Evergreen’s revamped Kiln Building points to the future of cities

If patience is a virtue, Geoff Cape might soon find himself a candidate for canonization. Founder and CEO of Evergreen Brick Works, he has spent nearly two decades struggling to bring new life and purpose to the former industrial site in the Don Valley.

And although years of effort lie ahead, Evergreen is already an established presence — physical, intellectual, social — on the Toronto landscape. As well as being a centre for urban environmentalism, it is a popular event venue and a place to see an exhibition, eat lunch or shop at the Saturday food market.