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People Per Hectare

...in terms of numerical ratios, or other quantitative abstractions. Our intention with this installation is to try and map the spatial experience of specific densities to their numerical signifiers, as free of imported bias (culture, context, etc) as possible. By assembling this information we are now able to consider: how do Toronto’s neighbourhoods compare? The map can be downloaded here....

Collège Ahuntsic Heritage Background Study

Ahuntsic College was one of the first twelve colleges of further education (CEGEPs) to be created in Quebec in 1967. The creation of the College was also part of the secularization and democratization of higher education in Quebec during the Quiet Revolution. The creation of these public institutions allowed for free higher education and democratized access to it. By bringing...

The St. Hilda's tower St. Hilda’s Towers Transformation

...places to live. The renewal and modernization project will include envelope upgrades, systems and distribution upgrades, significant communal space improvements, and the conversion of 20 per cent of units to be barrier-free. This work will be completed with residents in place, requiring the integration of a number of strategies for minimizing disruption. Construction is currently underway. Learn more on the...

Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

...was built in 1859-60, and is listed on the City of Toronto’s inventory of heritage properties. ERA developed a conservation strategy for the building, allowing it to be adapted to the requirements of the Archives. The next phases of work will include exterior conservation, as well as restoration of the building’s front porch, as well as providing barrier-free access.  ...

Stories

Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary

by ERA Architects

...9:00pm Cartoon City Curatorial Talk with Pat Macaulay Free 8:30 – 9:00pm Authors at Harbourfront Series, book signing Free 9:00 – 9:15pm Welcoming Comments ERA, Spacing Magazine, Doors Open TSA poster design competition winner announcement Free 9:00 to 9:45pm Dessert Service Free 9:15 to 9:45pm Tour of 2nd Floor York Quay Centre by Tim Scott – Natale and Scott Architects...

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In-House Experts: Barrier-Free Design and Heritage Buildings

by ERA Architects

...the doors to street level and enabled barrier-free access without the need for a ramp or elevating device. At 330 University Avenue (also known as the Canada Life Building), ERA took a different approach to providing barrier-free access. In this case, the existing steps to this Beaux Arts building were maintained and a ramp was designed to allow barrier-free entry...

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Evergreen Canada Launches An Online Exhibit: Complete Communities

by ERA Architects

Evergreen Canada has launched an online gallery entitled ‘Complete Communities‘ that showcases several projects within and surrounding the GTA that provide affordable homes, fresh food, clean water, local services, green spaces and great recreation to their residents. Accessibility is made available through walking, biking and public transit. The Ridgeway Community Court is one of these projects. Ridgeway has a reputation...

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ERA and Dalhousie Complete Newfoundland Free Lab

by admin

...and social gathering. The studio course engaged with the local community to formalize this site, with the aim of creating a permanent asset for the city and a new gathering place for the people of Burlington. For more, please see the Free Lab Project Page. To follow the project as it took shape, please see the Culture of Outports tumblr....

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collage of award-winning projects

2021: Honours & Awards at ERA

by ERA Architects

...a more inclusive space for students to mirror the college’s diverse and inclusive programs of study. A main priority for the team led by Kohn Shnier and ERA Architects in association, was to improve barrier-free access within the historic portion of the building. Accessible features were integrated sensitively into the heritage fabric. These features include providing new ramps between existing...

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Ideas & Issues

Three lessons from Europe’s independent cultural spaces

by Daniel Rotsztain, artist in residence

...the City of Amsterdam has started a “Free Space” initiative, exploring ways the municipality can contribute to the continued operation of its several at-risk independent cultural centres. Through policy, tax relief, and space leasing, the municipality has committed to protecting existing and at-risk “free space” initiatives, supporting the establishment of new free spaces, and integrating independent cultural spaces into the...

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Publications & Exhibits

One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’ 

by Kurt Kraler

...Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District that allow for a broader range of historic sign types. Since the launch of the publication, The Signs That Define… project continues to live online through an active Instagram page. The page features additional stories and photos that did not make it into the book while also reaching a broader online audience. Be sure...

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The Allenby, to the Roxy, to the Allenby

by ERA Architects

...character and exuberance. As is so often the case with these old cinemas, the building is all façade. With its streamlined symmetry and classic marquée cantilevered over the entrance, it is a relic from another age. Though only 75 years old, the Allenby comes from a time when movies weren’t such an industrial pursuit. It also speaks of a moment...

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