Tuesday October 11th, 2011 marked the first night of Kehilla Residential Programme’s inaugural Sukkahville! The Sukkahville event was inspired by New York City’s innovative Sukkah City design competition held at Union Square back in 2010. The theme of the Toronto-based competition was to re-imagine the traditional idea of a sukkah with a contemporary sustainable design approach. Artists, architects and designers of all faiths were invited to submit their designs. Submissions were received from all over the world including, New York, Hong Kong, Mexico, Halifax and Toronto. Five sukkahs were then selected to be built for the community to experience.
The reception brought out a fantastic crowd of all backgrounds to view and experience the top five entries and vote for their favourite sukkah. Most importantly this event helped celebrate Sukkot while bringing awareness to the need for more affordable housing in Toronto.
A huge thank you to all those who participated in the event, and came out to show their support! Kehilla is already busy planning for Sukkahville 2012!
For those who missed it, or who were unable to see the sukkahs in daylight, here are some photos of the built structures.
If you’re interested in participating in next year’s events or have any suggestions or comments, please contact us at kehilla@rogers.com.
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