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The Broadview Hotel’s terracotta panels have a story to tell

by ERA Architects

...Medina shale was available. The main product was pressed brick. Moulded and ornamental bricks, roofing tiles and terra cotta were considered a specialty. In 1906 the company was bought by Charles Lewis. He and his brothers focused on fine terra cotta works, the only large company in Canada to do so. Many office buildings and private residences were adorned with...

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Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal

by admin

...work the founding firms have undertaken together and individually, as well as those of partners, collaborators and, increasingly, work unique to CUG+R as it continues to expand and evolve. CUG+R also works in collaboration with the Cities Centre at the University of Toronto; an umbrella organization that combines researchers from the University’s urban focused faculties to engage in projects that...

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OCAD U visits ERA

by ERA Architects

...on-the-ground action, Tower Renewal works to create positive change in Toronto’s tower-block neighbourhoods. As Toronto continues to grow and develop, we consider it essential to engage the city’s youth and University students in the principals that anchor Tower Renewal: equity, opportunity, cultural heritage, sustainability, and quality of life. Thanks to Shawn Micallef and his students for their attention, enthusiasm, and...

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Publications & Exhibits

Dragon Centre Stories: Perspectives on Multi-Cultural Retail and Suburban Cultural Heritage 

by Alexis Cohen, senior associate

...T); Myseum of Toronto; Camille Bégin, who works at Heritage Toronto, and who has, as an independent researcher, written about the mall, the developers, Shiupong, and ERA Architects.   The event and ongoing story collection through the Dragon Centre Stories website, intersects with and draws from a web of academic research, artistic investigation, professional practice, and deep personal connections to...

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