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The Signs That Define Toronto: A new book from ERA and Spacing
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...in this book, we hope this is the beginning of a conversation around the importance of conserving signs and preserving their stories. This preservation can take on many forms beyond restoration of the physical object itself and can include photo documentation, artistic drawing and painting, capturing the stories of sign makers and business owners, sharing nostalgic memories with friends, and...
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Found Toronto Installation in the News
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Following a successful opening reception for the Building on History exhibition, ERA Architects’ Found Toronto installation was highlighted in the January 31st edition of the National Post. The photograph above was taken at the reception and the following text is from the newspaper article. Learn about Victorian Toronto and more at inspiring architecture show If you appreciate architecture, the Harbourfront...
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Brickworks in the news again
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Today’s Globe and Mail features an article by Angela Kryhul about the ongoing development at the Evergreen Brick Works; Brick Works fired up for the future, including an informative time-line of the historic evolution of the site. From the article: William Taylor was digging holes for fence posts one day when he came across a type of clay that he...
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Parkwood in the news
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Dave LeBlanc has an excellent article in the Globe and Mail today about one of our favorite projects, the Parkwood National Historic Site. Parkwood National Historic Site was built in 1916 as the home of the late R. S. McLaughlin, founder of General Motors Canada. The building, designed by prominent Toronto architects Darling and Pearson, now serves as a historic...
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Flashback Friday: A Jane’s Walk Down Memory Lane
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...Paul Terefenko at NowToronto.com Rui Felix and Ya’el Santopinto: Offline Stories of Fort York The Jane’s Walk, “Offline Stories of Fort York,” was led by a group of architects, landscape architects, and urban designers. Marisa Bernstein, Nicolas Koff, Ya’el Santopinto, Rui Felix, and Kaari Kitawi made up the walk team that took walkers on an exploration of Fort York. While...
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‘Big River Landscape’ wins the National Capital Commission’s Nepean Point Redevelopment design competition
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...space for all peoples. ERA’s team includes: Michael McClelland, Victoria Angel and Brendan Stewart, and as a sub to ERA: Lisa Prosper Heritage Consultant. More from theNational Capital Commission on the ‘Big River Landscape’ scheme: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment/big-river-landscape NCC website announcement: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment Youtube Video of the NCC Public Board of Directors Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_Th_HDRcE – t=01h52m32s Ottawa Citizen article: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/nepean-point-winner-announced-milestone-meeting-on-lebreton-flats-expected-january CBC Coverage: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nepean-point-redesign-big-river-landscape-redevelopment-1.4415946...
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1960s Canada: An interview with Vincent Massey Tovell
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...not just the historical material, which he shared with Tony Adamson to some extent. He got the students activated to get the new City Hall of Toronto competition going. He really guided that competition. It was a shock for Toronto. They even called Frank Lloyd Wright – I don’t know which of the newspapers did – to get him to...
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Archaeology in The Ward: A New Exhibit
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...efforts for the site, IO and the City of Toronto developed a partnership to create opportunities to share the artifacts and their stories in four display cases at City Hall. Archaeology in The Ward display case, showing a selection of bottles and glassware recovered from the excavation site. An enlarged Goad’s Insurance Map of Toronto shows the site in context....
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The Ward Cabaret: The sound of Toronto’s first cross-cultural community
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Cultural heritage is influenced and shaped by communities and their histories. In Toronto, this means much of the city’s cultural heritage is impacted by the multitudes of different communities that call it home. One theatrical production is giving this cultural heritage a sound. The Ward Cabaret is back in Toronto after a sold-out run at last year’s Luminato Festival. Presented...
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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary
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...city’s neighbourhoods as settings for their illustrated stories to unfold. Featuring Marc Bell, Rose Bianchini, Michael Cho, Willow Dawson, Hyein Lee, Jeff Lemire, Seth Scriver, and Zach Worton. Portraits from Above: Hong Kong’s Informal Rooftop Communities Photographs, drawings, and transcribed oral histories depict self-built settlements on the roofs of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong by Rufina Wu + Stefan Canham....
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The Honest Ed’s Project: A Contemporary Intangible Heritage Project – Guest Blog by Jay Pitter
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...unfocused photograph. Sometimes she slowed down long enough to take me on an excursion to Honest Ed’s. I loved everything about the store. The vibrant lights. The way my mom looked at me in delight when I read the hand-painted signs aloud. The way children could run about and speak using our outside voices unlike those fancy shops. Although I...
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Respectful Rehabilitation
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...past year ERA Principal Michael McClelland was a guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University. His lectures on Respectful Rehabilitation included “Rehabilitation and New Design – The Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario” and “Balancing Heritage Conservation in the Private Sector: A Case Study of the Distillery District in Toronto”. They can now be viewed online at www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_videos.htm...
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