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Sept. 11: Toronto the Good Party!
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Toronto the Good is a party thrown each year by ERA Architects and friends to celebrate Toronto and contemplate its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded people. This year: Election Theme! Co-hosted by Dave Meslin and RaBIT Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 to 11 pm at The Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District Join us for free...
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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary
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...7:30pm Tour of 2nd Floor York Quay Centre by Tim Scott – Natale and Scott Architects * Spaces are limited Free 7:15 – 7:45pm Architecture at York Quay Centre ERA/Du Toit Architects Ltd/Public Workshop Exhibitor talk for Community Centred Exhibit Free 7:30 to 8:30pm Authors at Harbourfront series, featuring presentations from: Margaret and Phil Goodfellow A Guidebook to Contemporary Modern...
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Toronto the Good: A Jane’s Walk Launch Party
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For our annual Toronto the Good Party, we are supporting the 2016 Launch of Jane’s Walk! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Jane’s Walk, a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by the ideals of the late civic activist and prolific writer Jane Jacobs. These walks encourage citizens to share stories, explore their communities, and connect with their...
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What’s on This Week: The Ward Book Launch, Toronto the Good, TCLF Conference, and Doors Open Toronto
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...for public/private financing and management are emerging? ERA’s Brendan Stewart and Michael McClelland will be among the presenters. The conference will be held at Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. Click here to purchase tickets for the conference. Toronto the Good (TTG): Friday, May 22, 6:30pm, our annual party to celebrate Toronto and contemplate its history and evolution with...
Read MoreA successful Toronto the Good, 2012
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...and sponsors this year: Build Toronto, Toronto Society of Architects, McGowan Insurance Services, Prem Malik, Arup, McCarthy Tétrault, Kearns Mancini Architects, Diamond Corp, Palatine Hills Estate Winery, Carpenters’ Union, Spacing, Urban Strategies, Ground Magazine, Scadding Court Community Centre, Campbell House Museum, Working Habitat, Evolved Entertainment, Varsity Tents, and Astley Gilbert. Keep up to date with our yearly event at torontothe*]}*good.org....
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And to all a good night.
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ERA celebrated the festive season with a tour of the ongoing King Edward Hotel condo-conversion project, followed by drinks and dinner at Campbell House. Historic image of the Crystal Ballroom, on the 17th floor of the King Edward Hotel. The Crystal Ballroom as it stands today. More images after the jump. Amazing double-height windows looking out towards the east. View...
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TTG 2011!
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The 2011 Toronto the Good party is this Thursday May 12th at Hart House. For more details, please visit www.torontothe*]}*good.org. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city and in city building. We started these parties with Spacing Magazine and [murmur], and they have continued to be...
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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers
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...change. In fact, a recent in-depth survey done by the United Way of Toronto indicated that of the more than 2000 residents surveyed, 75% thought their apartment neighbourhood was a good place to live. Community concerns were primarily focused around the fact that Toronto’s original zoning for the towers-in-the-park was heavily restrictive and had not changed to reflect the very...
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TSA’s Urban Affairs Forum, “Generosity by Design”
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...on the issue of reciprocity, taking the audience through examples of communities around the world built with reciprocity in mind. Photos of houses joined to create civic space were shown, and David spoke knowledgeably about how urban form is important in creating reciprocities and positive adjacencies. David Sisam from Montgomery Sisam Architects “Good architecture is a good neighbour” Robert Allsopp...
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Storefronts and urban evolution: Q&A with Shannon Clayton
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...variety of the street. AT: Based on your extensive work rehabilitating storefronts at ERA, what do you think drives this practice? Is it a matter of honouring historical forms, implementing good urban design, or satisfying our aesthetic tastes? SC: That’s a really good question. Things like human scale, rhythm, proportion, and visual interest are not necessarily stylistic or historical —...
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Detroit-Toronto Party & Symposium: Carlu, Oct. 25
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...to 11:30 pm Toronto the Good (a party) A party thrown each year by ERA Architects to celebrate Toronto and mull over its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded folk. Free admission; cash bar. No registration necessary; please just rsvp to: torontothe*]}*[email protected]. For more information regarding both events, please visit www.torontothe*]}*good.org or write to torontothe*]}*[email protected]. ...
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Dave LeBlanc for The Globe and Mail: The tower that once topped Toronto shines again
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...same time Mr. Winterton was researching his very good article, his colleagues at ERA Architects were taking stock of what a hundred years of pollution, road salt, freeze-thaw cycles, insensitive renovations and other assorted abuses had done to this former crown jewel. Oxblood paint going on temple during the renovation. Even at the very top things didn’t look good, says...
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