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Architect Registration

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Congratulations to Robyn Huether and Jan Kubanek for receiving their architect registrations. Robyn is registered with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA). Jan is registered with the Order of Architects of Quebec (OAQ)....

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Building for the community, with the community

by ERA Architects

...projects begin with robust and integrated community engagement. As city builders, we and our partners have the opportunity to transform underused spaces into places that better serve the community. Making the most impact requires filling a need, one that is identified by the community itself. By taking cues from human-centred design principles, we can put the user, whether it be...

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A Delicious Thanks from the Church of the Redeemer!

by ERA Architects

On Sunday, November 22nd, the Church of the Redeemer held a dedication for the recent work done on the building. The congregation warmly thanked ERA for their commitment to the project, which involved work to both the exterior and interior of this notable landmark. The exterior project focused on rebuilding and stabilizing the Church’s iconic open bellcote, restoring the functionality...

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Admit One

by ERA Architects

A handful of ERAers paid their dues this year (both literally and metaphorically), and attended the OAA admissions course. The OBC, the Construction Lien Act, and a number of other essential components of professional practice were presented and absorbed in short order. A necessary marathon, which brings us all one step closer to accreditation. Get it done, team....

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Oleleshwa Primary School, Ewaso Ngiro, Kenya

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...set up in the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario in order to finance this project. Traditional Maasai Enkaji (house) near the school grounds. Some of the students who will attend the new primary school. The presentation looked at the culture of the Maasai people, their traditionally nomadic way of life, their architecture, and a proposal for the new school and school...

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Preparing for Toronto the Good party

by ERA Architects

The 2006 invitation to the Toronto The Good party This coming May will mark our fifth installment of the Toronto The Good party. Back in 2005, ERA teamed up with Spacing and murmur to produce the event in hopes of fostering a greater appreciation of Toronto’s built heritage while bringing together a mix of people from various professional backgrounds. Since...

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Canada Hair Cloth

by ERA Architects

ERA is currently working with DSAI to convert the former Canada Hair Cloth factory in St. Catharines, ON, into Brock University’s new school for the performing arts. We’ve been down to site a few times to survey the conditions of the existing buildings – the oldest of which dates to 1888 – in order to cost and direct the restoration...

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Birnbaum on Toronto’s landscapes

by ERA Architects

...brought a useful third-party perspective to some of the issues faced by Toronto’s designed landscapes. Themes included: the necessity of better understanding the natural and cultural contexts surrounding landscape in order to preserve, maintain, or appropriately change them; the need to elevate landscape design discourse beyond just budget and practicality, and towards the creation of “authentic places”; and the need...

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Military infrastructure designation, UK

by ERA Architects

Prior to joining the office, ERA’s Alex Rowse-Thompson spent several years as a Conservation and Design Officer in Gosport, an ancient naval town in the UK. As part of this work, Alex advocated for the heritage designation of an unusual piece of 20th century military infrastructure in Gosport: No. 2 Cavitation Tunnel. Recently, this advocacy proved successful, and the Tunnel...

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Alois Riegl and the Modern Cult of the Monument

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...makes explicit a sense of the life cycle of the artifact, and of culture as a whole. Outwardly these three classes of monuments can be thought of as contained within one another, while the scope of their memory-value widens. To the class of intentional monuments belong only those works which recall a specific moment or complex or complex of moments...

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Culture of Outports: Burlington Freelab

by ERA Architects

...outport of Burlington, on the Baie Verte peninsula. The team, on site. The project proposes that an understanding of the unique history and character of these communities is essential in order to successfully plan and manage their future evolution, post fisheries. There are plenty of examples throughout the province to suggest that communities are in search of inventive ways to...

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ERA x Sweden

by ERA Architects

This month a number of ERAers took a trip to Sweden, in order to kick off a neighbourhood rejuvenation project at Semlal Lagerlöfs Torg in Gothenberg. Following the extensive site tour and project brief, the team visited precedent projects in Stockholm, Malmo and Copenhagen to view the latest in housing design and neighbourhood renewal from our Nordic cousins. The following...

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