Making Mill Woods Make Sense
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Part of: Edmonton Design Week
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Dive into the 1971 Mill Woods Development Concept for a deeper look at the method to the madness.
How the heck did Mill Woods happen? Why does it look and feel the way it does? Whose idea was it to force people to circumnavigate a seemingly endless maze of looping roads? There must be a method to the madness, right?
Making Mill Woods Make Sense is a crash course on the urban design and architectural history of Edmonton’s most ambitious and innovative planned communities. Drawing on the delightfully funky 1971 Mill Woods Development Concept, get a deeper look at some of the unique elements behind the method to the madness that make Mill Woods, Mill Woods.
10359 104 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 1B9