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Tower Renewal

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On September 2nd the Executive Committee at the City of Toronto unanimously passed the Mayor’s Report on Tower Renewal as well as the Opportunities Book, prepared for the City of Toronto by ERA Architects and the City of Toronto. For more information, visit Toronto Tower Renewal...

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Culture of Outports to Botwood, NL

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...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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ERA Excited to be in Montreal!

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...Architectes. Prior to joining the ERA team in 2006, Jan lived in Montreal where he worked in architectural and construction settings, so he’s excited to be back home and reengage with the city. For more information on our office in Quebec, click here. In addition to this new venture, Jan continues to work with ERA on all his Ontario-based projects....

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Community project in Brigus, Newfoundland

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...Ryerson students to study the interaction of culture, place, history, and landscape. This project was part of an ongoing initiative by ERA and Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal (CUG+R) called Culture of Outports, which investigates how architectural thinking can help re-imagine changing economies and cultures. For more information and detailed documentation of the Brigus project, please see CUG+R’s website....

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Missed Connections

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Inspired by our friends at Coach House, we put out a discrete little Missed Connections box near the entry of the Toronto the Good party this year. If you met or saw someone interesting, but couldn’t quite muster up the nerve to exchange information, maybe the magic of Missed Connections could help. Below are a small, curated handful of the...

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Flags: Public Artwork Complete

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...provided by Blackwell and the use of ground screws was provided and installed by Aduvo Systems Ltd. They proved to be an economical solution to securing the base of the pole to their grounding. Thorpe is an internationally exhibiting artist with new work soon to be announced at 3A Gallery, New York. See his website for more images and information....

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Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Awards

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The Canadian Urban Institute has announced the finalists for the 2008 CUI Brownie Awards. Artscape Wychwood Barns has been listed in Category 5, which recognizes Excellence in Project Development at the Neighbourhood Scale. For more information about this project please follow the link to Artscape’s website: Toronto Artscape Wychwood Barns...

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On New York’s “Printed Matter”

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...of publishing and distributing artist books and ephemera. The interior of the shop is bursting with image after image and text after text. Even the facade is a dense layering of stickers, signage, and display. On Printed Matter simply multiplies this layering of information and material. To see more images of this work and others, please the Josh Thorpe’s website....

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Women in Architecture: A Seminar Presented by Building Equity in Architecture, Toronto (BEAT)

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...both challenges and opportunities for women. Amy also presented information about newly established groups within the OAA and RAIC that focus on issues of interest to emerging practitioners in the design industries. The panel was made up of sole practitioners, partners in design firms and academics. The event took place at The Gladstone Hotel’s North Ballroom. The event was scheduled...

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