed having water shipped or piped from the great lakes basin to the southwestern USA while other states such as California have spent millions of dollars building incredibly vast amounts of pipes and dams in order to move water from its northern boarder where water is plentiful to its more arid regions in the south. lakes that previously did not exist, leading to ground saturation that cannot support these volumes of water; the soil then Ocean, the riverbed is completely dry; the river has ceased to exist by the time it reaches its own river delta. America is are melting faster than they can be replenished, there is potential for them to melt completely in which case many of China’s dealing with a continent worth of freshwater issues within its own boarder. The areas of concern in this region are mostly dealing with a shortage of water. As a huge percentage of the amount of total The areas of concern in this region are mostly dealing with a sudden surplus of water. Because Asia has the highest density fresh surface water, the Great Lakes are growing in importance as a commodity for our country and abroad. Because of of population and because of their massive impact on our economy and imported goods, it is important to keep in mind how this, we should be at a heightened state of appreciation and conservation of this resource. these freshwater issues will impact us inadvertantly. The earth is not running out of water, the earth still and always will have the same amount of water in its system, the problem is that as our populations grow and our lifestyles change, we demand more water than the system can provide or replenish. We don’t need to get more water, we need to learn to adapt our requirements to conserve and preserve the amount that is available and using modern and historical technology and resources, utilize the water that is in the system in a healthy way. Freshwater has become a source of increasing political confusion in the Middle East and Africa. In Delhi, water demand has surpassed supply by 300 million gallons per day; economists agree that there will be [Global Perspective] Water has become a commodity that supports a $400 billion a year global industry : third largest behind only electricity That creates a natural interdependence between countries.” Others predict that violence with break out over countries that and oil. When you have a demand that’s growing exponentially, and a supply that’s decreasing exponentially, whoever cut off water supply to neighbor countries downriver by building dams or rerouting water for their own use. These issues makes the decisions around water suddenly becomes very powerful. Private corporations have decided that this is more of controversy are especially prevalent on the Jordan River where Syrian, Israeli and Jordanian people all rely on this single important than oil. They’re going to make more money and become more powerful owning and distributing water than they water source. can from anything else. Globally, we need to adapt our attitudes and lifestyles to the freshwater “crisis,” inform the world to develop a new appreciation for this valuable commodity and partake in intentional peaceful political relationships rather The areas of concern in this region are entirely dealing with a severe shortage of water. Because of the political implications than exacerbating the situation with political strife. The freshwater crisis has become a problem of extremes. Based on the of water in this area, we need to be intentional and careful about our interactions in these areas and seek to help in water- region, there is either severe surplus or shortage of freshwater. Where shortage occurs resourcefulness and technology can based situations to facilitate peace regionally and globally. be utilized to harvest water; where surplus occurs diversion and control tactics can be implimented to maintain the system. 4
  • 6. global research [Available Freshwater per Capita] [Major Habitat Types] )*+,-$./0/12$3/1$-43,04 >6:41$?1/2@A40/1B$ "$%$'""" C*7<14 C/.3/140/$D,E/1B$ '#"""$%$'#("" F/0:47< '#(""$%$!#""" C/.3/140/$ !#"""$%$'!#""" )64204:$D,E/1 '!#"""$%$!"#""" G419/$G4H/B$ I67047/ 1/9,674:$1/2/41-@ !"#"""$%$&"!#""" C163,-4:$D,E/1B$ F/0:47< C163,-4:$)64204:$ D,E/1 J/1,-$?1/2@A40/1 :6-4:$1/2/41-@ [Freshwater use per Country] ;7<*201=$ The bottle water industry is dominated by three large transnational corporations: Coca-Cola, Pepsico, and Nestle. Nestle is 56.,7470 the world’s 53rd biggest corporation and the world’s largest producer of food and bottled water. It controls about one-third of the global bottled water market. The company produces 75 different types of bottled water at 103 factories in 36 countries. ;7<*201=$47<$ *1+47$3163624: 891,-*:0*1/ 891,-*:0*1/$ Because they purchase from a municipality they are not required to provide their sources or water consumption information. 56.,7470 56./20,-$ } Michigan has 44 licensed water bottlers, but only three pumped more than 1 million gallons of water in 2006. Nestle’s Ice 56.,7470 Mountain facility is by far the largest water bottler in Michigan. } Michigan’s Stanwood plant bottled 226 million gallons of groundwater last year. Nestlé is seeking state permission to pump 70 million more gallons of water from the headwaters of two trout streams; currently the company pumps 270 million gallons +*,:<,79$3163624: of water a year from underground springs and from the city of Evart’s municipal water system.
