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Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

One of the earliest European settlements in the Province of Ontario, Sainte Marie among the Hurons is a site of national heritage significance and international interest. The challenge of assembling a conservation plan for three fireplace ruins at this important historic site offered an opportunity to approach conservation by first asking how to best interpret and present these artifacts to...

Centretown Heritage Inventory

...and urban planning policies aligned with community heritage values and objectives. ERA employed a streamlined framework that aligns with the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act and recent best practices, to evaluate and classify each property in Centertown. The evaluation considered design, historical, and contextual value, while emphasizing community engagement and area-shaping themes. Based on Inventory’s findings, ERA provided key...

Stories

Evergreen Canada Launches An Online Exhibit: Complete Communities

by ERA Architects

Evergreen Canada has launched an online gallery entitled ‘Complete Communities‘ that showcases several projects within and surrounding the GTA that provide affordable homes, fresh food, clean water, local services, green spaces and great recreation to their residents. Accessibility is made available through walking, biking and public transit. The Ridgeway Community Court is one of these projects. Ridgeway has a reputation...

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Best New Rental Development

by admin

ERA is pleased to announce that Jazz by Concert Properties was selected as the Best New Rental Development High-Rise at the 6th Annual MAC Awards held by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO). ERA worked with Burka Varacalli Architects as the Heritage Architect for this project. http://jazzbyconcert.com/...

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News & Events

Three New Principals and Expanding Leadership at ERA

by ERA Architects

...value.  Janice’s work focuses on restoration, renovation, and new construction, with a particular interest in sustainable technology at the intersection of new and existing materials. She is a registered architect and a LEED Green Associate.  David provides senior leadership and is actively involved in all aspects of ERA’s diverse practice including design and architectural services, office and studio management, mentoring, research,...

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Publications & Exhibits

One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’ 

by Kurt Kraler

...Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District that allow for a broader range of historic sign types. Since the launch of the publication, The Signs That Define… project continues to live online through an active Instagram page. The page features additional stories and photos that did not make it into the book while also reaching a broader online audience. Be sure...

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Learning from Europe

by ERA Architects

...Greater Golden Horseshoe, and its accompanying International Best Practice Research Highlight. This past weekend, The Toronto Star featured highlights of this research as part of an ongoing series looking into the future opportunities of Toronto Community Housing. Featured in the article are selected best practices found throughout the EU related to social housing. These include: • Foster a learning environment...

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Evergreen Brickworks film wins Hotdocs award

by ERA Architects

...recently received two awards at the International Documentary Challenge. Each film must be 5 minutes long, filmed within the same five days at the beginning of March, and based on the theme of “cycles.” The entry by team Made-in-Toronto received the award for best writing and Best Use of Genre (Social Issue/Political). Congratulations! See the video at International Documentary Challenge....

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Remembrance Day @ the Brampton Cenotaph

by admin

Brampton Memorial Cenotaph - November 11, 2011 For the past year, ERA has been working on the restoration of one of Brampton’s most cherished monuments – the War Memorial Cenotaph, which stands beside Brampton City Hall. Restoration was completed earlier this month, just in time for this year’s Remembrance Day service. Originally erected in 1928 to honour the sacrifice of...

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News & Events

The Signs That Define Toronto: A new book from ERA and Spacing 

by Kurt Kraler

...and is accompanied by thoughtful essays on the social and cultural value of the city’s signage.   The book was launched on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 at the El Mocambo. ORDER: purchase via the Spacing Store  Introduction from The Signs That Define Toronto  by Kurt Kraler  In the span of a decade, Toronto lost two of its most iconic signs, sparking...

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Charles Birnbaum visits landscapes of Toronto

by ERA Architects

...Sasaki, Strong & Associates By educating ourselves, Charles argues, we can begin to recapture some the value of these sites and bring significant heritage value back to the public realm. To effect this type of change, we need to write and publish on landscape, collaborate with other creatives on documentation, communication, and other discourse surrounding landscape, and partner with local...

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WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza

by ERA Architects

...and to flat pack for easy assembly and storage. Six design concepts for the project were developed through a series of community workshops by student teams in a graduate community design studio at the U of G this past winter, and the ideas most favoured by the working group and a wider online engagement were incorporated into the final design....

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