Remnants of Mid-Century Toronto
Spacing’s new book celebrates Toronto’s mid-century architecture, from landmark buildings like City Hall to unique elements of the time, such as the zig-zag roofs that can be spotted atop many of the city’s…
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Passive House: A new way of working with existing buildings
Cities are at the forefront of climate change. In the fight for a low-carbon future, a new wave of building standards is changing how we think about energy-efficiency and environmentally friendly design. One…
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ERA talks retrofitting towers (virtually)
Over the past few weeks, Graeme Stewart and Ya’el Santopinto have had the opportunity to participate in…
Celebrating ERA’s 30th anniversary
On May 1st, ERA is marking 30 years of heritage conservation, community building, and catalyzing change both…
To our clients and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dear Clients and Colleagues,
Arising from the continued spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s ‘global pandemic’…
Senate of Canada Building receives international recognition with 2020 Civic Trust Award
The Senate of Canada Building has been awarded a 2020 Civic Trust Award, the longest-running international awards…
Affordability and resiliency: Renewing Toronto’s towers
Photo courtesy Jesse Colin Jackson
Over time, Canada’s aging mid-century towers have become the backbone of the…
Celebrating Laskay through Memory’s Gate
Public art has the ability to represent and celebrate the identity of a place. As an architecture…
The Ward Cabaret: The sound of Toronto’s first cross-cultural community
Cultural heritage is influenced and shaped by communities and their histories. In Toronto, this means much of…
Ontario Place and the value of cultural heritage sites
Opened in 1971, Ontario Place was created to be a hub for Torontonians to experience the waterfront…
Building for the community, with the community
As an architecture firm with values rooted in how we collectively shape and build better cities and…
Announcing Founding Principal Edwin Rowse’s retirement from ERA Architects Inc.
One of ERA’s two founding principals, Edwin Rowse, is retiring as of October 1.
Edwin and Michael…
Uncovering the potential of Toronto’s laneways
Toronto’s laneways are having a moment. For decades, these alleyways were an underused, often neglected, space in…
WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza
WexPOPS is a pilot of the plazaPOPS project, an initiative spearheaded by Daniel Rotsztain, aka The Urban…