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# OCAD U x Tonkin Liu - Design Talk
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Join Tonkin Liu, the award-winning studio working across architecture, art, and landscape, for a special talk exploring the creative possibilities of learning from nature.
Rosalie Sharp Pavillion (MCD) 115 McCaul St. Level 3
October 27, 2026 6 - 8 p.m.
Department Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Cost Free
Website [RSVP to attend](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/H8eiaeBjAQ)
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Rosalie Sharp Pavillion (MCD) 115 McCaul St. Level 3
October 27, 2026 6 - 8 p.m.
Department Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Cost Free
Website [RSVP to attend](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/H8eiaeBjAQ)
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### **OCAD U x Tonkin Liu - Design Talk**
**Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.**
**Location: RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD), 115 McCaul St., Level 3**
[**RSVP to attend**](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/H8eiaeBjAQ "Original URL: https://e1.envoke.com/ext/click/go/d28f6af13e512f670ac62cf326cf2034/74c6db7966a0c8660cb6abac292e128b/179fb9435cf1d9931974f5e6bcd4a11b Click to follow link.")
Join [Tonkin Liu](https://tonkinliu.co.uk "Original URL: https://e1.envoke.com/ext/click/go/d28f6af13e512f670ac62cf326cf2034/b58615975d6aff40abc6abac292e1bde/179fb9435cf1d9931974f5e6bcd4a11b Click to follow link."), the award-winning studio working across architecture, art, and landscape, for a special talk exploring the creative possibilities of learning from nature.
Their global practice brings storytelling and technical invention together to create places that engage the senses and respond to their surroundings. Their new book, [*Asking, Looking, Playing, Making: A Nature-Focused Design Process*](https://www.ribabooks.com/asking-looking-playing-making-a-nature-focused-design-process_9781915722591 "Original URL: https://e1.envoke.com/ext/click/go/d28f6af13e512f670ac62cf326cf2034/22a5826ae4ad0975f136abac292e24f7/179fb9435cf1d9931974f5e6bcd4a11b Click to follow link."), opens up this approach, revealing how curiosity and experimentation turn initial ideas into buildings rooted in place.
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