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Architecture at the Harbourfront Centre

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ERA is currently preparing a new installation for the Harbourfront Centre, focusing on the ways in which density affects our lives. This is part of the COMMUNITY CENTRED exhibit with Public Workshop and du Toit Architects Limited. The opening reception: Friday January 22, 2010 6:00 to 10:00pm York Quay Centre 235 Queens Quay West For more information about the exhibit...

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Investing in the Public Realm: A Joint MITACS Project (by guest blogger Jeff Biggar)

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...network of public spaces. Planners, researchers, architects and other city builders have a good sense of how people perceive, inhabit, and move around in cities, but supporting this orientation through policy, investment and urban design is no small feat. So, how is Toronto doing in terms of making investments in the public realm, and what sort of challenges lie before...

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$1M gift to Tafelmusik revitalization

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...2015, and will focus on the further restoration and enhancement of spaces in Trinity-St. Paul’s. Plans involve increased accessibility and aesthetic improvements, including new lighting and multimedia equipment in the sanctuary. In honour of Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik’s Director of more than three decades, the venue will henceforth be known as Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall. For more information and...

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Toronto Urban Design Award Winners

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...West Donlands Public Realm, Award of Excellence – Large Places and/or Neighbourhood Designs 619 Queen West, Award of Merit – Private Buildings in Low-Scale Urban Infill in the Village of Yorkville, Award of Merit – Private Buildings in Low-Scale Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, Award of Merit – Large Places and/or Neighbourhood Designs For more information on the projects please visit the...

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w/ Erik Freudenthal

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We are pleased to announce a visit by Erik Freudenthal, the Director of Information for Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, who will present recent initiatives in leading low-carbon neighbourhood design. In addition to providing insight into the case study of Hammarby Sjöstad, the event will be an opportunity to examine locations in Toronto with the potential for new low-carbon neighbourhood design strategies,...

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St. Lawrence Market North Building Design Competition

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Congratulations to Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners on winning the St. Lawrence North Market Design Competition, announced by the City of Toronto on June 7th, 2010. ERA had the pleasure of advising the team on heritage issues. For more information, visit: City of Toronto St. Lawrence Market North Building Design Competition...

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National Urban Design Awards

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...Design Awards, presented by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. Congratulations to the project team including ERA Architects Inc., the John H. Daniels faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, and the City of Toronto. For more information, visit: 2010 National Urban Design Awards...

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The Found Toronto Project

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E.R.A. Architects, along with Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, and Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd., were invited by Harbourfront Centre to create installations in response to the idea of building on history. E.R.A. Architects’ installation Found Toronto can now be viewed until June 14th, 2009 at Harbourfront Centre’s architecture gallery in the exhibition titled, Building on History. The installation is...

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Heritage masonry courses with Gerard Lynch

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...Guilds of London Institute (LCG). He is a former Head lecturer of Trowel Trades at Bedford College, pioneering a revival of gauged brickwork, in which he is considered the world’s leading authority, and other almost forgotten traditional craft skills. He is affectionately known by the historic term, ‘The Red Mason’. For more information or to register, please see Willowbank’s website....

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Union Station Train Shed Renewal

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...include a large, elevated central atrium space, a through-connection to the Air Canada Center, and the extensive green roof. Together with the Union Station Revitalization project initiated by the City of Toronto, the changes forthcoming at Union Station will greatly improve the efficiency and user experience of the station. For more information, please see the official Union Station Renewal site....

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β€˜Since Now, From Then’: Nuit Blanche Toronto 2017 at The Broadview Hotel

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...relish in its present and look to the future. ERA is a proud supporter of this initiative and was the architect for the award-winning redevelopment of the Broadview Hotel. There will be a shuttle bus available from the Broadview Hotel to the Aga Khan Museum through out the night. For more information on the projects please visit the site here....

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Ontario Place: Possible futures

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...studied, and eventually revitalized. It has generated much media and public discussion and is now the subject of an exhibition at Urbanspace Gallery. The exhibition features rich information on the site’s history, fascinating images and architectural models of both Ontario Place and Zeidler’s late 1960s proposal “Harbour City,” as well as interesting speculation on some possible futures for Ontario Place...

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