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Bridgepoint wins two PUGs

by ERA Architects

Bridgepoint Active Healthcare has won two PUG awards this year: Best Commercial + Institutional Building in Toronto, and the Paul Oberman Adaptive Reuse and Heritage Restoration Award. As part of the redevelopment of the site, the Old Don Jail was rehabilitated to function as the administrative building for Bridgepoint Hospital. Completed in 1864, the Don Jail was Toronto’s largest building...

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Interior of University College Library from second floor balcony.
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University College: Revitalization and Accessibility 

by ERA Architects

...“It’s basically in the building’s DNA to be inaccessible because of the design sensibilities of the time,” says Berg, a project manager with ERA since 2012. “It has meandering circulation paths and this appreciation for light and darkness and shadow. It’s Richardsonian Romanesque with a heavy medieval influence.” Berg says while there was an elevator installed in the ’60s, a...

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Canada Hair Cloth

by ERA Architects

...images the buildings follow after the jump. The evolution of the site and surrounding context – 1934 above, 2010 below. The original mill was built adjacent to the (third) Welland Canal, and used water diverted from the canal for power. Interior of the western-most building of the Canada Hair Cloth factory. Fire-door counter-weight. Inspecting the foundations. Inspecting the wall assembly....

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Marble Madness

by ERA Architects

...marble is available for public purchase, with a minimum order of 30 pieces. We look forward to seeing what everyone does with their new/old marble; expect coffee tables and counter-tops galore. Hopefully Toronto is soon awash in re-used Carrara marble. A few words of warning for anyone else looking to get in on the fun: the batch delivery process was...

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Nothing is Impossible: NXT City defines its strategies for city-building through an inspirational presentation at ERA

by ERA Architects

...on methods of reshaping the city in delightful, unexpected ways. The various platforms compliment and reinforce their objective: the NXT City Prize was initiated as an opportunity to encourage and reward thought leadership on relevant topics. Teams are invited to submit proposals for jury review based solely on the quality of the idea. The NXT City Symposium promotes itself as...

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The Millionth Tower

by ERA Architects

...forthcoming web documentary The Millionth Tower; a follow up to the powerful web documentary, The 1000th Tower. While The 1000th Tower brings the viewer inside the lives of six tower residents, sharing stories of their present experience, The Millionth Tower will showcase the bold ideas that the residents have in re-imagining what their neighbourhood could become in the future. ERA...

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Awards

Gordonridge Community Multi-Sport Court wins national landscape architecture award

by ERA Architects

...the community design process. Jury Comments: An unusual project that activates a kind of landscape – the space between suburban apartment towers – that is often neglected. The painted pattern is crisp and striking without being too visually powerful; it adds a playful sense to the space while providing a tableau to be seen and enjoyed from the apartments above....

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We’re celebrating: June 7th at Fort York

by admin

...pop-up marketplaces, and several other charming presentations on what’s new at Fort York and around our city. For directions please go to TorontoTheGood.org. Or to RSVP directly, please fill out this form. In addition celebrating our city, ERA is celebrating some exciting news of its own. First, we have three new specialized staff appointments: Victoria Angel MA, Dean of School,...

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Detroit-Toronto Party & Symposium: Carlu, Oct. 25

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...a place. 6 to 11:30 pm Toronto the Good (a party) A party thrown each year by ERA Architects to celebrate Toronto and mull over its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded folk. Free admission; cash bar. No registration necessary; please just rsvp to: [email protected]. For more information regarding both events, please visit www.torontothegood.org or write...

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Open Doors for Doors Open

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...adaptive reuse studies of the oft-neglected R.L. Hearn Generating Station. Be sure and drop in while you’re out exploring the built environment this weekend. Open Doors An Exhibition Inspired by Doors Open May 26th – June 9th 2010 Reception May 27th 6:30-10pm Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St. West Gallery Hours Wed – Sun 1-6pm www.g1313.org Above graphic by ERA Architects....

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TTG 2011!

by ERA Architects

The 2011 Toronto the Good party is this Thursday May 12th at Hart House. For more details, please visit www.torontothegood.org. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city and in city building. We started these parties with Spacing Magazine and [murmur], and they have continued to be...

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Toronto the Good

by admin

The 2011 Toronto the Good party was a great success! For more details, please visit www.torontothegood.org and stay tuned to our ERA Office Blog for event photos and discussions of the issues raised at the Tower Neighbourhood Renewal symposium. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city...

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