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WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza

by ERA Architects

...community arts, and economic development sectors have noted the potential for applying the plazaPOPS concept beyond Wexford Heights, understanding the value of creating space to support the social life of communities in strip malls across Toronto, Ontario, and Canada. You can find more information about the project and it’s design and planning process at www.plazaPOPS.ca and follow the project on...

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Auchmar Estate

by ERA Architects

...the interior plaster. The oldest scheme is a faux ashlar stone finish dated to the building’s origin in the 1850s. The second scheme is a golden-coloured marbling application probably dating from the 1880s. Uncovering these schemes gives us a better understanding of the historic timeline of the house and gives insight into the lives and values of the people who...

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Re-imagining Prairie Grain Elevators (by guest blogger Ali Piwowar)

by ERA Architects

...prairie communities and their people. From a place for grain to a place for people, adaptive reuse promotes a new life for the wooden grain elevators. Through community engagement sessions with rural communities, the new programs are developed using a bottom-up approach. The town of Indian Head, SK was used as a case study focusing on their historic Saskatchewan Wheat...

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From Past to Page: Uncovering the Ward

by ERA Architects

...the past conditions of immigration and urban growth in Toronto in their own ways, promoting dialogue and understanding of neglected heritage landscapes. Once we are able to appreciate the history of marginalized areas such as the Ward, we can begin to reclaim an historic account that accurately reflects the diversity of experiences that have built the City of Toronto.  ...

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Artscape Wychwood Barns

by ERA Architects

...another 110 outside, with access to the yard via nine tracks. ERA was the heritage consultant for this project, and was involved from the Building Permit application through to project completion. Services included providing a Conservation Plan, preparing working drawings for the alterations to the Barns, and helping to complete the Heritage Easement Agreement. Additionally, ERA worked with Gottschalk+Ash International...

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The community that could: The Storefront shares its story

by ERA Architects

Recently the East Scarborough Storefront published a report documenting a number of aspects of their path to neighbourhood renewal. Since the Storefront’s approach has proven so successful, this report is very valuable for other communities interested in making some positive changes to the neighbourhood. Since the late 1990s, the East Scarborough Storefront has been facilitating community-driven services and initiatives to...

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Carrot Cake Bake Off

by Graeme Stewart

Another delicious bake-off was held in the ERA office last week. This time the challenge was laid down by newcomer to the office Julie Tyndorf, to three time winner Sydney Martin. There was added scandal when an anonymous entry mysteriously appeared on the table. Who won? Miss Martin took the trophy once again to become a four time winner, (ERA...

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Solstice at the Brickworks

by ERA Architects

DSAI held their annual Solstice party at the Evergreen Brickworks last night. The weather on the longest day of the year was beautiful, and the venue was perfect. The party gets bonus points for a Jeanne Beker appearance....

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Found Toronto Installation in the News

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Following a successful opening reception for the Building on History exhibition, ERA Architects’ Found Toronto installation was highlighted in the January 31st edition of the National Post. The photograph above was taken at the reception and the following text is from the newspaper article. Learn about Victorian Toronto and more at inspiring architecture show If you appreciate architecture, the Harbourfront...

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Celebrating the Upcoming Heritage Toronto Awards

by ERA Architects

Heritage Toronto recently released the list of award nominees for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category. ERA is proud to be part of six out of sixteen nominated teams. These six projects are diverse in their time period, conservational approach, and cultural impact. They range from the rehabilitation of the Hermant Building’s bronze entranceway, originally built in 1935...

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ERA Contributes to the 2017 AIAS Quad Conference Through Tours of the Firm’s Office and The Distillery District

by ERA Architects

...Occupancy, and the Contemporary Layer of New Construction as applied to Trinity Street, the Windmill site, Stone Distillery, the Tank/Boiler House and the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. The two tours made a positive impression on the students, many of whom had never been to Toronto and hoped to extend their trip and/or return to the city in the...

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Scott Weir presents at Society of Architectural Historians

by ERA Architects

Last week ERA’s Scott Weir presented at the 68th Annual Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Conference in Chicago held from April 15-19. The SAH conference brings together innovative thinkers from around the world to examine major currents in architecture and urban design with a mission statement “to foster the understanding and appreciation of architectural history among both professional scholars and...

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