Search results for: PHS 5 metahd.ru <<<
Stories
Stone Engravings at Soldiers’ Tower
by
...record of our collective past, but also as a carefully constructed work of art. Its typesetting and engraving are artfully conceived and finely crafted, while its scale and grandeur convey with appropriate weight the loss of life in war. A page from the catalogue of documentary photographs. For information on Soldiers’ Tower and its annual remembrance service, please see University...
Read More
The ghost of Matta-Clark visits Toronto
by
...rehabilitation of the John F. Taylor house, and work has now begun on site. The former east and west additions to the designated building have been removed, and general site preparation is underway. Restoration work is set to begin this spring, where by the heritage home will be returned to a house in the round. More photographs after the jump....
Read More
Narrow Streets
by
David Yoon has produced a series of retouched photographs illustrating how streets in LA would look and feel at imaginary, narrower widths. One might also think of them as a very effective demonstration of urban priorities – the built reality of the North American prioritization of the automobile versus human-scale livability. See more at his blog....
Read More
Headspace
by
...it and replace it with a Shoppers Drug Mart or another large retailer. There is a need to retain older buildings in order to retain diversity. Read the full interview here, and be on the lookout for the new Winter 2011 issue of Spacing magazine on newsstands now. Photographs above (by ERA) record the transformation of the Artscape Wychwood Barns...
Read More
One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’
by
...That Define: Finding Meaning in Architectures of Exchange,” the exhibition opened to the public on June 29, 2023 at the Design at Riverside Gallery in Cambridge, Ontario. Each project featured a large poster that spanned from floor to ceiling, serving as the figurative “billboard” for the project. The range of work on display spanned from drawings and photographs to interview...
Read More
North York’s Modernist Architecture
by
...The update – available here as a PDF file – includes the complete 46 page original document, new essays by the aforementioned panelists, and current photographs of a number of the featured buildings. Dave LeBlanc also wrote an article in the Globe and Mail about the forum and the republication of the document, which is available on the Globe’s website....
Read More
Maple Leaf Gardens _ Heritage Interpretation Plan
by
...hockey team from 1931 to 1999, the Gardens also hosted political rallies, large religious congregations and assemblies, military drills, and pageants. The large, clear-span arena provided the setting for every conceivable form of musical entertainment, from the Metropolitan Opera to Metallica. It was also the battleground for boxers, wrestlers and runners, and has hosted innumerable bicycle races, tennis matches, ice...
Read More
Albert Jackson’s Story: local students document a history of social injustice spurring a network of community partnerships
by
...institutions generously offered information, photographs, and other support for the book. A Different Publisher and ERA would like to thank the Jackson Family, the Ontario Black History Society, Karolyn Smardz Frost, Patrick Crean, Janet Walters at Toronto’s First Post Office Museum, Chris Bateman at Heritage Toronto, Sandra Foster, Ron Fainfair, and LaShawn Murray. The Story of Albert Jackson was recently...
Read More
Dave LeBlanc for The Globe and Mail: The tower that once topped Toronto shines again
by
...27, 2021 Although it’s one of the smaller photographs accompanying the July, 1915 Construction magazine article, it speaks much louder than those showcasing luxurious banking interiors, sculpted friezes, or Corinthian columns marching along Yonge and King streets. About six men, wearing suits and moustaches – and no doubt clutching cigars or brandy snifters – cluster and converse behind the thin...
Read More
After the (TTG) party it’s the afterparty.
by
...people unfortunately had to be turned away at the door. Stay tuned for more photos from the day’s events, and further discussions of the issues raised. Edwin (right) shares a glass of wine with symposium panelist David Burnett, principal of UK-based Burnett Pollock Associates Architects. Sara, Laila, and Lara enjoy a break in the courtyard. All photographs by Laura May....
Read More
Michael McClelland on the Panel: Discussions on Art and Nature in Public Space
by
Art, nature and public engagement intersect throughout the city in many ways and ERA is in the thick of discussions leading to interesting, inspirational projects. Last Saturday Michael McClelland participated in a panel featuring the local urbanite’s quest for green space and reprieve from sprawl, as depicted in the City of Toronto commissioned photographs by Robert Burley for the exhibition...
Read More
When Crazy Gets Creative
by
...including workshops, artist-led ‘walkshop’ walking tours, a collaborative art project, and closing event and panel discussion. The pair have also found attentive audiences through public engagement projects at the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre, and Create Your Path initiative. In each case, they strive to create an experience that will bring broad communities together, break down barriers, and ignite their...
Read More