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Cosmopolitan Dynamics of a Multicultural City Curated by Ian Chodikoff Opening Reception will be taking place on Wednesday July 9 starting at 7:00pm The exhibit will be taking place at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street To view work by ERA Architects Inc. displayed at Fringe Benefits, please use the following link: http://www.era.on.ca/blogs/towerrenewal/?p=144...

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Tower Renewal Partnership: revitalizing communities through research, advocacy, and action

by ERA Architects

...Public Health, United Way Toronto and York Region, the Government of Ontario, Evergreen, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, Metcalf Foundation, Atkinson Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. Our technical project partners include NBLC and Transsolar KlimaEngineering. To learn more about our work visit: www.towerrenewal.com. For more information contact: Graeme Stewart Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal [email protected] Hadley Nelles Maytree [email protected]...

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‘Big River Landscape’ wins the National Capital Commission’s Nepean Point Redevelopment design competition

by ERA Architects

...space for all peoples. ERA’s team includes: Michael McClelland, Victoria Angel and Brendan Stewart, and as a sub to ERA: Lisa Prosper Heritage Consultant. More from theNational Capital Commission on the ‘Big River Landscape’ scheme: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment/big-river-landscape NCC website announcement: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment Youtube Video of the NCC Public Board of Directors Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_Th_HDRcE – t=01h52m32s Ottawa Citizen article: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/nepean-point-winner-announced-milestone-meeting-on-lebreton-flats-expected-january CBC Coverage: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nepean-point-redesign-big-river-landscape-redevelopment-1.4415946...

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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

...person in a wheelchair today would have to take a long, counterintuitive route to access certain parts of the building. So major work needed to be done to the interior, and a new elevator tower was necessary.  Given the historic importance of the building, in association with Kohn Shnier Architects (KSA), ERA brought a team with vast areas of expertise...

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Canada Hair Cloth

by ERA Architects

...images the buildings follow after the jump. The evolution of the site and surrounding context – 1934 above, 2010 below. The original mill was built adjacent to the (third) Welland Canal, and used water diverted from the canal for power. Interior of the western-most building of the Canada Hair Cloth factory. Fire-door counter-weight. Inspecting the foundations. Inspecting the wall assembly....

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Marble Madness

by ERA Architects

...marble is available for public purchase, with a minimum order of 30 pieces. We look forward to seeing what everyone does with their new/old marble; expect coffee tables and counter-tops galore. Hopefully Toronto is soon awash in re-used Carrara marble. A few words of warning for anyone else looking to get in on the fun: the batch delivery process was...

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Nothing is Impossible: NXT City defines its strategies for city-building through an inspirational presentation at ERA

by ERA Architects

On December 13th, NXT City visited ERA to engage staff as part of our Wednesday Morning Forum ‘Spark Sessions’, a series of talks presented at ERA’s office by people and organizations who are at the forefront of their respective practices, and pushing the boundaries of design, policy and development in our city. NXT City is a not-for-profit organization that unites...

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PechaKucha: Tower Renewal 101

by ERA Architects

Recently ERA’s Graeme Stewart presented a crash course in Tower Renewal at a Toronto PechaKucha event focused on urban innovation. The short, 7-minute talk covers half a century of Toronto’s history and, right up to some of the exciting new initiatives taking place in and around Toronto’s Tower Neighbourhoods. PechaKucha is a simple presentation genre where presenters speak about 20...

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PechaKucha of the day

by ERA Architects

...of the exciting new initiatives taking place in and around the city. PechaKucha is a simple presentation genre where presenters speak about 20 images for 20 seconds each. The method was devised by Tokyo-based architects Klein-Dytham as a way to facilitate dialog and idea generation between architects, designers, and other creative thinkers. To see other presentations, please visit pechakucha.org. For...

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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

The 2011 Toronto the Good party is this Thursday May 12th at Hart House. For more details, please visit www.torontothegood.org. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city and in city building. We started these parties with Spacing Magazine and [murmur], and they have continued to be...

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