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Mirvish Village

...redevelopment, achieving balance between heritage conservation and renewal, and involving extensive community engagement. The project is considered a model for collaboration between the City, community, and developers. As heritage consultant to the project, ERA contributed extensive research, prepared Heritage Impact Assessments, Conservation Plans, a multi-faceted heritage interpretation strategy, and is also undertaking the architectural conservation scope. images courtesy of Westbank...

Osler Slope

...upper floor with the bedrooms below. Rational volumes and carefully aligned windows embrace the vistas. Robustly clad in a balanced mix of Douglas Fir, concrete block and board-formed concrete, the exterior palette is reflected in an understated way inside with birch plywood and concrete. A family-friendly ski box mudroom with cubbies for days connects the family with their outdoor fun....

The RAC Zone

...prohibited. This is because the zoning of Apartment areas was conceived in the 1950s when Toronto’s suburbs were thought to function very differently. These areas were planned with a strict separation of uses: Residential, commercial, and institutional uses were all meant to be a convenient drive from one another, but very separate. While this worked for the car-centric suburbs of...

The Distillery District

The Gooderham and Worts Historic District is a National Historic Site and former home to the largest distillery in Canada. The complex is a remarkable example of an intact Victorian industrial property. Particular buildings of interest include the Stone Distillery and the Maltings. ERA is the Architect-of-Record for the overall project and Heritage Architect for a series of tenant spaces....

Concrete Toronto

Toronto is a concrete city. International landmarks, civic buildings, cultural institutions, metropolitan infrastructure and housing from high-rise to the single-family home: much of Toronto was born of an era of exposed concrete design. Underappreciated and misunderstood, Toronto’s concrete architecture represents an exciting era of cultural investment, city building, and design innovation. Concrete Toronto reconsiders these buildings from the perspective of...

Our Yukon Heritage Reserves: Management Priorities Report

...Rush industrial sites, and World War Two-era infrastructure projects. Over time, the Heritage Reserves have received varying levels of investment and management. In 2022, the Government of Yukon engaged ERA to study 16 Heritage Reserve sites, and develop a prioritization framework for their management moving forward. The project was delivered in three phases. The first phase consisted of information gathering,...

Paradise Theatre

...in the heritage designation, as well as the inspired interior led by Solid Design, is a testament to the level of commitment the project team had to celebrating the original building and its heritage attributes. Ernesto DiStefano Thanks to its careful conservation, and inclusive and accessible programming, Paradise is once again a space for the community to gather and celebrate....

Kensington Market Lofts

...resident An Te Liu, with the intent of depicting an aesthetic that reflects the neighbourhood’s historic diversity, developed the colour pattern of the panels. The distribution of the colours in the final pattern was drawn from an analysis of the percentage of colours present in the world’s national flags. This is the artist’s largest artwork to date. Photos: Vik Pahwa....

Exterior of Phillips House Phillips House: North York General Hospital

...originally built for Frederick Martin Connell in 1937, it became synonymous with Colonel W. Eric Phillips. Colonel Phillips served in the British Army during World War I before becoming a prominent businessman first in Oshawa and then Toronto. Phillips purchased the property in 1945, using it to conduct business and entertain associates. The property was one of many country homes...

Art Gallery of Ontario

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an important cultural institution both locally for the City of Toronto and internationally as one of Canada’s most important cultural showplaces. The AGO is one of Toronto’s foremost institutions and has a rich historical and architectural background. Since its inception nearly 100 years ago, the Gallery has undergone many significant and distinct additions...

View of the Commons area with new landscaping Evergreen Brick Works

...to develop a low-carbon, high-efficiency venue, demonstrating sustainable place-making at its best. Read more about this aspect of the project. Implementation of a system of ponds and bio-swales that provide water for site irrigation, washrooms, and cooling technology. An interpretation plan for on-site and online educational resources, exhibits, and content, bringing together concepts of geology, history, industry, community, and sustainability....

Halton Hills Cultural Heritage Strategy

...organized under seven categories, including the conservation of individual built resources and the conservation of character areas. The Strategy identifies and provides recommendations for heritage planning challenges specific to Halton Hills, including the management of farmsteads within urban expansion areas, and historic settlements in river-valley floodplains. The Halton Hills Cultural Heritage Strategy is informed by a cultural landscape approach, recognizing...