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PechaKucha of the day

by ERA Architects

...place in and around the city. PechaKucha is a simple presentation genre where presenters speak about 20 images for 20 seconds each. The method was devised by Tokyo-based architects Klein-Dytham as a way to facilitate dialog and idea generation between architects, designers, and other creative thinkers. To see other presentations, please visit pechakucha.org. For more on Tower Renewal, visit towerrenewal.com...

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Best New Rental Development

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ERA is pleased to announce that Jazz by Concert Properties was selected as the Best New Rental Development High-Rise at the 6th Annual MAC Awards held by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO). ERA worked with Burka Varacalli Architects as the Heritage Architect for this project. http://jazzbyconcert.com/...

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Measure up

by ERA Architects

Edwin Heathcote questions the contemporary trend of ranking cities in a very interesting article on the Financial Times.com Ricky Burdett, who founded the London School of Economics’ Cities Programme, says: “These surveys always come up with a list where no one would want to live. One wants to live in places which are large and complex, where you don’t know...

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The Star’s Big Ideas: GTA’s future in high-rise suburbs

by ERA Architects

...piece can be found at Here at thestar.com, or below: Image: Toronto Star The GTA can evolve into a network of diverse, interconnected and vibrant “town centres” dotting the suburban landscape from Oshawa to Hamilton. What if …… our suburbs are our future? What if the communities of Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke are the Toronto Region’s greatest urban asset,...

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The Broadview Hotel is Awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation

by ERA Architects

...building at the northwest corner of Queen and Broadview that functioned as a community hub for clubs, businesses, athletics and site for the public engagement of city-developing events. It was completed in 1891-2 by oilman and soap maker Archibald Dingman in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture The building, formerly known as Dingman’s Hall, anchors the end of a commercial...

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Culture of Outports to Botwood, NL

by ERA Architects

...roughly 3000, making it the largest community we have worked with to date. Over the next three months, we will be collecting data, combing archives, studying maps and development patterns, and examining Botwood’s cultural, military, and industrial histories in hopes of finding inspiration for the build. Please visit CultureOfOutports.com for more information on this initiative; stay tuned for more updates....

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We’re off to Botwood, Nfld.

by ERA Architects

...today a town of 3000, was a significant settlement for the Beothuk people, and became a major point of settlement for Europeans. The town has served as a major port of trade (both air and ocean), and was an important base for the RCAF during WWII. The Culture of Outports program uses research, planning, and design to inspire livable communities...

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Ken Soble Tower, a white-clad 18-storey tower viewed from a vantage at ground level and looking high up into the sky.
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Canada’s Ken Soble Tower certified as world’s largest residential Passive House EnerPHit retrofit

by ERA Architects

...will continue to serve the community for generations to come. The retrofit also included a reconfiguration of all indoor and outdoor spaces to accommodate aging-in-place. Over 20 per cent of apartment suites now meet barrier-free standards, with expanded community facilities that support seniors’ programming. Using 2050 temperature projections as a guiding foundation for the design, the Ken Soble Tower is...

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Light show on air field: Botwood, Nfld.

by ERA Architects

...Botwood’s historic airfield. A major piece of infrastructure, and the chosen site for our first winter community build, the airfield and base served an important role in Canada’s operations in WWII, as well as local import-export economies. Our modest intervention with homemade ice candles serves as a way to bring the community together and reanimate the air field in preparation...

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Tower Renewal Solutions on CBC Radio

by ERA Architects

...rental stock, and provide affordable housing to millions of Canadians. Now is the time to explore innovative strategies for transitioning these aging apartment tower neighbourhoods to meet the demands of our 21st century cities. Tower Renewal is a strategy for action. For more information on Tower Renewal, visit TowerRenewal.com For more information on the current Ken Soble Tower Project in...

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“Vancouver Matters” Recently Released

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...the development of the recently released book, Vancouver Matters. Published by Blueimprint books, Vancouver Matters presents various readings of the city by numerous contributors who teach, live and work there. Representing Vancouver’s history and present materiality through writing, drawing, and photography; Vancouver Matters offers a critical examination of the city’s faults and opportunities. Additional information can be found at http://www.vancouvermatters.ca...

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OCAD 2012 Sustainable Design Awards

by Graeme Stewart

...year off the ground, the awards have grown, with ambitions to go National in 2013. Congratulations to the winners and the students who ran the awards. For more information, visit www.sustainabledesignaward.ca. The Jurors, from left to right: Jason Dressler (Brothers Dressler), Graeme Stewart (ERA), Katherine Ngui (Public Displays of Affection), and Susan Spencer Lewin (CS&P). Not pictured, Allan Chochinov (Core77)...

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