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The Crosstown: EGLINTONconnects

...Facilitation and Decision Making, Public Workshop, N. Barry Lyons Consultants. View the project summary here. For more information on the Canadian Institute of Planners Award, visit here. For more information on the Toronto Urban Design Awards, visit here. Awards publicity: “Winners of the 2015 Toronto Urban Design Awards announced,” via News Wire. “2015 Toronto Urban Design Awards,” via IIDEX Canada....

The McGill New Vic Project

...heritage site and an indigenous archaeological area of interest. Hersey Pavilion is also a National Historic Site of Canada. Beyond these multiple statuses, the “Royal Vic” is a site at the heart of the city and at the heart of Montrealers. Following the relocation of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) to the Glen site in 2015, the Royal Victoria...

The Roxy Theatre

The Allenby Theatre (also re-named the 99cent Roxy) opened in 1935 and was designed by the well-known Toronto architectural firm Kaplan and Sprachman. Kaplan and Sprachman were responsible for the design of roughly seventy-five percent of all movie theatres in Canada between the years of 1921 and 1950. At the time of the Great Depression, the Allenby stood as a...

exterior view of new addition to NAC National Arts Centre

...Sise (later Arcop). The structure is a bold expression of modern Canadian identity. In 2014, the NAC Rejuvenation project was announced in anticipation of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2017. The transformation included improved spaces for performance, new wings for audience and presentation events, and a new entrance on Elgin Street with a glazed addition wrapping around the north side...

Waterfront Heritage and Cultural Infrastructure Plan

...development that includes a focus on public life, the people and the lived experience of the city. The vision of a revitalized waterfront includes a web of experiences that reflect the diversity of Toronto’s urban cultural life and showcases Toronto as a model for generating civic identity in 21st century urban Canada. Read the Waterfront Heritage and Cultural Infrastructure Plan....

Hermant Building: 19 Dundas Square

...80 percent of the optical industry in Canada. As part of a 40-storey mixed-use redevelopment designed by Diamond Schmidt, ERA worked as heritage architects on both 19 and 21 Dundas Square. Our scope of work included: preservation, restoration, and refurbishment of both buildings, including exteriors and lobbies; restoration and refurbishment of windows, terracotta cladding, and colour scheme for 19 Dundas...

Defining the Public Realm Plan

“Defining the Public Realm” was created in 2003 for the Culture Division, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Dept., City of Toronto. It is a companion to the 2002 plan “Canada’s Urban Waterfront,” which studied opportunities for new initiatives available across the GTA’s extensive lakeshore. “Defining the Public Realm” follows up by looking at the diversity of heritage and contemporary communities...

house shielded by trees Randwood

The Rand Estate in Niagara-on-the-Lake, known as “Randwood”, is a treasure among Canada’s historic estates. Some 50 acres large at its height, it was the summer home of the Rand family over multiple generations between 1910 and 2016. The estate holds a vital place in the community’s history and identity, and its magnificent landscape is a significant early-20th century work...

Spirit of Sir John A.

Confederation Park was opened in 1967 to mark the centenary of Canada’s confederation, on the site of the disused CPR rail yard and the earlier Market Battery fortification. Locomotive CPR 1095 (named, “The Spirit of Sir John A.” on occasion of the centenary) was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company Ltd., in Kingston, in 1913, and has been located in...

La Cour d’appel du QuΓ©bec (Quebec Court of Appeals)

This monumental building in Old Montreal, completed in 1926, was designed by Ernest Cormier, Louis-Auguste Amos, and Charles J. Saxe. Cormier, known for his fine design work and decidedly modern approach to architecture, also designed l’Université de Montréal; St. Michael’s College School, Toronto; the Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa; and Cormier House, which served fo several years as the Montreal...

The Selby front facade The Selby

...is the significant tuckpointing on the Mansion. A popular technique used prominently in the 19th century, tuckpointing was executed on the entirety of the Mansion’s exterior, making it the largest fully tuckpointed project of its kind in Canada. The new Selby breathes life into Sherbourne Street, serving as a landmark of the historic area and marking the neighbourhood’s return to...

Consumer’s Gas Showroom

...framed with steel and cast iron. The building is designated under part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The art deco influenced architecture is exceptional for its use of materials and decorative detailing. Dolphin also designed the Postal Delivery Building, which is now the Air Canada Centre. ERA developed a scope of conservation work in conjunction with the owners interior...