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Creative Space & Urban Stone: Public Talk

by ERA Architects

Stone is the most fundamental material but over the last 50 years its creative use has declined in the public realm. Through a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship David F. Wilson aimed to discover how other creatives are exploring the space between tradition & current practice, travelling in the USA & Canada through the summer months of 2017. Where problems...

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ERA and the Goethe-Institut

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...At the presentation this evening, Graeme will be discussing on-going international research and local applications of Tower Neighbourhood Renewal. For more information, visit Geothe-Institut Toronto. April 7, 2011. 6pm OCAD University, Auditorium, Room 190, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON Admission free +1 416 593 5257 x 205 Graeme and Stephan Lanz at Goethe Institute event at OCAD, April 7th, 2011...

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Interior of University College Library from second floor balcony.
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University College: Revitalization and Accessibility 

by ERA Architects

...the museum both used to have mezzanine levels, until the fire in the 1890s. Since then, they were these big open halls until 2015, when we started the project. We re-introduced the mezzanine to the library hall, while leaving the other open as it had been since the fire. In this way, both eras of the building’s history are represented....

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Amendments to Heritage Policies in Toronto’s Official Plan

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The City of Toronto has just brought forward draft Official Plan Amendment No. 199 regarding Public Realm and Heritage policies. In May of this year, a staff report recommending the adoption of revised heritage policies was brought forward, and a public open house was scheduled. Prior to the public open house on September 10th, ERA submitted comments to the City...

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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary

by ERA Architects

...9:00pm Cartoon City Curatorial Talk with Pat Macaulay Free 8:30 – 9:00pm Authors at Harbourfront Series, book signing Free 9:00 – 9:15pm Welcoming Comments ERA, Spacing Magazine, Doors Open TSA poster design competition winner announcement Free 9:00 to 9:45pm Dessert Service Free 9:15 to 9:45pm Tour of 2nd Floor York Quay Centre by Tim Scott – Natale and Scott Architects...

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Grappling with heritage

by ERA Architects

Recently ERA’s Michael McClelland spoke at a Doors Open Toronto event entitled “Redesigning Toronto.” The PechaKucha-style event moderated by Spacing’s Shaun Micallef asked several leading architects to speak about advancing the design of the city. Michael’s talk surveyed changing conceptions of heritage over the years, beginning with the traditional conception of grand and noble landmarks that need to be saved...

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Jane Jacobs Prize to Graeme Stewart & Sabina Ali

by ERA Architects

...stakeholders to work towards safer, healthier, and more vibrant communities in Toronto’s tower neighbourhoods. This week, in fact, we begin a series of public consultations to spread the word and solicit feedback regarding new RAC Zoning. RAC Zoning is an exciting change for the GTA that will open up new possibilities for what people are permitted to do on the...

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1960s Canada: An interview with Vincent Massey Tovell

by ERA Architects

...after the war. The ‘60s were really a wonderful period. New ideas were for everyone, not just an elite. There was a whole new generation of people after the war who travelled, who were open to new ideas. There came a kind of new middle class with the possibility of university education, who had worked in the forces. Men and...

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ERA opens its doors

by ERA Architects

Last Saturday ERA Architects participated in a Doors Open tour organized by Toronto Society of Architects. Doors Open is an annual opportunity for the public to visit places and spaces of historic, cultural, or architectural interest. This year ERA opened its doors and was very pleased to host a wide range of interested visitors, from ten-year-old aspiring architects to experienced...

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New Vision Church Preaches to the Converted as ‘The Music Hall’ (with new video link)

by ERA Architects

...bid to better serve and engage with the wider community, the church congregation is opening their doors to the music industry and its patrons, providing new context to the site as a 1,000-seat live performance venue, ‘The Music Hall’. The church has already played host to several high-profile entertainment events, such as a ‘Welcome to Hamilton’ benefit concert to raise...

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

by ERA Architects

Much has been spoken and written of the Broadview Hotel over the past few years. Having opened last spring, the updated landmark at the corner of Queen and Broadview has already established itself as the new go-to site for entertainment in the Riverdale neighbourhood. With all the positive attention, comes increased interest in the building’s history and the stories that...

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Building a ship in a bottle

by ERA Architects

...the restoration of the historic Carlton marquee, which will be a wonderful public face to this adaptive reuse project. Inside, the floor slabs are almost all poured, and the internal spaces are really starting to shape up… Loblaws is set to open late this year, and the Ryerson spaces on the new floor levels above will open early spring 2012....

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