  • 7. [General Water Statistics] !For every 1,000 gallons of seawater, the desalination process produces 300 to 500 gallons of pure water. Out of all the water on Earth, only 2.75 % is fresh water, including 2.05 % frozen in glaciers, 0.68 % as groundwater and 0.011 % of it as surface water in lakes and rivers. The average energy needed to treat groundwater is 652 kWh per acre-foot while the average energy needed to desalinate requires 5,800 to 33,000 kWh per acre-foot depending on the technology used. Americans use 100 gallons each per day. Most of the world uses less than 5 gallons each per day. [Cost]!The cost of desalination is $3.50 per 1,000 gallons and equates to $1 per cubic meter for seawater desalination and 900 million people have no access to clean water. $0.6 per cubic meter for brackish water. Transport costs range from a few cents per cubic meter to over a dollar. A 100 m 3.3 million people die of water related health problems per year. vertical lift is about as costly as a 100 km horizontal transport. Transport makes desalinated water prohibitively expensive in 70% of our water used for agriculture highlands and continental interiors, but not elsewhere. 22% for industrial purposes 8% used in our homes [Market] Desalination is a $5 billion market that is growing about 15% annually. Currently, the largest single desalination plant in operation is the 456,000 m3 While the world’s population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within 1,000,000 m3/day now under construction in the Middle East region. As of June 30, 2008, the cumulative contracted capacity of desalination plants around the world stood at 62.8 million m3/day. consumption. Virtual water is the amount of water that it takes to make our everyday products, water that we don’t see. Below are some statistics. 1lb of beef = 1,857 gallons of water to produce. 1 cotton t-shirt = 766 gallons of water to produce. 1 cup of coffee = 37 gallons of water to produce. 1 cow = 816,600 gallons of water during its lifetime. [Freshwater Conclusion] Since only .011 % of the worlds freshwater is surface water and we have the second largest freshwater body system in the world, we have an incredible amount of responsibility to maintain and use that water in intelligent ways. As a society of consumers, we need to keep in mind the amount of virtual water being used by the products we are purchasing. We need to strive to utilize historically successful water harvesting technologies while continually trying to develop new technologies to resourcefully meet the needs of our growing population and demand. Bottled water has become a trend in developed nations because of its convenience and the preconceived assumption that it is somehow cleaner than tap water. This assumption is completely incorrect and the convenience has a severe cost in production and waste. In our attempts to conserve our freshwater resources, we need to understand how we address our shorelines and how those changes will impact the water and ecosystems that it supports. As the importance of water grows based on supply and demand, we need to understand that the Great Lakes Basin is not 6
  • 8. +*.!/.,0%-&"-"($! *&+$,%-&"-"($! !"#$!%&'('$&#) regional research 0!"+$!%&'('$&#) [Great Lakes Basin :: Watershed]
  • 9. [Great Lakes Basin :: Statistics] Biodiversity refers to two things: - 20 percent of the world’s fresh water The problem is not within the cycle; population growth 1. The number of species of life in an area - 95 percent of the U.S. water supply and an increased need for goods is inevitable. The issues 2. Genetic diversity within populations of each species. - 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water lie in the historical reaction to increasing industry and - spread evenly across the continental U.S., the Great Lakes development. A greater understanding and sensitivity of It is the number of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in the world, or a particular area, and all of the diverse would submerge the country under about 9.5 feet of water interactions between them. - more than 95,000 square miles of surface water of the cycle, saving overharvesting of habitats and pollution. - Great Lakes Region supports more than 33 million Canadians and Americans - Shared between 2 countries, 8 states and 2 provinces, marshes, rocky shorelines, lakeplain prairies, savannas, forests, fens and other landscapes contain features that are either and over 15000 towns and cities unique to or are best represented within the Great Lakes basin. These include animal and plant species as well as natural imperiled, 30 as imperiled and 79 as rare. [Areas Supporting Biodiversity] Inland Terrestrial 8% Inland Wetland 18% Lakeplain 22% Open Lake 5% Tributaries 15% Main reasons to Protect Biodiversity: Coastal Marsh 6% 1. Loss of diversity generally weakens entire natural systems. Healthy ecosystems tend to have many natural checks and Coastal Shore 26% balances. 92% of the Great Lakes’ bio-diverse areas are directly food and supports human economic activity. 8
