Our 2025 Mayoral Candidates Forum Was a success.
Thank you for joining us!

On October 7th, we heard from candidates Farkas, Gondek and Thiessen on their visions for housing in Calgary for the next four years (and beyond). We’re incredibly lucky, as Calgarians, to have committed candidates like them to choose from.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the New Central Library on Tuesday evening. I hope you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, and that what you heard will help inform your vote later this month – or tomorrow, if you’re up for advance polls.

A special thank you to our fantastic moderator Paul Karchut, host of Daybreak Alberta on CBC Radio, who is able to get to the heart of complex conversations quickly and meaningfully.

Stay tuned for our next steps – we’ll post more info about our November 20th program announcement event soon.

About OC/DC

Open Concepts Design Collective is a non-profit society committed to advancing critical and interdisciplinary design discourse across the fields of architecture, urbanism, and the built environment. We bring together designers, advocates and enthusiasts to explore bold ideas, elevate conversation, and pursue excellence in city- and space-making. Through research initiatives, public lectures, teaching, and advocacy, we create platforms for experimentation, dialogue, and meaningful impact in the design of our shared environments.