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Remembrance Day @ the Brampton Cenotaph

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...Brampton’s fallen in the Great War (1914-1918), the monument has been an iconic part of the city’s Remembrance Day services ever since. After 83 years however, the Cenotaph is showing its wrinkles. Last year ERA began a condition assessment on the monument and found several signs of deterioration – including rust staining, environmental staining, cracked/damaged pointing, unmatched and damaged sealant....

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Tower Renewal Action Forum

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Canada faces a growing housing affordability crisis. Now is the time for coordinated action to build a future around more complete, resilient, and affordable cities – and Tower Renewal is a strategy for realizing this change. Postwar apartment towers are the backbone of Canada’s purpose-built rental stock, and provide affordable housing to millions of Canadians. On October 5th, 2017, international...

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Ghost wall: casting a heritage façade in concrete

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...final product in glass-fibre reinforced concrete, or GFRC. Segments in storage Mould-making of masonry Silicon mould Gypsum test The final product: GFRC GFRC is light, strong, and renders a high level of detail, showing even the pores and marks of age in the bricks. The new wall will be monochromatic and slightly lighter in tone than the heritage masonry. It...

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New Montreal office

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...creative businesses. While Jan, Emma, and The Commons thoroughly enjoyed their time in the Complexe du Canal Lachine in Saint-Henri, this move brings them closer to clients, job sites, and the bustling urban life of Ste. Catherine. Among the local attractions include the majestic Imperial Cinema; the unusual St. James United Church; MusiquePlus, with its throngs of screaming adolescents; and,...

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The Colours of the Allandale Train Station

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As part of the strategy to restore the Allandale Train Station, ERA is working to identify the exterior paint scheme, as it would have appeared in 1905. At the office social hour last Friday, Alana described how preliminary research uncovered clues to the original building colouration from a variety of sources including; archival photographs, newspaper clippings and postcards. Additionally, ERA...

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Landscape symposium: Toronto 2015

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During a visit to Toronto this May, Charles Birnbaum, founder of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), announced that his organization will be holding a 2015 landscape architecture symposium in Toronto. Set just prior to the Toronto Pan Am Games of 2015, the symposium is perfectly timed to coincide with the completion of several new landscape projects in the city. It...

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It’s Symposium Season!

by ERA Architects

...Modern Architecture’ featured a portfolio of modernist buildings that inhabit Toronto’s various environs. He invited ideas on how we can apply heritage principles to buildings that are incorporated in to the historical fabric of the city. Secondly, Carleton University’s School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies hosted a Heritage Conservation Symposium entitled ‘Dynamic + Mitigating Landscapes: Re-visioning Heritage Conservation. ERA Associate,...

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Download North York’s Modernist Architecture Revisited

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...additional notable buildings built between 1945 and 1981 in North York. Also included is a proposed heritage policy strategy, biographies of several prominent architects, and an essay on North York’s modernist beginnings. Please note that North York’s Modernist Architecture Revisited includes over 300 photographs, and the PDF is quite large. At 32mb, the file may take some time to download....

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Kensington Market Lofts Presents a Gateway of Colour to the Neighbourhood

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...its bohemian context as it complements the existing vibrant-coloured awnings, shops and graffiti that energize the streetscape. The project faces one of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares, providing a landmark that will invite people into the market at one of its primary entrances. It is a physical manifestation and embodiment of the eclectic spirit and energy of the market. Congratulations to...

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Section 37 and the Public Realm: A Joint MITACS Project ( by guest blogger Jeff Biggar)

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...for one-off investments, to fund capital projects at the expense of others. And this applies only to those who make use of it. Many councillors in outlying wards, where growth is occurring at a slower pace, or not at all, do not have ready access to Section 37. Questions of equity and access in the process should also be considered...

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Maple Leaf Gardens marquee restoration

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...also a National Historic Site. Conn Smythe (fourth from left) in front of the historic marquee, 195-. Toronto Archives f1257_s1057_it7469. The original canopy from 1931 did not include the lightbox above (which was added in the following decade), and the marquee has been subsequently modified numerous times over the life of the building. It was decided in consultation with municipal...

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Fundraiser for School in Kenya

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...classrooms have been constructed. With more than 200 students already attending these two classrooms, however, there is a huge demand for additional space to be constructed. All proceeds from the fundraiser are going directly to the continued construction of Oleleshwa Primary School. The event took place January 24th, 2013, from 6:30-9:30pm at the Shamba space, 48 Yonge Street, #1200.  ...

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