  • 10. 0!"+$!%&'('$&#) [Shoreline :: Edge Condition and Length] The G almost 44% of the circumference of Earth; the distance between Chicago, Illinois and Perth, Australia. regional research Lake Edge Length !"#$!%&'('$&#) *&+$,%-&"-"($! +*.!/.,0%-&"-"($! Superior 2726 mi Michigan 1638 mi Huron 3827 mi Erie 871 mi Ontario 712 mi
  • 11. [Ground :: Land Use] Many urban developments armor the shoreline by dredging channels to create harbors which eliminates marsh and wetland habitat. As cities over populate, their treatment facilities can’t handle the amount of water and resort to dumping waste materials such as sawdust and sewage and a wide variety of chemicals, reduces oxygen concentrations and alters the pH of the shallow-water marsh environment. Marina development and beach abuse removes aquatic vegetation Field drainage full of chemicals has eliminated large areas of marsh and coastal wetlands. Heavy agricultural runoff has led to the deposition of rich organic mud in the wet meadows and along the shoreline. Introducing aggressive exotic plants have crowded out native plant species and reduced dependent insects and birds. Forests themselves are positive contributors environment and ecosystems, yet the manner in which forestry is handled can pose serious threats to forest ecosystems. Clear cutting, the dominant mode of logging in Canada, can have devastating impacts on a region by removing wildlife habitat, causing loss of nutrient-rich topsoil and destroying Urban aquatic ecosystems by siltation. Clear-cutting not only alters habitats, but removes the potential for the habitat to reestablish Intense Agriculture following logging disturbance. Selective logging, followed by replanting and care for the future condition of the forest will Moderate Agriculture Forest [Edge Condition :: Erosion] [Edge Typology :: Bedrock] [Edge Typology :: Material] Severe Rock 27% Moderate Dunes 2% Minimal Shale Sandstone Wetlands 14% 10
  • 12. 6#$5,#1%()(,%4" [Port City :: Industry] [Concerns :: Pollution] 0$%(1-$#/+,2+) 3())1-$#/+,2+) Population !"#$%&'() 1 dot = 2500 people *&+%,+() Areas of Concern Shown in orange -"$)."$%/) regional research Limestone Other Products #$4,#1%()(,%4" Cement Iron Ore Coal Chemicals Petrolium Product Coke Metal Product /%5,21.%$.$),# 01_thunder bay population_109,000 02_taconite harbor 08_chicago 14_saginaw river 20_cleveland 26_hamilton population_360 population_2,695,600 population_51,500 population_396,800 population_504,600 5 bird or animal deformities or reproduction problems 03_two harbors 09_indiana harbor 15_st. clair 21_fairport 27_nanticoke 6 degradation of benthos population_3,700 population_10,700 population_5800 population_3200 population_24,000 7 restrictions on dredging activities 8 eutrophication or undesirable algae 04_duluth/superior 10_gary 16_detroit 22_ashtabula 28_windsor 9 drinking water restrictions, taste and odor problems population_86,300 population_102,700 population_951,300 population_21,000 population_216,500 10 beach closings 5/&#'&261.%$.$),# 05_marquette 11_burns harbor 17_toledo 23_conneaut 29_sarnia 11 degradation of aesthetics population_21,400 population_770 population_313,600 population_12,300 population_71,400 12 added costs to agriculture or industry 13 degradation of phytoplankton and zooplankton 06_port inland 12_calcite 18_sandusky 24_toronto 30_clark - port dolomite population_300 population_unknown population_25,700 population_2,503,300 population_2200 07_escanaba 13_stoneport 19_lorain 25_clarkson 31_sault st. marie The areas of concern are environmentally degraded areas population_13,100 population_unknown population_64,000 population_738,000 population_75,000 within the great lakes basin
  • 13. [Great Lakes Basin :: Transportation] [Regional Transportation] the lakes create a division between the US and Canada and congesting the boarder crossings. To help decongest the crossings, a proposal for a high-speed rail line is in place to create a new tie between cities and relieve roadway congestion. A secondary link could be a water crossing by public ferries. [Duluth :: Montreal] [Chicago :: Toronto] airports [international] airports highways and bridge crossings high-speed rail [existing] high-speed rail [proposed] great lakes cruise ferry crossings [Regional Crossings] 12
  • 14. 0!"+$!%&'('$&#) The thermal mass of the lakes acts as the inverse of the surrounding air: as air cools quickly during the winter months, the water maintains and slowly emits its heat, while as the air quickly warms during the summer months, the water maintains and land in the form of snow and ice, and the levels rise during the summer as all that snow and ice melt and are combined with that season’s slowly radiates its coolness. The thermal differences shown to the right facilitate decreased precipitation levels of 10 to 20% in the summer months while increasing precipitation even to 100% on the east side of each lake in the winter. Lake Superior reaps the greatest of these effects rivaled only by lakes Michigan and Huron. water bottles! And that is only based on annual variations due to the seasons. [Precipitation :: Winter] [Precipitation :: Spring] [Precipitation :: Fall] regional research !"#$!%&'('$&#) *&+$,%-&"-"($! +*.!/.,0%-&"-"($!
