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ERA to Port Union, Nfld. mid-June

by ERA Architects

...Elijah, and Karl from Ryerson University, all of whom will be participating in the 2013 Community Build. The team, led by ERA’s Andrew Pruss and Alana Young, will visit the communities of Trinity Bay North municipality, including Catalina, Little Catalina, Melrose, and Port Union, with this year’s the main build site located in Port Union. Founded by Sir William Ford...

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The View from Bonavista

by ERA Architects

...artists. The Culture of Outports team is in Bonavista now, hosting our first community conversation and absorbing the beauty and unique cultural heritage of the town. As in all Culture of Outports projects, we will be working with the community to understand and express the unique quality of place which fosters and sustains a livable community. Follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/cultureofoutports/...

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New opportunities through zoning reform: Your feedback needed

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Photo: Jesse Colin Jackson The City of Toronto wants to bring more vitality and convenience to its Apartment Neighbourhoods. In March and April, a number of public consultations will be held to incorporate the ideas of community members. A new zoning type, “Residential Apartment Commercial” (RAC), has been created to provide more amenities and more usable public space in selected...

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A Sense of ‘History in the Making’ for a Toronto Residence

by ERA Architects

...principle, the article commends the thoughtful approach used by the designers: from the handling of material additions that blend seamlessly with the original structure, to the reinstatement of key circulation elements in the revised layouts; all aspects of approach result in uniform flow and spatial harmony. Read the feature in Issue 44 of Rue Magazine: http://www.ruemag.com/magazine/issue/issue-forty-four#132 Project profile: https://www.eraarch.ca/project/summerhill-house/  ...

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The Millionth Tower

by ERA Architects

The Millionth Tower web-based documentary has launched! This weekend the project was featured on the highly-respected Wired.com site, and is already making significant waves re-imagining the way emerging web-based technologies can help to tell highly personal stories in our increasingly connected world. We are all very proud to have been involved – please see the making-of mini-documentary embedded above, and...

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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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ERA in Nfld.: Update

by ERA Architects

This week in Trinity Bay North, Newfoundland, the 2013 Culture of Outports project got a great start on its community build process. The community is fantastic and we’re having a great time. In its first week the team has toured the local landscape and architecture extensively, held several community engagement meetings, mounted a historical slide show in the street, and...

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Flashback Friday: A Jane’s Walk Down Memory Lane

by ERA Architects

ERA loves the Jane’s Walk festival. Not only do the walks encourage citizens to share stories, explore communities, and connect with neighbours, they also provide platforms for discussing important urban, suburban, and rural issues that affect communities across the world. The Jane’s Walk festival is a global event that is celebrated in over 200 cities, and we’re excited that it’s...

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‘Ovi Maps’ launches

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Fully 3D. Mind-blowing. maps.ovi.com...

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WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza

by ERA Architects

...Kickstarter Fund, the big idea of the project is to test the viability of exchanging parking spots for community gathering space, all on private commercial property. It’s a new take on POPS — privately owned public space — experimenting with the city building potential that commercial business owners can exercise by enhancing community life in the neighbourhoods they serve, while...

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ULD London – Graeme Stewart Showcases Toronto at London institution’s 15th Anniversary event

by ERA Architects

...Esther Kurland, UDL’s director. Speakers included: London: Patricia Brown, Director, Central Toronto: Graeme Stewart Principal, ERA Architects, Director, Centre for Urban Growth & Renewal Paris: Paul Lecroart Senior Urban Planner, Paris Regional Planning Agency Auckland: George Weeks Senior Urban Designer, Auckland Council New York: Sky Duncan, Global Designing Cities Director, NACTO For more information about Urban Design London, visit urbandesignlondon.com....

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PechaKucha of the day

by ERA Architects

...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 more on Tower Renewal, visit towerrenewal.com...

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