Vertical Legacy Report
This illustration was commissioned by United way of the Greater Toronto Area to accompany their Vertical Legacy Report.
Brief: Portray 4 different issues around affordable housing and a cover
Client: United way of the Greater Toronto Area
Sector: Nonprofit/Research
Role: Illustrator
Platform: Printed/Digital report
Tools: Adobe Illustrator
Decent, secure and affordable housing is a fundamental right. But in the GTA, that right is under threat due to a persistent affordable housing crisis that is deepening social and economic inequities across the region.
Our new report, created in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership and the Tower Renewal Partnership, finds that aging high-rise rental towers – long one of the most affordable housing options in the region – demand attention.
Our new report, created in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership and the Tower Renewal Partnership, finds that aging high-rise rental towers – long one of the most affordable housing options in the region – demand attention.
“We need both a neighbourhood-level response to the growing income and racial segregation in tower communities as well as significant government support for the environmental and structural renewal of this hugely significant legacy.”
- David Hulchanski, University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership
- David Hulchanski, University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Neighbourhood Change Research Partnership