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Heritage Form and Contemporary Material at 2 Queen Street West
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ERA Architects is thrilled to have worked with Zeidler Architecture on the recently completed reconstruction and restoration of 2 Queen Street West. 2 Queen was designed by Samuel Curry and Francis Baker for P. Jamieson Clothier Outfitter department store in 1895. In 1984 the building had its first round of heritage conservation work, due to...
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Accessibility and heritage symbiosis: Q&A with architects Michael McClelland, Daniel Lewis, and Diana Roldan
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As a culmination of National Accessibility Week, ERA’s Alessandro Tersigni sat down with three of the firm’s architects specializing in accessible interventions in the built environment. ERA principal Michael McClelland and architects Daniel Lewis and Diana Roldan discuss the different and changing meanings of “accessible”, the diversity of paths to achieving it, and the natural...
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Storefronts and urban evolution: Q&A with Shannon Clayton
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This week ERA is exploring the history and design of storefront architecture. To understand the origins, evolution, and future of this iconic feature of commercial buildings, ERA writer-researcher Alessandro Tersigni sat down with Shannon Clayton, the firm’s resident storefront expert. Shannon has worked on many conservation projects involving the design of new storefronts for commercial...
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The Brig: A Reflection on Heritage Week
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This Heritage Week, I’d like to remember the Brigadier, or the Brig, as he was known, for the lessons he taught me. Brigadier General John McGinnis was a larger-than-life figure. He was among the troops that liberated the Netherlands during the Second World War, and then after retirement he began a second career in the then...
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One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’
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It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the marquee in front of the iconic El Mocambo nightclub announced the momentous occasion; “The Signs That Define Toronto book launch”. Held on the evening of December 1, 2022, the event played host to an enthusiastic crowd of people who gathered to celebrate Toronto signs and...
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