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Windsor Star Building

...heritage fabric to a new purpose-built interior. Renovations will also create a new campus courtyard and picturesque garden wall. Along with similar adaptive reuse projects nearby at the Windsor Bus Terminal and Windsor Armouries, this project is an excellent example of how heritage architecture can help connect a city to its cultural past, while providing exciting opportunities for urban renewal....

Yonge and Charles (Shoppers Drug Mart)

...at the intersection of Yonge and Charles were stripped and repainted. In the interior of the building, a new mass-timber structure was implemented, bringing a modern and sustainable lens to the project. On the ground floor, the larger expanse of storefront glass brings additional natural light into the space, and the retained, and restored, brick returns to help tell the...

Culture of Outports

This initiative by ERA Architects and the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal (CUG+R), uses research, design, and planning to help support livable communities undergoing economic and cultural change after the decline of the Northern Cod Fishery. The Culture of Outports team uses historical research, field research, and public consultation to assess the built, natural, and “intangible” cultural resources of...

Fanshawe College's building at 130 Dundas Fanshawe College: School of Culinary Arts & Information Technology

...simple cornice, and decorative flower motifs. Tom Arban ERA was brought on to the team with Diamond Schmidt Architects as the heritage architect on the project. ERA’s role was to help conserve the important heritage aspects of the building, while preparing the structure for its modern use and contemporary addition. The brick facade was documented, dismantled and rebuilt, whereas the...

Junction Commons Project

...urbanMetrics have been engaged by the community to conduct a detailed feasibility study of the site. The study will provide a number of analyses to help align project objectives with the diverse needs of the neighbouhood, identify opportunities and constraints set by the architecture itself, and establish organizational and business strategies to fully unlock the value of the site in...

Guild Park Columns Guild Park and Gardens

...an important destination for family-friendly, passive recreation, and trail use by a broader catchment area. In 2014, ERA Architects and The Planning Partnership were retained by the City of Toronto to create a Management Plan for the site, providing a comprehensive strategy to help guide the protection, restoration and enhancement of the special character of the site. The report included...

Richmond Adelaide Centre

...Peter Dickinson. 111 Richmond St. W., one of the few remaining intact Dickinson buildings in the downtown core, was his first office building design and housed Yolles’ engineering offices. ERA was involved in Phase 3 and Phase 5 of the project. Both phases involved detailed heritage reports, condition assessments, heritage and urban planning, to help guide the owners’ development plans....

University of Toronto St. George Campus

...of the built and landscape resources across the St. George Campus. Drawing on ERA’s expertise and innovation in area studies, the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (CHRA) was designed to help ensure the conservation of significant cultural heritage resources as the campus evolves to meet current and future institutional requirements. The CHRA involved an analysis of the historic character and qualities...

Victoria University in the University of Toronto

...and stakeholder consultation, and review and preparation of heritage material. Victoria University Archives (Toronto), 1991.161/403. ERA developed a framework for the evaluation of historic resources, which can also help identify opportunities for growth and development. The assessment classified built resources not only according to their design/physical value and historical/associative value, but also according to the contribution they make to their...

Sheguiandah First Nation Community Court

...the NBA and the Toronto Raptors. https://www.eraarch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2.mp4   Through ERA’s unique collaborative design approach, ERA worked with local youth leaders to develop a court design that meets the needs of the community while reflecting the values and unique identity of the Sheguiandah First Nation. This included assisting the community through an artist selection process that brought Anishinaabe artist Emily Kewageshing...

Art Gallery of Ontario

...West, a composed collage of architectural styles and talent representative of Toronto’s growth and evolution since 1818. It is a part of a cultural community that includes Grange Park, the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) and many local art galleries. ERA worked with Frank Gehry Architects as the Heritage Consultant for the 2002-2009 renovations and expansion of the gallery. http://www.ago.net/...

Stories

Evergreen Canada Launches An Online Exhibit: Complete Communities

by ERA Architects

Evergreen Canada has launched an online gallery entitled ‘Complete Communities‘ that showcases several projects within and surrounding the GTA that provide affordable homes, fresh food, clean water, local services, green spaces and great recreation to their residents. Accessibility is made available through walking, biking and public transit. The Ridgeway Community Court is one of these projects. Ridgeway has a reputation...

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