Toronto/CMEDIA: An international design competition is being launched today by the Toronto city for a new park in Liberty Village, representing the City’s continued investment in high-quality design and great public spaces.
Landscape architecture and design teams in this two-stage competition from around the world are intended to reimagine a site located at 34 Hanna Ave.
Currently serving as a parking lot and a temporary pop-up park, the site will be transformed into a vibrant green space for the community.
Teams are being invited to submit their team qualifications in the first stage of the competition to the City by Friday, Nov 28.
The criteria for eligibility of these design teams will be based on their qualifications, work experience and design approach to the park site.
After that, five teams will be shortlisted and invited to submit conceptual designs for the new park.
Before the selection of the winning design by the winning team, design ideas will be presented to a design jury and the community, alongside feedback from a Community Advisory Committee (CAC).
Resident feedback informs park design principles
For The establishment of the preliminary vision for the future park, the city worked with the local community In preparation for the design competition.
Flexible spaces for gathering, markets, music events, outdoor movies for a healthy, vibrant city are promoted by the vision from the people who live and work in the neighbourhood.
The design competition for 34 Hanna Ave is being launched following the success of recent competitions such as Love Park and is the second international design competition launched by the City this year.
An international design competition for a net zero Community Recreation Centre at Ramsden Park was launched by the City in August 2025.
The Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre design competition is the first international design competition for a community recreation centre since 1987.
Planning for more international design competitions in 2026 and beyond is underway including for a new park at 50 Queens Quay East and a redesign of Olive Square Park as a permanent memorial to honour and remember the victims of the tragedy that took place on Yonge Street in 2018.
This emphasis on high-quality design signals the City’s ongoing bold commitment to sustainable, inclusive design, resilient infrastructure and a beautiful public realm as outlined in the “Towards a Beautiful City” initiative, adopted by Toronto City Council in April 2025.
Projected to open to the public in 2028, more informationthe about the design competition of the new park at 34 Hanna Ave. is available on the City’s webpage.
