In the second episode of The Advisory Table, Michael Grossman, President of Peakhill Project Advisory, sits down with Naama Blonder, Architect, Urban Designer, and Co-Founder of Smart Density! She is an award-winning Toronto-based architect and expert in all things urban planning, missing middle and housing affordability here in Canada.
Michael and Naama unpack her personal story and how it fueled her passion for reshaping Toronto’s housing landscape. They explore why balancing ideology with pragmatism is critical to overcoming today’s housing constraints, and how a kids’ perspective on density may hold surprising lessons for solving land scarcity.
With rental prices climbing and downtown space shrinking, this is a conversation you will not want to miss!
What’s on the Agenda?
- Why addressing the missing middle isn’t the sole solution to Canada’s housing crisis.
- How our planning system is fueling nimbyism, and why it’s holding back progress.
- What Naama’s board game reveals about how kids and adults approach density.
- Which systemic barriers Naama would fix if she had a magic wand, and why it matters for the future of Toronto and Canada’s housing affordability.
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