SAVIRA CULTURAL + CAPITAL PROJECTS is one of North America’s leading cultural consultancy firms for public, private and mixed-use developments.
From Canada’s Globe and Mail Centre to Boston's Symphony Hall, Savira provides end-to-end planning services for corporations, developers, architects, cultural organizations, governments and agencies.
Since 1995, Savira's track record of success includes award-winning corporate headquarters, media companies, arts and education centres, mixed-use developments, and heritage sites.
KEY SERVICE AREAS
Research
Planning
Strategy
Research + Demographics
Market Analysis
Partnership Research
Sector Studies
Audience Research
Vision & Discovery
Community Consultation
Needs Assessment
Feasibility Studies
Concept Development
Design Briefs
Technology & AV Planning
Cultural Master Planning
Capital Project Planning
Project Delivery
Business Planning,
Operations, & Start Up
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Strategy
Cultural Programming Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Investment Strategy
Projects
Client Success
The Globe and Mail
Government of Ontario
Labatt Breweries of Canada
LoyaltyOne
Luminato Festival
Magenta Foundation
Massey Hall
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Osmington Inc.
Public Works Government Services Canada
Qaggic: Inuit Performing Arts & Cultural
Learning Hub
Qaggiavuut Society
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Roy Thomson Hall
Air Canada
American Express
Archdiocese of Toronto
Bell Canada
Bloor & Dufferin Ltd. Partnership
BMO
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Canadian Music Week
Capital Developments
CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Elgin Theatre
Fashion Cares
Garfield Weston Foundation
Global Centre for Pluralism
Royal Conservatory of Music
Shaw Festival
St. Michael's Cathedral
Symphony Nova Scotia
Symphony of Fire
TELUS Centre for Performance & Learning
Toronto Arts Hub
Town of Oakville
Union Station
University of Toronto
VANOC
Vancouver 2010 Olympic “Cultural Olympiad”
Villa Charities - The Venetian Ball
Winter Garden Theatre
Wittington Properties Ltd.
World Design Summit Organization
Approach
SAVIRA CULTURAL + CAPITAL PROJECTS provides strategic leadership to ensure that significant capital and cultural projects meet every measure of success – financial, functional, aesthetic, reputational and popular. We bridge the gap between creative, technical and financial players to deliver the highest potential for our clients.
RETURN ON VISION
When a project really works, it works on all dimensions – delivering exponential returns on your financial and reputational investment.
The conditions for success frame the kind of concept that will pull it all together. They dictate what the master plan must do and the role each stakeholder needs to play.
INTEGRATED CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESS
Our Integrated Capital Planning Process (ICPP) aligns people, process, place and technology to create innovative and engaging cultural and community environments. ICPP combines thorough understanding of the pragmatic requirements of our clients and sensitivity to the complex demands of cultural programming, attracting audiences and building partnerships. Our goal is to realize cultural buildings, public spaces and partnerships that have long-term viability and fully serve broad public constituencies.
We work closely with our clients to think outside of the box, to understand current and future requirements and identify new revenue streams. Our firm takes a long-term business approach to capital and cultural projects to ensure we deliver extraordinary public spaces designed to foster creativity and innovation. We address key advances in technology and changing audience demographics.
The Integrated Capital Planning Process is based on three key stages:
1. ENVISION
2. INTEGRATE
3. REALIZE
Team
Wende Cartwright
President
Wende Cartwright is President of Savira Cultural + Capital Projects. In 2019, she was appointed to the Board of Directors for Waterfront Toronto. She has an extensive background in capital project planning, community development and placemaking for clients across North America. She was project director for the new Globe and Mail Centre from 2011-2017 delivering the state-of-the-art event centre, director for the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and is currently at the helm of planning significant mixed-use projects in Toronto, Halifax, Nunavut and Boston.
Wende has been actively involved with many community organizations and initiatives including serving as Co-Chair Royal Ontario Museum ROM Institute of Contemporary Culture; Board Director for Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA, Health Arts Society Ontario and Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Washington DC), Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Advisory Committee and Partners in Art.
In 2015 Wende was named by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. In 2019 she was recognized as an Urban Land Institute Women’s Leadership Initiative Champion.
Natalia Kozdrak
Senior Planner
Natalia is a Registered Professional Planner and environmental designer with expertise in economic and cultural development, performing arts centres, creative placemaking, public spaces, heritage, public art, feasibility studies, and community interventions. Natalia holds a BA in Geography from McMaster University, a Master of Environmental Design from University of Calgary, and a Master of Urban Planning from Ryerson University.
As a Senior Planner, Natalia has worked on a diverse range of master planning initiatives and capital projects. She has significant experience in community development, market research, stakeholder engagement, audience and partnerships and business planning. Her research is focused on the revitalization of organizations in order to provide significant benefits in four key areas: economic, society, health and wellbeing, and education. She is currently working on projects in Toronto, Halifax, and Iqaluit.
Natalia is a member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, and was recently awarded the Downtown Yonge Award of Excellence in Place-Making.
Jack Neal
Urban Planner & Research Analyst
Jack is an Urban Planner with expertise managing a range of mixed-use and transit-oriented developments across the GTA with a focus on heritage conservation, urban design, and sustainability.
Jack holds a B.A. in Urban Systems from McGill University, is a LEED® Green Associate, and an associate member of the Planning Institute of Australia. Jack was a recipient of two awards from MIT in 2014 for a project that promoted carbon-neutrality in The Netherlands. Jack is currently working towards membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Jack is currently working on social-purpose cultural development initiatives in Downtown Toronto with a focus on a creating spaces for a variety of users with excellent access to public transit.
Kevin Chia
Creative Director
Kevin is a multidisciplinary designer and art director who has spent most of his career working with established brands and start-ups to create cross-channel communications.
Clients include Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), SPIN Gallery, Sobeys, Corby Distilleries, Canadian Tire, GEICO, Aeroplan, Shoppers Drug Mart, The Alpine Review & BarChef.
Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting at LaTrobe University, Australia before receiving a Bachelor of Design majoring in Industrial Design from OCAD University.
Contact
+1.416.530.0401
