Urban Toronto Features Forma's Ground Breaking Ceremony

Frank Gehry and Development Team Celebrate the Ground Breaking of Future Landmark, Forma 

Matias Bessai, Urban Toronto 

After over a decade of dreaming and planning, the ceremonial start of construction of Forma was celebrated today at what was likely one of the most anticipated ground breaking events in recent memory. Closing Ed Mirvish Way to traffic for the morning, the event was attended by about a hundred people, including the extensive project team from Great Gulf, Dream Unlimited, Westdale Properties, and was highlighted by a speech from Frank Gehry himself, before the shovels where thrust into ceremonial ground to officially mark the start of the historic project. 

 
First to take the podium was Ausma Malik, Councillor of Toronto’s Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, within which is the Forma site. Malik commended the effort made by the development team to be inclusive towards community voices during the refinement of the proposal, resulting in the creation of a collection of community spaces that define the project’s non-residential programming.

“My deep belief is that we can work together to build a city where everyone belongs,” she said. “These community benefits serve as a testament to our commitment to create a development that not only adds to the built city, but also enriches the lives of community members that call Toronto home.” 

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