ERA Principal Scott Weir Walks Designer Tommy Smythe Through a Few Current Conservation Projects Scott Weir was invited to tour designer Tommy Smythe of The Marilyn Denis Show through some of…
The RAC Zone is recognized with an Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Award for Excellence in Planning The Tower Renewal RAC Zone, a partnership between ERA Architects, the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal,…
Repurposed junk: A chicken coop “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk” –Thomas Edison. One thing that…
Heroic Has Arrived It’s here! The much-anticipated book <em>Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston</em>, which focuses on Boston’s…
The Ward Cabaret: The sound of Toronto’s first cross-cultural community Cultural heritage is influenced and shaped by communities and their histories. In Toronto, this means much of…
The importance of a heritage designation Chris Selley has an article in today’s National Post discussing the convoluted status of the John B.…
Ontario Place and the value of cultural heritage sites Opened in 1971, Ontario Place was created to be a hub for Torontonians to experience the waterfront…
Dressing The Webster If you look closely enough, you’ll notice that every neighbourhood has its own unique colour palette, which…
Graeme Stewart interviewed on The Urbanist Monocle Radio recently interviewed ERA’s Graeme Stewart on <em>The Urbanist</em>, a weekly program on the people…
Designed landscapes: Ground Magazine <i>Ground</i>, the magazine of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA), recently published a new article…
Shipbuilding in NFLD: a book ERA’s Philip Evans and grandfather Calvin Evans are about to launch <i>Master Shipbuilders of Newfoundland and Labrador, </i>…
Port Union Community Build The Culture of Outports program has just concluded its third year of “community build” projects in Trinity…
Concrete Ideas The book <strong>Concrete Ideas: Material to Shape a City</strong> was launched in January, 2012. Edited by Pina…
The new Standard Graeme is featured on the cover of the brand new Toronto Standard online daily news portal, with…
Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary York Quay Centre at Harbourfront Centre <em>235 Queens Quay West</em> Follow the jump below for the…
Irwin House: Floating in mid-air The historic John Irwin House (1873) was moved in 2013 from the west to the east side…
Toronto / Sweden: Resilient Urbanism Over the past several years we’ve had the pleasure of an ongoing exchange with colleagues in Sweden…
2021: Honours & Awards at ERA As the days get colder and we head into the final days of 2021, ERA is <em>looking </em>…
Jane Jacobs Prize to Graeme Stewart & Sabina Ali The 2014 Jane Jacobs Prize has been awarded to Graeme Stewart of ERA and Sabina Ali of…
The Ward: A new book, UPDATE ERA is excited to announce our new book all about Toronto’s St. John’s Ward. <em>The Ward: The </em>…
New Vision Church Preaches to the Converted as ‘The Music Hall’ (with new video link) Hamilton’s newest live music venue is ready to showcase talent from across the region and beyond. New…
Heritage Masonry with Dr. Gerard Lynch, May 13 to 22 Masons, heritage professionals, architects, historians, and all interested parties: We invite you to join us for a…
Refreshing Allan Gardens The Friends of Allan Gardens (FOAG) are leading efforts to ensure that this historic public garden remains…
University of Toronto’s Landscape of Landmark Quality Design Competition The University of Toronto put forward an eight-week intensive Landscape of Landmark Quality Innovative Design Competition to…
EU Research for Tower Renewal As part of ongoing research related to the Tower Renewal project, ERA’s Graeme Stewart and Michael McClelland,…
The community that could: The Storefront shares its story Recently the East Scarborough Storefront published a report documenting a number of aspects of their path to…
Charity Hicks’ passing Sad news reached us this week that Charity Hicks, a well-known Detroit-based activist and leader, passed away…
Architecture and value This past November at Carleton University’s Forum Lecture Series, ERA’s Michael McClelland presented on how changing cultural…
University Ave.: A heritage landscape of value? The summer edition of Ground Magazine features an article by ERA’s Michael McClelland and Brendan Stewart on…
Yonge St.: development, heritage, and change Recently Dave LeBlanc of the The Globe & Mail featured ERA Principal Michael McClelland in an article…
Toronto’s City Hall: An evolving icon Monocle recently profiled Toronto’s City Hall, designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, positioning it as the city’s…
Arrival City: Bookclub and Webinar, Mar 13 ERA’s Graeme Stewart is pleased to be participating in a webinar presented by Cities of Migration and…
The Broadview Hotel: Everything Old is New Again Riverside welcomes a revitalized neighbor this fall in the form of The Broadview Hotel, a landmark building…
Diverse Recognition for ERA for Achievement in the Realms of Architectural Conservancy and Urban Design The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario hosted its annual awards dinner on Friday, October 23rd at Osgoode Hall.…
The View from Bonavista How do historic building practices contribute to a region’s cultural identity? What possibilities are created by the…
Update: RAC Zone Launch Event On Wednesday, July 19th, leaders in the development of Toronto’s Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) Zoning by-law gathered…