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Port Union Community Build

by ERA Architects

...for welcoming us into your communities, and making this project a great success. We wish you well and look forward to continuing initiatives! For more on the history of Port Union, and lots of information and images documenting our two-week residency, please see the Culture of Outports website. Recent Press: Globe & Mail, CBC Radio, CBC News Online, Ryerson News...

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Graeme Stewart interviewed on The Urbanist

by ERA Architects

Monocle Radio recently interviewed ERA’s Graeme Stewart on The Urbanist, a weekly program on the people and ideas that shape urban life. In this week’s edition, Andrew Tuck speaks with Graeme about Toronto’s modernist legacy and the Tower Renewal program. You can listen to this interview online at Monocle.com #61....

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Shipbuilding in NFLD: a book

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...every builder on record from every corner of the province. Impeccably researched and contextualized, Calvin Evans’s Master Shipbuilders of Newfoundland and Labrador offers an indispensable addition to the story of our past. If you are in St. John’s, please join the authors for the launch, or if you’d like to order a copy online, please go to Breakwater Books.  ...

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Respectful Rehabilitation

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This past year ERA Principal Michael McClelland was a guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University. His lectures on Respectful Rehabilitation included “Rehabilitation and New Design – The Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario” and “Balancing Heritage Conservation in the Private Sector: A Case Study of the Distillery District in Toronto”. They can now be viewed online at...

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WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza

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...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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Architecture and value

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...the range of what we think of as architecture, Michael’s talk asks, What should architects do? According to him, they shouldn’t only make buildings, but conduct research, engage the public, study the world, respond to changing values, and… throw parties. To read Spacing Ottawa’s review of the talk, see Spacing online. Or, watch the video of the slide presentation below:...

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Jane Jacobs Prize to Graeme Stewart & Sabina Ali

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...street in “Apartment Neighbouhoods.” It will open up important possibilities for community initiatives and small businesses. To attend a public consultation, please see our recent blog post for dates and times. The 2014 Jane Jacobs Prize was announced Tuesday March 25th on CBC Metro Morning. To hear the interview, go to Metro Morning online. The prize will be officially awarded...

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University of Toronto’s Landscape of Landmark Quality Design Competition

by ERA Architects

...29th to October 2nd, where computer terminals were provided so that viewers could easily provide feedback. If you are interested in providing your comments, the University of Toronto has created an online survey. The Evaluation Committee will then summarize public input and take it into consideration during the finalist selection process. The four proposed projects. The four teams. Photos from...

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Heritage Masonry with Dr. Gerard Lynch, May 13 to 22

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...of the City and Guilds of London Institute (LCG). He is a former Head lecturer of Trowel Trades at Bedford College, pioneering a revival of gauged brickwork, in which he is considered the world’s leading authority, and other almost forgotten traditional craft skills. He is affectionately known by the historic term, ‘The Red Mason’. Please join us by registering online....

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New Vision Church Preaches to the Converted as ‘The Music Hall’ (with new video link)

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...available for sale online now. The church will be seeking a heritage designation, which will describe the cultural heritage value of the building and guide its renovation work. ERA is working in an architectural consultancy capacity to meet critical building code requirements for fire-rating and washrooms. The next phase of work will include a ticket booth, upgraded seating and acoustics,...

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Yonge St.: development, heritage, and change

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...projects. So much so, in a number of cases, that the new design can end up playing “second fiddle” to the heritage fabric. This type of development will be seen more and more along the city’s historic Yonge St., which will see big changes over the next several years. To read Dave’s article, please visit the Globe & Mail online....

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Irwin House: Floating in mid-air

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...about six inches per minute and took almost three days in total. The relocation of Irwin House this short distance makes it more visually accessible from Yonge St. and allows for a more successful integration of new design and heritage fabric. For more info and pictures on this project, please see a recent story in The National Post online.  ...

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