  • 15. [Lake Levels :: Hydrographs] The thermal mass of the lakes acts as the inverse of the surrounding air: as air cools quickly during the winter months, the water maintains and slowly emits its heat, while as the air quickly warms during the summer months, the water maintains and fresh water in the Great Lakes system being in decline, history shows that the hydrologic cycle has always maintained the slowly radiates its coolness. The thermal differences shown to the right facilitate decreased precipitation levels of 10 to 20% proper balance of evaporation and precipitation. To the right of the observed hydrographs are predictions for potential future in the summer months while increasing precipitation even to 100% on the east side of each lake in the winter. Lake Superior scenarios: The green lines represent the scenario involving little human interaction with the great lakes system; the hydrologic reaps the greatest of these effects rivaled only by lakes Michigan and Huron. cycle will simply continue to maintain an overall healthy balance. The pink lines represent potential human intervention to preserve or replenish the fresh water of the great lakes. The purple lines represent the potential people have to abuse this resource. 14
  • 16. -*(#$*&".).$"/0 ".-+(%$*&".).$"/0 [Local Water Quality] The Toronto and Region Area of Concern (AOC) extends from the Rouge River in the east to the Etobicoke Creek in the A Marie Curtis Park East Beach G Ward’s Island Beach west and includes six watersheds: Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Humber River, Don River, Highland Creek and Rouge under swim advisory 22% of the year under swim advisory 2% of the year B Sunnyside Beach H Cherry Beach under swim advisory 22% of the year under swim advisory 2% of the year local research and degradation of aesthetics. The damaging impact of storm water runoff is the largest contributor to these issues. The C Hanlan’s Point Beach I Woodbine Beach large amounts of urbanized and non-permeable surfaces within the AOC contribute large amounts of highly toxic substances under swim advisory 1% of the year under swim advisory 0% of the year into lake Ontario via watersheds. Toronto City Council adopted the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (WWFMP) and a 25-Year D Gibralter Point Beach J Kew Balmy Beach Implementation Plan in 2003. The goal of the WWFMP is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the adverse impacts of wet under swim advisory 1% of the year under swim advisory 14% of the year E Centre Island Beach K Bluffer’s Beach Park in North America allowing only 100 parts of E. Coli in 100 mL of water. The national standard is 200. In 2005, the City of under swim advisory 6% of the year under swim advisory 3% of the year F Ward’s Island Beach Rouge Beach have been awarded the exclusive eco-label of the Blue Flag Program. under swim advisory 2% of the year under swim advisory 28% of the year !"#$%&'"('()$* !"#!$%&'"("%) #!+*,+%-&'"('()$* *&+$%&'"("%)
  • 17. [Local Edge Condition] [Precedent :: Lesson Learned] The sediment comprising the Toronto Region shoreline is generally a mixture of sands, silts, clays, tills, and gravels, which [History and Background] heyday of marine shipping, the waterfront was bustling with commercial activity and the growing demand for facilities led to wind erosion and numerous other factors. Serious loss of property and threats to homes, roads and services can and have occurred as a result of these processes. Integrated shoreline management is essential to efforts to achieve a waterfront that became less useful for industrial purposes, and new visions for their reuse became needed. The shoreline of Toronto has changed dramatically over the past 100 years. The original water’s edge of Lake Ontario roughly followed the present-day alignment of Front Street. Since the 1850s that shoreline has been extended almost one kilometre south into the harbour, landside space for connections between water, rail and road that would connect Central Canada to the rest of the world. sandy sloping beaches to 6 metre bluffs. The City of Toronto shoreline is largely