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High-Quality Homes for All

by ERA Architects

How ERA approaches housing across the affordable spectrum, and why the buildings already standing are our most powerful tool. Canada’s housing crisis is, in part, a story about what we choose not to see. Across our cities, existing buildings such as Victorian rowhouses, mid-century apartment towers, and underused commercial buildings hold enormous latent potential. Unlocking...

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444 Logan Reaches a Major Milestone: First Façade Panels Installed

by Graeme Stewart, principal

After years of planning, research, design, and collaboration, WoodGreen’s 444 Logan Avenue has reached an exciting new milestone. The first prefabricated high-performance façade panels have arrived on site, and installation is now underway, marking the transition from years of planning to on-site transformation for one of Canada’s most ambitious affordable housing retrofits. Designed to be...

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The Possibilities of Sonic Heritage: An Interview with Pamela Jordan  

by Alessandro Tersigni, project manager, cultural initiatives

Places with historic significance have traditionally been understood in such a visually oriented way that knowing their value through other senses has been widely overlooked. What you see — a cornice, brickwork bonds, bare concrete — has long held the most weight when describing and characterizing architectural heritage. Yet experiencing places involves not just seeing but...

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