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Senate of Canada Building receives international recognition with 2020 Civic Trust Award
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Photo: Doublespace Photography The Senate of Canada Building has been awarded a 2020 Civic Trust Award, the longest-running international awards program recognizing outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. The award was given to Public Services and Procurement Canada, Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects on Friday, March 6 in Manchester. The Senate of Canada Building was just...
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ERAโs Graeme Stewart and Yaโel Santopinto named to the RAICโs College of Fellows
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...Canadian cities: deterioration of mid-century apartment building communities resulting from decades of neglect, policy interference, and socio-economic marginalization. Graeme is arguably the single reason “Tower Renewal” is a term familiar to Canadian architects. Graeme’s contributions to Tower Renewal began with groundbreaking research while still a student and continued through professional research, policy development and implementation in partnership with CMHC, the...
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Health and urban design: Two new reports released
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...Health respectively, these reports further research, policy development, and practical strategies to help achieve the potential of Tower Neighbourhood Renewal. Strong Neighbourhoods and Complete Communities, developed with United Way Toronto, identifies key zoning and policy barriers preventing neighbourhood investment, local economic development, and community initiatives; and proposes alternative policy frameworks to enable positive neigjhbourhood change moving forward. Toward Healthy Apartment...
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Health, zoning and urban design: Two new reports released
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...these reports further research, policy development, and practical strategies to help achieve the potential of Tower Neighbourhood Renewal. Strong Neighbourhoods and Complete Communities, developed with United Way Toronto, identifies key zoning and policy barriers preventing neighbourhood investment, local economic development, and community initiatives; and proposes alternative policy frameworks to enable positive neigjhbourhood change moving forward. Toward Healthy Apartment Neighbourhoods, developed...
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The future of Ontario Place
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...he says, “and figure out how to improve them, rather then go, ‘That’s all crap; we’re going to take it all away.’ ” McClelland also points to Zeidler’s unbuilt Harbour City project, which would have created a neighbourhood of 60,000 people on what is now the Toronto Island Airport; [project spokesperson Hugh] Mansfield says plans that include residential elements will...
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Creative Space & Urban Stone: Public Talk
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...display this aspect well are the Edinburgh Airport Interchange and Livingston Landmarks. The latter was awarded the coveted Pinnacle Award from the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. Brendan Stewart Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph; past Associate, ERA Architects, Toronto Brendan Stewart received his BLA from Guelph, attended Edinburgh College of Art, and received an MLA from...
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Amendments to Heritage Policies in Toronto’s Official Plan
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...Plan heritage policies on the City website: www.toronto.ca/opreview/pdf/opreview_proposed_heritage_policy.pdf 2) ERA’s initial comments and draft counter proposal: www.era.on.ca/pdf/ERA_OP_heritage_policy_comments.pdf 3) Draft Amendment No. 199 to Official Plan, just released and available on the City website: http://www.toronto.ca/opreview/pdf/version_opa_atclerks.pdf 4) ERA’s comments on Amendment, submitted respectfully on October 1, 2012: www.era.on.ca/pdf/ERA_OP_heritage_policy_comments2.pdf The key authors of this draft include Michael McClelland (Principal and Co-Founder at ERA),...
Read MoreProposed Heritage Policies in the ‘Toronto Official Plan’ Review
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...The Official Plan heritage policies are available for review on the City website, at: www.toronto.ca/opreview/pdf/opreview_proposed_heritage_policy.pdf Linked below, we respectfully submit comments on the current proposed policies, and a draft counter-proposal – a goals-based policy document that can significantly improve the delivery of heritage services in the City of Toronto. www.era.on.ca/pdf/ERA_OP_heritage_policy_comments.pdf The key authors of this draft include Michael McClelland (Principal...
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โTower, Slab, Superblock: Social Housing Legacies and Futuresโ Sparks the Imagination on Postwar Design and Construction
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...Principal, ERA Architects. “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform and reuse!” – Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal On December 10th a group of international guests will assemble at the Cooper Union Rose Auditorium in New York City to share thoughts on policy and design improvements to enhance the existing stock of postwar social hosing in North America...
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New Approaches to Old Housing
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For the past decade, Tower Renewal has been defined by research, policy design and action. Through multi-sectoral partnerships, best-practice and primary research, our work has evolved into program design, capacity building, and on-the-ground project implementation with a wide range of stakeholders. This ongoing program of ‘research to action’ was featured in Architectural Design Magazine special issue: Calling All Architects: New Approaches...
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Congratulations to Yaโel Santopinto, our new Associateย
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...ERA who specializes in affordable and energy-efficient housing, international housing policy and regulation, and the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings. Ya’el is also the Director of Research and Partnerships with the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal, leading work on Tower Renewal — an initiative to catalyze reinvestment and community building in apartment tower neighbourhoods. Her work includes research, advocacy,...
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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers
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...10,000 properties. The majority of these resources are individual properties and within the downtown core there are also several heritage conservation districts. The city has been progressive in having always avoided adopting a specific cut-off date for the recognition of modern buildings as heritage. For example, Toronto City Hall, built after an international design competition in 1965, was designated only...
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