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Arrival City: Bookclub and Webinar, Mar 13
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...on and debate the issues raised through reading. The current edition is focused on Doug Saunders’ seminal book, Arrival City. Saunders’ Arrival City is a discussion of the large-scale migrations occurring today of populations across the world from rural to urban settings. This “final migration” represents a time of massive change that has huge cultural, economic, and political implications for...
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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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Ontario Place and the value of cultural heritage sites
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...they’re seeking a long-term lease for the space, moving Ontario Place away from public governance to private ownership and development. World Monuments Fund is now calling for it to be saved, and importance as a site with heritage and cultural value to be recognized. Every two years, the Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites around the world deemed...
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Military infrastructure designation, UK
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...was designated by English Heritage. “Cavitation” is the formation and collapse of bubbles, a process which marine designers attempted to minimize in order to reduce propeller erosion and underwater noise (particularly important for submarines in wartime). A cavitation tunnel is similar in function to a wind tunnel, but filled with water for hydrodynamic testing. No. 2 Cavitation Tunnel was built...
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Charles Birnbaum visits landscapes of Toronto
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...At the dinner, Charles announced some amazing news: in 2015 The Cultural Landscape Foundation plans to host a symposium in Toronto. This will bring together international experts in landscape architecture, as well as engage the public in tours and discussion of Toronto’s landscape. For more information on this gathering, please see our news item on the symposium. Yorkville Tour As...
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We’re celebrating: June 7th at Fort York
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...Norris’s master’s thesis, “Tar Creek Supergrid” has attracted attention from the OAA awards, the International Architectural Biennale of Rotterdam, ARUP’s Phase 2 gallery in London, and both Volume and Bracket magazines. In Tower Renewal project news, ERA is collaborating with planningAlliance, the United Way, and the City of Toronto to explore possible zoning amendments to Toronto’s “apartment neighbourhoods.” These amendments...
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Heritage Masonry with Dr. Gerard Lynch, May 13 to 22
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...brickwork, and all manner of detail in the mason’s art. Update: We will also be joined May 20 to 22 by master mason Terry Mullarkey of J. Mullarkey & Sons Stonemasons, one of the top marble and stone masonry restoration companies in the world. These courses combine theoretical and hands-on demonstration, revealing the fascinating intricacy of brick construction past and...
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Diving Into the ERA Library—Part 1
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...Arlene Chan lays out a comprehensive account of the local Chinese Canadian community’s history with insight from early residents, news clippings, and personal archival records. ERA has worked with Arlene in the past on The Ward anthology books and she is currently working on an essay about signage in Chinatown for another ERA publishing venture. LINK: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781554889792-the-chinese-in-toronto-from-1878 Hurricane Hazel, by...
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Port Union Community Build
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...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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When Crazy Gets Creative
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...The objective of the exercise was to define the space we were in, how it’s used and how it has evolved. The teams discussed various perspectives before creating two intricate webs. The communication and designs that resulted made for an interesting collaborative experience. For more information visit: http://www.crazydames.com/ U of T News article: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/these-crazy-dames-want-us-rethink-way-we-engage-city All photographs courtesy of Crazy Dames....
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ACO NextGen presents the possibility of a new take on an historic building
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...the building as a landmark destination for both heritage architectural lovers and community dwellers alike abound. As Scott is quoted as saying, ‘Now is the perfect time to start dreaming….’ Link to Toronto Star article: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/11/09/bay-dundas-bus-terminal-looks-to-recapture-its-sense-of-grandeur.html Link to NOW magazine article: https://nowtoronto.com/news/toronto-coach-terminal-could-use-some-inspired-ideas/ Photo of original Bus Coach Terminal interior courtesy of City of Toronto Archives. Photos of current Bus Coach...
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2008 Heritage Toronto Awards
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Wesley Building and King Parliament Square win 2008 Heritage Toronto Awards. Please follow the link below to read the full article that was written by Patricia Williams. Featured in the Daily Commercial News and Construction Record. 2008 Heritage Toronto Awards – Daily Commercial News...
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