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Street facade of 2 Queen Street West building framed by surrounding high-rise development.

2 Queen Street WestView Project

444 Logan Avenue Net Zero RenewalView Project

Courtyard of Deer Park Church with glass wall looking into church.

Deer Park ChurchView Project

Entrance to the University of Toronto’s FitzGerald Building framed by brick pilasters and large multi-paned windows.

The University of Toronto’s FitzGerald BuildingView Project

Exterior image of outdoor amphitheater and public seating.

Creemore Village GreenView Project

A pair of preserved log buildings at the Pickering Museum Village.

Pickering Museum VillageView Project

University College Quadrangle lawn and patio.

University College QuadrangleView Project

Pedestrian laneway framed by the Case Goods and Cannery buildings with green-trimmed storefronts.

Case Goods WarehouseView Project

Facade of 2339 Dufferin, with person walking and flowerbeds in the foreground.

St. Hilda’s Towers TransformationView Project

Elevation view of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Centre BlockView Project

Recent Projects

The Toronto-Dominion Centre

Building Conservation

Toronto, ON

Two Blokes Cider Barn

Adaptive Reuse, Accessibility & Additions

Port Perry, ON

Rideau-to-Rideau Cultural Landscape Study

Heritage & Cultural Planning

Ottawa, ON

Wilda Barn

Adaptive Reuse, Accessibility & Additions

Picton, ON

De La Salle College “Oaklands” Campus

Building Conservation

Toronto, ON

Regent Park Revitalization Master Plan: Phases 4 & 5

Development & Urban Planning

Toronto, ON

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ERA Initiatives

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...

Three images of faded painted text on side of heritage brick buildings.

Signage

Hunting for Toronto’s Ghost Signs

by Kurt Kraler

Ghost signs are the faded remains of painted advertisements often found on the fronts and sides of brick buildings from the late 19th to early 20th Centuries. If you look closely, you’ll likely see traces of images and text, offering clues of a bygone era. The paint used was a toxic mix of boiled oil,...

Awards

Michael McClelland awarded the Heritage Toronto 2025 Special Achievement Award

by ERA Architects

Presented for the first time since 2019, the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors awarded Michael on October 20, 2025. The Board noted that, over his 30 years working to shape, steward, and guide change in cities, Michael’s work has “…transformed how we understand, conserve, and experience Toronto’s built heritage… His vision of heritage as a...

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