The City of Toronto Archives and Friends of the Archives of Ontario present an Architectural Lecture Series Building Toronto: Archives and Architects, hosted by Christopher Hume, Urban Issues Columnist and Architecture Critic for the Toronto Star. Admission to the series is free, but pre-registration is required for each lecture.

Historian Stephen Otto will address the challenges that archives face while trying to stay ahead of the collecting curve with respect to architectural records, and will suggest some strategies for acquiring the best of the best. Michael McClelland of E.R.A. Architects will explore how academic and popular interest in building types and materials changes over time, and how important it is for archives to support primary research in these new and different areas.