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1 Spadina Crescent
Originally home to Knox College, and eventually occupied by one of the world’s first insulin manufacturers and a military hospital, the Gothic Revival building at 1 Spadina Crescent has a rich history and is a major city landmark, terminating views north from Spadina Avenue. ERA worked with NADAAA between 2011 and 2017 to oversee the building’s latest incarnation as part...
Coronation Park
Coronation Park is a six-hectare, culturally significant park at the foot of the historic Fort York area. The park is a living memorial, with the groves of silver maples commemorating the service and sacrifice of Canada’s military in World War I. At over 70 years old, the original design intent of the park had begun to fade from view. Original...
Stories
Breaking down barriers in the landscape: Q&A with Brendan Stewart
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Continuing our efforts to engage with landscape in foundational and innovative ways, ERA welcomes long-time collaborator Brendan Stewart back to the firm as a Senior Advisor on landscape practice. Brendan brings years of experience in landscape discourse and architecture from across the sectors of academia, industry, and nonprofit grassroots initiatives. Having studied with Randy Hester at the University of California,...
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Powers of Towers: New video starring Graeme Stewart and Sabina Ali
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ERA’s Graeme Stewart and Sabina Ali of the Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee are featured in a terrific new video by Spacing. The video, which also includes interviews with ERA’s Michael McClelland, is entitled “Powers of Towers,” and profiles the efforts of Graeme and Sabina to transform Toronto’s aging suburban high-rise neighbourhoods into livable communities that work. Graeme and Sabina were...
Read MoreNew video doc on Sharon Temple
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...and a monument to a fascinating part of 19th century Canadian culture. In the video, curator John McIntyre and ERAer Jan Kubanek introduce viewers to the history of the Temple and its design, as well as the recent restoration and preservation project led by ERA. Many thanks to Vanessa Ireson, who produced the video through the generous support of Co-op...
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New Vision Church Preaches to the Converted as ‘The Music Hall’ (with new video link)
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...5:25pm – Greetings from City Econ. Dev. Director Glen Norton and Ward Councilor Jason Farr 5:45pm – Violin performance by Lance Ouellette 6:15pm – Hamilton Community Choir performance 6:40pm – Words from music industry spokesperson 6:45pm – Performance by Steve Strongman 7:00pm – Wrap-up Check out Rev. Ian Sloan’s interview with host Doug Farraway on Cable 14’s City Matters: https://cable14now.com/video-on-demand/video/?videoId=2287...
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1960s Canada: An interview with Vincent Massey Tovell
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...as celebrity as there is today? Vincent Tovell: Not like today. But John Andrews was a real showman. He said to me, ‘Architecture is a performing art. If you can find yourself in the New York Times or the centre spread of Time magazine, then you’ve made it.’ And he accomplished all of the above, the latter with Scarborough College....
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Storefronts and urban evolution: Q&A with Shannon Clayton
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...1 Yorkville and the IMMIX tower at 480 Yonge Street. Her research tracks the ways in which technology, economy, and design values gave rise to storefronts and examines the factors that have led to their decline in North American contemporary architecture. Alessandro Tersigni: Storefronts strike me as one of the fundamental urban building blocks. Do you think North American cities...
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Evergreen Canada Launches An Online Exhibit: Complete Communities
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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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Parkwood in the news
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Dave LeBlanc has an excellent article in the Globe and Mail today about one of our favorite projects, the Parkwood National Historic Site. Parkwood National Historic Site was built in 1916 as the home of the late R. S. McLaughlin, founder of General Motors Canada. The building, designed by prominent Toronto architects Darling and Pearson, now serves as a historic...
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76 Howard Street’s Moving Day – Video Update
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https://youtu.be/EcUNyv_N_2w It’s one thing to pack and move house, and quite another to move a house! William Whitehead House, at the ripe old age of 130 years, was relocated under exacting circumstances to allow for the development of 1000 condos units in the St. Jamestown neighourhood. The team at ERA was on hand to supervise and document the process as...
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Brickworks in the news again
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Today’s Globe and Mail features an article by Angela Kryhul about the ongoing development at the Evergreen Brick Works; Brick Works fired up for the future, including an informative time-line of the historic evolution of the site. From the article: William Taylor was digging holes for fence posts one day when he came across a type of clay that he...
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