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East/West: A Guide to Where People Live in Downtown Toronto

...part of the complex and often incongruous matrix of opinions that come from governments, heritage groups, builders, planners, lawyers, architects, landscape architects, and developers, as well as students and people who live in the centre of the city. The perspectives within this book, therefore, do not necessarily represent those of the editors or the SSAC. The publication is organized around...

Coronation park Coronation Park

...providing a contemporary interpretation that reflected and honoured the historic intent of the park design. This work included interpretive signage, featuring a new wayfinding map and new granite markers aimed to increase the legibility of the commemorative landscape. Landscape upgrades, including new paths, seating, and low-maintenance planting were integrated throughout the site, while remaining complementary to the historic memorial landscape....

Two people standing together in front of a board of photos. Regent Park Interpretation Strategy

...this collaborative community interpretation. The strategy set out a flexible commemoration framework in order to accommodate future perspectives and experiences. The process focused on understanding, and making use of, both community knowledge and individual stories. Ultimately, the commemoration will illuminate the memories, traditions, values, and identities of former, current, and future residents of Regent Park within a rapidly-changing urban landscape....

Bloor Gladstone Library

...the glass box responds to the overall classical proportions and the fenestration pattern of the original building. The resulting project speaks to a shared vision for strong con-temporary design that is respectful of the original building. In its present form, the Bloor Gladstone Library has been transformed from a simple, community library to a landmark building for the Bloorcourt neighbourhood....

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus map University of Toronto: Scarborough Campus

In 2015, a new Secondary Plan was developed for the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. As a sub-consultant on the planning team led by Urban Strategies, ERA undertook a Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment in order to identify and assess cultural heritage resources, including the buildings, views and open spaces, in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act. Based on a comprehensive...

Caledon Log Cabin Restoration

...provide a new habitable basement level. The logs were then reassembled in their original order with new windows and modern chinking refilling the gaps between. The interior was fitted out with modern and chic finishes, a new fireplace, and a second floor loft. ERA collaborated with Mazen Studio on the interior architecture. The work was overseen by Boszko & Verity....

Morden House Captain G.E. Morden House

...the original structure, the new addition forms a visually compatible backdrop that is subordinate to the heritage home. Its design took inspiration from the heritage characteristics of the original house, including gable ends, dormer windows and similarly angled pitched roofs. The house now boasts four bedrooms, a two-car garage, ample living spaces and an expansive finished basement. ERA’s work on...

Paradise Theatre

...the inspired interior led by Solid Design, is a testament to the level of commitment the project team had to celebrating the original building and its heritage attributes. Ernesto DiStefano Thanks to its careful conservation, and inclusive and accessible programming, Paradise is once again a space for the community to gather and celebrate. For more about Paradise visit paradiseonbloor.com  ...

Sheguiandah First Nation Community Court

The Sheguiandah First Nation Community Court is a landmark project located at the heart of Sheguiandah First Nation, an Anishinaabe First Nation on Manitoulin Island. Over the course of a year, ERA worked with local community and youth leaders, listening, sharing meals, and testing ideas for a legacy space that provides greater access to recreational and communal gathering. The court...

Art Gallery of Ontario

...and alterations, each completed by established and prominent architects representative of that time (Darling & Pearson, John C. Parkin, Barton Myers and Frank Gehry) . The AGO maintains a strong presence on Dundas Street West, a composed collage of architectural styles and talent representative of Toronto’s growth and evolution since 1818. It is a part of a cultural community that...

Stories

62 – 64 Charles Street: The Lost Craft of Tuck-pointing Returns

by ERA Architects

...honoured last fall with a 2017 CAHP Award of Excellence —Materials, Craftsmanship and Construction. ERA is continuing to feature this technique prominently through work on the Selby Hotel at 592 Sherbourne, which is set to be completed in the summer. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxPc6_2R-Hc Article by Dave LeBlanc in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/toronto/the-lost-art-of-tuckpointing-reborn-intoronto/article37802073/ Related content: https://www.eraarch.ca/2017/capitalizing-on-heritage-awarding-conservation-materials-craftsmanship-and-construction/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2017/era-learns-the-fine-art-of-tuckpointing-from-a-melbourne-based-master/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2012/tuckpointing-a-note-on-detail/  ...

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People per Hectare _ Installation Documentation

by ERA Architects

...2. 41.5 ppl/ha 1222 people in 29.4 hectares. Don Mills _ Toronto, Canada 3. 43 ppl/ha 2395 people in 56 hectares. Downtown _ St Johns, Canada 4. 79 ppl/ha 4036 people in 51.29 hectares. Wicker Park _ Chicago, USA 5. 84 ppl/ha 2024 people in 24 hectares. Nieuw Sloten_ Amsterdam, The Nederlands 6. 107.4 ppl/ha 5525 people in 51 hectares....

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