Overview of the Under Gardiner PRP Exhibit, with three tall structures containing text outlining key points of the plan in view.
Express Yourself
Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan
Overview of the Under Gardiner PRP Exhibit, with three tall structures containing text outlining key points of the plan in view.
Express Yourself
Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan
Overview of the Under Gardiner PRP Exhibit, with three tall structures containing text outlining key points of the plan in view.
Express Yourself
Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan
Colourful sticky notes with various icons and hand-written text.

The Bentway is an initiative that has transformed more than ten acres of land beneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into a series of public spaces. In partnership with the City of Toronto, The Bentway Conservancy developed the Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan to outline how the spaces under the expressway can better serve our city. The Conservancy asked Frontier to help develop the public-engagement plan, through video and exhibition design, to facilitate its community-outreach process leading up to the launch of its vision.

Video, Exhibition Design, Public Engagement
Colourful sticky notes with various icons and hand-written text.

The Bentway is an initiative that has transformed more than ten acres of land beneath Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway into a series of public spaces. In partnership with the City of Toronto, The Bentway Conservancy developed the Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan to outline how the spaces under the expressway can better serve our city. The Conservancy asked Frontier to help develop the public-engagement plan, through video and exhibition design, to facilitate its community-outreach process leading up to the launch of its vision.

Video, Exhibition Design, Public Engagement
Under Gardiner PRP Public Launch Video
A group of visitors reading exhibit information.
A participant writing their thoughts on a sticky note.
A view from the back of the exhibit, with a large structure reflecting a bent from the Under Gardiner.
A participant writing their thoughts on a sticky note.
A view from the back of the exhibit, with a large structure reflecting a bent from the Under Gardiner.
A visitor reading exhibit information abotu the Exhibition West Anchor, a district within the Public Realm Plan.

Following the development of a launch video, we designed an exhibition in collaboration with The Bentway Conservancy that highlights the extent of the new plan, its priorities, and how public feedback has informed its design approach. We designed it based on The Gardiner’s unique architectural forms. To keep material costs low and production sustainable, the entire installation was produced out of cardboard.

A closeup of a pillar that asks participants to vote for design considerations that are most important to them, using custom-designed stickers.

Following the development of a launch video, we designed an exhibition in collaboration with The Bentway Conservancy that highlights the extent of the new plan, its priorities, and how public feedback has informed its design approach. We designed it based on The Gardiner’s unique architectural forms. To keep material costs low and production sustainable, the entire installation was produced out of cardboard.

A closeup of a pillar that asks participants to vote for design considerations that are most important to them, using custom-designed stickers.
An aerial view of the exhibition.
A closeup of maps with proposed features throughout the length of the Under Gardiner.
Under Gardiner Public Realm Plan Consultation Report