altered due to development however some In 1999,Toronto was considered the front-runner in the race to host the Games, and a task force led by Robert Fung was sandy beaches, such as Cherry Beach, remain. The Scarborough Sector is dominated by the Scarborough Bluffs which formed to evaluate post-Olympic economic pros and cons. Based on their report, the Federal, Provincial and Municipal can reach heights up to 91.4 metres. In each of the sectors, shoreline work is required to reduce the risks associated with governments committed $1.5 billion for the necessary public infrastructure in order to lend credence to the bid. Despite that measures that will serve to protect public safety and stabilize the shoreline. The coast of Toronto is also home to more than without the Olympics. In 2001, they formally created the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation and charged it with redeveloping the waterfront from end to end. [ ] 3. Create an overall mid-rise built form that steps down to the water’s edge and only permits taller buildings along the livability with an urban setting [Key Desin Initiatives] 1. Create focal points around public open spaces. 3. Medium to Low-rise developments (Retain views from existing downtown & a gradual decrease to water edge) 4. A blended waterfront (Mixture of surfaces engaging water edge, variety of uses, & appeal to wide audience [Key Desin Initiatives] Opportunities to increase and intensify water-related uses along the shore should be maximized. The water’s edge should not only entice people to the water, but should engage them with it. Drawing upon the TWRC’s Marine and even swimming (though this cannot be in open water in the Inner Harbour given health and safety issues) and other activities. It is important that existing marina and dockside capacity be either maintained or expanded (see Harbourfront Marina Map). Widening the landside areas at the Heads of Slips is expected to displace some boat mooring spaces. These A Humber College coastal park dockwall. However, these must be kept within the line proscribed by the Port Authority. B Roger’s Centre edge condition: controlled rock C Toronto City Centre Airport edge condition: natural sand + gravel 1. Ecology and process of nature to be a visual part of urban environment D Don River Watershed edge condition: natural rock + sand + gravel 2. Research in water as an energy source 16
  • 18. -*(#$*&".).$"/0 [Types] [Transfer Nodes] ".-+(%$*&".).$"/0 local research [Transit Statistics] TTC accounts for more than 80% of all transit ridership in the Greater Toronto Area. TTC subways operate every 2 minutes 40 seconds during !"#$%&'"('()$* peak periods; at other times, they run every 5 minutes or better. Almost all TTC bus and streetcar routes operate all day, every day. } our subway lines } 11 streetcar routes } more than 140 bus routes } 700 subway cars #!+*,+%-&'"('()$* } 248 streetcars } 1,730 buses
  • 19. [Toronto :: Power] 1#2+-3*)4-# *%+,-#%&' !"#$%&'()& *%+,-#%&' *)#($"&./ 0"&(%+),- [Toronto :: Hot Spots] The population according to the 2010 census for Ontario is approximently 13.2M people. The Population according to the 2010 F 2.//='2.&>5?';5*5$05'F.*?5*0 A !"##$%&'()*+',#-.&/)0.1#'2/34 census for Toronto is approximently 10M people in urban/metro areas. The average power needs for Ontario is 20,000MW with 75% of the population of Ontario in Toronto, it is safe to say that the power needs for the city is approx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
  • 20. *+,!-,./%0&"0"($! urban proposal !"#$!%&'('$&#) &'/,".$!%&'('$&#) /!"*$!%&'('$&#) [Site Selection]
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  • 22. /!"*$!%&'('$&#) [Building Location] [Proposed Circulation] Transit Center Marina Education Symphony Market Recreation / Fitness Energy Plant Park / Pavilion Water Treatment &'/,".$!%&'('$&#) Urban Farm Watercraft !"#$!%&'('$&#) Pedestrian Highway Vehicular Boulevard Commercial Typical urban proposal *+,!-,./%0&"0"($! Commercial Residential Greenspace
  • 23. [Wellness Division] ACTIVE URBAN HARD PASSIVE RURAL SOFT 22
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