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John Street Square _ Design Competition Finalists

by ERA Architects

The five finalists for the John Street Square Design Ideas Competition have been revealed on-line. It is now up to you to vote for your favorite redesign of this important but underutilized public space at the strategic intersection of King and John Streets. Voting closes on January 9th, 2011, but until then you’re allowed to vote once/day. Vote early and...

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50th anniversary oral history of Robarts Library features Michael McClelland   

by Alessandro Tersigni

Spacing recently published an oral history reflecting on the five-decade life of one of Canada’s most recognizable Brutalist buildings: the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library. It features commentary by ERA’s Michael McClelland as well as Carole Moore (University of Toronto Chief Librarian, 1986-2011), Gary McCluskie (Diamond Schmitt), and writer Shawn Micallef. The piece explores Robarts Library’s design antecedents, materiality, and scale—it was the world’s largest academic library when...

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Grant Whatmough 1921-1999

by ERA Architects

...in Ontario. His focus was on suburban and estate homes, though he also completed a number of commercial projects. Not satisfied with established building contractors, Whatmough also founded a small construction company to execute his commissions. He revisited his earlier interest in marine design in completing a floating offshore drilling rig, tug and fire boats, and a research vessel for...

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A drone photograph of the Ken Soble Tower with Hamilton harbour in the background

Championing resiliency this Earth Day

by ERA Architects

As we celebrate Earth Day, ERA is reflecting on the shift needed to meet Canada’s 2050 net-zero emissions targets. Our built environment plays an important role in creating a more sustainable future and ERA is committed to being a leader that champions climate solutions through our work. Here’s how: Adaptive reuse of changing infrastructures: High-impact adaptive reuse of existing structure...

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ERA Heads to the Yukon!

by ERA Architects

...ERA’s team will work out of a mobile studio visiting the communities of Dawson City, Bear Creek, and Forty Mile. The team will also be visiting other small communities along the route from Whitehorse to Dawson. This mobile studio approach is something ERA has developed while working in remote communities in Newfoundland as part of our Culture of Outports program....

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The Broadview Hotel’s terracotta panels have a story to tell

by ERA Architects

...Medina shale was available. The main product was pressed brick. Moulded and ornamental bricks, roofing tiles and terra cotta were considered a specialty. In 1906 the company was bought by Charles Lewis. He and his brothers focused on fine terra cotta works, the only large company in Canada to do so. Many office buildings and private residences were adorned with...

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Tafelmusik to revitalize home venue

by admin

The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir has just announced a $3 million revitalization project to improve its home venue at Trinity-St Paul’s in Toronto. ERA Architects is pleased to be working with Tafelmusik to raise the standards of the venue and transform its acoustics. Trinity-St. Paul’s, designed by Edmund Burke and Henry Langley and completed in 1889, is a...

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Welcome to the Brickworks

by ERA Architects

...year, Ryerson University hosted the Forum in Toronto and welcomed approximately 900 eager American students to Canada’s largest metropolis. ERA participated in this year’s Forum by hosting a building tour at the Don Valley Brickworks. Philip led a guided walk-through of the site, offering students insight into the Brickworks’ history, and Evergreen’s vision for the future of the sprawling compound....

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Conference Proceedings (Videos) from TCLF: Second Wave of Modernism III

by ERA Architects

Early this spring, the highly anticipated Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape, a conference series led by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), was held at Isabel Bader Theatre on Friday May 22nd. It was attended by 430 conference delegates from Canada and around the world, including a significant contingent of City of Toronto staff from various departments. TCLF...

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John Street Square _ Competition Winner Announced

by ERA Architects

Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamrozik’s proposal for an ‘Urban Ballroom’ has won the Ideas Competition for the John Street Square, located at the corner of John and King. The competition was sponsored by the Entertainment District Business Improvement Association, and is an element of the proposed John Street Cultural Corridor. ERA developed the idea for the John Street Cultural Corridor...

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The Ward: A new book, coming 2015

by ERA Architects

...date for a City Hall panel discussion in May: May 28, 2015 – 1:00pm – 2:30pm The editors of The Ward and several contributors will host a panel on a selected topic at City Hall. More details to come, but in the meantime, mark your calendars! Location: City Hall Library Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON Canada...

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Michael McClelland joins TCLF Stewardship Council

by ERA Architects

...landscapes, and to maintain and protect them for future generations. TCLF’s Stewardship Council is composed of landscape architects and allied professionals who help promote the foundation’s mission of “stewardship through education,” and who provide TCLF with a broader understanding of the profession and its practitioners. Michael has long been a supporter of TCLF, and remains an advocate in Canada and...

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