Thank you to our sponsors - WORKSHOP, Spacing, 401 Richmond, and the Ontario Association of Architects

A BIG thanks to the organizing team - Allison Yan, Car Martin / Cyan Station, Cara Chellew, David Simor, Holli Butrimas, Jessie Ye, Ramsey Leung, and Raphaella Alev Valeri

Photos: Dan Seljak

Thank you to our fantastic jury - Naomi Adiv, Elaine Chau, Nyasha Harper-Michon, Hannah Leyland, Reza Nik, Christopher Pandolfi, and Taylor Stocks (who could not make it).

Folks also voted on a People's Choice award at our exhibition launch a few weeks ago, which went to Nitesh Salwan and Lauren Randall for "In Passing"

You can see all these submissions and more at the TO the Loo! Exhibition running until August 30 at 401 Richmond

Runners up include Matt Hagen from YIMBY studio for "Loopty Loo" (in photo) and from the UK, Hugh Broughton Architects for "The Toronto Toilet"

Best overall design was awarded to Alea Reid and Petra Matar from Design Partners in Architecture and Interiors (DPAI) for "Mycomorph"

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge. We received so many thoughtful and creative submissions.

Check out the winners and selected entries at the TO the Loo! Exhibition running until August 30 at 401 Richmond.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Our final TO the Loo! jury member is Naomi Adiv (she/her).

Naomi is a professor and multi-disciplinary urbanist . Her research interests include urban swimming and bathing, the politics of public space, and the infrastructure of play in cities.

Welcome Naomi!

Introducing our next TO the Loo! jury member:

Reza Nik (he/they) is a licensed architect, artist, educator and community builder in Toronto. He is the founding director of SHEEEP and is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture.

Introducing our next TO the Loo! jury member:

Meet Hannah Leyland (she/her), an architect and managing principal at Leyland Architecture Inc.

She worked on the “The Safer Bathroom Toolkit”, sponsored by University of Victoria and Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

Introducing Chris Pandolfi to our jury for the TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge.

Chris (he/him) is a designer and educator with a background in urban planning and design.

Find out more: www.publicspace.ca/competition/...

Introducing our next jury member for TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge:

Meet Taylor Stocks (they/he), an artist, activist, and researcher who recently released a washroom PSA under his drag king alter ego Dr. Androbox.

We’re excited to announce our superstar jury for the TO the Loo! Toronto Toilet Design Challenge. Stay tuned to meet them all this week…

Introducing Elaine Chau who joins us from our Sponsor WORKSHOP Architecture.

Find out more about the competition here: www.publicspace.ca/competition

Exciting news!! @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social is introducing a member's motion at City Council to improve TO's public washroom network.

We need your support! Write in today and let the city know why you care about public washrooms.

secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Have you ever had trouble finding a public washroom on the go? Join the TO the Loo! and share your ideas for the Toronto toilet of the future.

✨ Win cash prizes and have your design featured in @spacing.bsky.social

💥 Sign up is open now! Visit publicspace.ca/competition for more details