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Concrete Toronto Music

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Toronto indie and contemporary musicians get brutalist on iconic city buildings Sunday June 1 2-5pm Ontario Science Centre 770 Don Mills Rd *Free with admission to OSC Or purchase tickets: $20 regular/15$ member INCLUDING SCHOOL BUS RIDE from Music Gallery (meet at 12:45pm) Advance tickets available at: http://www.ticketweb.ca More info: http://www.musicgallery.org Presented by the Music Gallery as part of the...

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Hamiltonโ€˜s Durand Built Heritage Inventory project paper has been published by the ISPRS

by ERA Architects

...cloud, making it accessible throughout the project. Its capabilities facilitated survey work in the field using a tablet, data crunching in the office, and the production of rich visuals that helped describe our findings. Using our database, the collected historical and survey information integrated seamlessly with a geographic information system (GIS) dataset in order to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage...

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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers

by ERA Architects

...Stats in Canada.” Accessed January 18th, 2013. http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/nero/jufa/jufa_031.cfm English Heritage. 2009. “Government Review of Policies Relating to the Historic Environment.” Accessed January 15, 2013. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/info/ehreview15.html. Faludi, Eugene. 1963. “Report on Apartment Building Development in East Annex Planning District.” Toronto: E. G. Faludi and Associates, Town Planning Consultants Ltd. Ministry of Culture. 2006. “Heritage Property Evaluation.” Accessed January 15, 2013. http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/publications/Heritage_Tool_Kit_HPE_Eng_large.pdf....

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1953 aerial photograph from the City of Toronto Archives, annotated by ERA.

Alexis Cohen presents at the College Art Association (CAA)

by ERA Architects

...in the visual arts, and promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners. CAA (collegeart.org) Her paper, “An Incremental Urbanism: Zoning Infractions at Toronto’s Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village, 1943-1963,” examines user-driven zoning infractions that led to the incremental creation of Toronto’s most beloved and iconic discount retailer...

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Publications & Exhibits

Announcing the Frank Darling Book Project

by David Winterton, senior associate

...Pearson’s temple-fronted bank branches. The research structure is organized using Robert Hill’s entries on Darling in his indispensable Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950, extracted and tabulated into a spreadsheet sortable by type, year, bank, etc. To that, we’ve added attributable properties found on the national register, bank archives, and other sources. Each project is given a code—for example, Bank001—for...

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Weโ€™re celebrating: June 7th at Fort York

by admin

...pop-up marketplaces, and several other charming presentations on what’s new at Fort York and around our city. For directions please go to TorontoTheGood.org. Or to RSVP directly, please fill out this form. In addition celebrating our city, ERA is celebrating some exciting news of its own. First, we have three new specialized staff appointments: Victoria Angel MA, Dean of School,...

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Arrival City: Bookclub and Webinar, Mar 13

by ERA Architects

...other questions as part of the many Bookclub events. The webinar will be available at http://citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/towerrenewal/. To get caught up on the Bookclub so far, please see citybuilderbookclub.org. To read Doug Saunders’ 2014 article on Canada’s tower neighbourhoods, see the Globe & Mail online. A description of the event from the organizer brief, is as follows: March 13, 2015 Webinar:...

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Detroit-Toronto Party & Symposium: Carlu, Oct. 25

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...a place. 6 to 11:30 pm Toronto the Good (a party) A party thrown each year by ERA Architects to celebrate Toronto and mull over its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded folk. Free admission; cash bar. No registration necessary; please just rsvp to: [email protected]. For more information regarding both events, please visit www.torontothegood.org or write...

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Open Doors for Doors Open

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...adaptive reuse studies of the oft-neglected R.L. Hearn Generating Station. Be sure and drop in while you’re out exploring the built environment this weekend. Open Doors An Exhibition Inspired by Doors Open May 26th – June 9th 2010 Reception May 27th 6:30-10pm Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St. West Gallery Hours Wed – Sun 1-6pm www.g1313.org Above graphic by ERA Architects....

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TTG 2011!

by ERA Architects

...involved each year. Other partners have included Heritage Toronto, the Carpenters Union, the Toronto Society of Architects, the Distillery District, Harbourfront Centre, and Cities Centre. The first Toronto the Good took place at the Distillery District, but there was one at Fort York, when the Mayor shot off a cannon. The 2011 invasion of Hart House is a new venture...

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Toronto the Good

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...and in city building. We started these parties with Spacing Magazine and [murmur], and they have continued to be involved each year. Other partners have included Heritage Toronto, the Carpenters Union, the Toronto Society of Architects, the Distillery District, Harbourfront Centre, and Cities Centre. The first Toronto the Good took place at the Distillery District, but there was one at...

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Capitalizing on Heritage / Awarding Conservation: Materials, Craftsmanship and Construction

by ERA Architects

...for their contribution, along with contractor Clifford Restoration Ltd. for the Award of Merit for Conservation: Materials, Craftsmanship and Construction for the conservation of the William Johnson House as part of the new facilities for Casey House, a collaborative project with Hariri Pontarini. Lastly, ERA Principals Michael McClelland and Edwin Rowse, along with Project Manager/Architect Sydney Martin are proud to...

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