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ERA Has Moved to 625 Church Street

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...has been occupied by a chain of fast food restaurants. The open volume at the base of the building has been partially enclosed as a restaurant terrace. The original entry to 10 St Mary Street boasted exquisite mosaic tile work. (Archives of Ontario) The Site sits on land originally owned by the Buchanan and Elmsley families in the early 19th...

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Lime Mortars for Traditionally Constructed Brickwork

by ERA Architects

ERA, in cooperation with Historic Restoration Inc., hosted one- and two-day workshops for Heritage Professionals and Masons, titled Lime Mortars for Traditionally Constructed Brickwork, lead by Dr. Gerard Lynch. The workshops, held at the Evergreen Brick Works, included both theoretical and practical components, and covered such topics as; binders in historic mortar, historic forms of joining and pointing, re-pointing historic...

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The Ward: A new book, UPDATE

by ERA Architects

...the finest contemporary Canadian writers with practitioners from digital media and other art forms. Tickets for the festival are available online through Eventbrite. May 7, 6:30pm – The festival begins with an Opening Pub Night celebrating contemporary cultural production. Location: CSI Annex 720 Bathurst St., Toronto. May 10, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Hosted by Gerry Flahive, the closing panel of...

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2021: Honours & Awards at ERA

by ERA Architects

...in North America, the Ken Soble Tower is set to be one of the largest EnerPHit (Passive House retrofit) certified projects in the world. The renewal project brought 146 units of deeply-affordable seniors’ housing back online, making the Ken Soble Tower one of the most ambitious social housing transformations in the country, and paving the way for the nation’s aging...

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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers

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...Stats in Canada.” Accessed January 18th, 2013. http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/nero/jufa/jufa_031.cfm English Heritage. 2009. “Government Review of Policies Relating to the Historic Environment.” Accessed January 15, 2013. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/info/ehreview15.html. Faludi, Eugene. 1963. “Report on Apartment Building Development in East Annex Planning District.” Toronto: E. G. Faludi and Associates, Town Planning Consultants Ltd. Ministry of Culture. 2006. “Heritage Property Evaluation.” Accessed January 15, 2013. http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/publications/Heritage_Tool_Kit_HPE_Eng_large.pdf....

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Inspiring City Builders of Tomorrow: ERA & Jane’s Walk

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...Central Technical School, where they shared research strategies, made connections between Toronto and students’ places of origin, and inspired conversation about students’ interests. After a presentation by Jasmine on how to access online information from the Toronto Archives, the students broke into small groups to decide upon stops in the walking tour they wanted to create and research. Three classroom...

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ACO Awards to Don Jail and Taylor House

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...restoring many of its features and creating interpretive new solutions where restoration wasn’t feasible. Learn more about this project in our online portfolio. Bridgepoint won the Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Reuse, which aims to recognize “projects that highlight and incorporate significant heritage structures in fitting and imaginative ways, thereby conserving them for future use and enjoyment.” The Don Jail...

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ERA leads the conversation of digital transformation at the Beijing Urban and Architecture Biennale

by ERA Architects

...Urban Renewal: BIM and Adaptive Reuse online forum organized by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. Curated and hosted by two architects in New York and in Beijing, the 3 hour, highly condensed international panel discussion brought over 1100 international online participants to investigate the relationship between BIM and adaptive reuse projects. Six internationally renowned architectural practices from four different...

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Grant Whatmough 1921-1999

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ERA is currently studying the above house by Grant Whatmough, designed for Canadian Homes and Gardens managing editor Gerald Maccabe in 1956. The Maccabe house is an example of the many early modernist ‘gems’ which are only now being rediscovered in the suburbs around the Greater Toronto Area. Born in Toronto, Whatmough served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and...

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1960s Canada: An interview with Vincent Massey Tovell

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...after the war. The ‘60s were really a wonderful period. New ideas were for everyone, not just an elite. There was a whole new generation of people after the war who travelled, who were open to new ideas. There came a kind of new middle class with the possibility of university education, who had worked in the forces. Men and...

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ERA Presents at TCLF Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape

by ERA Architects

...the conference was divided into relevant topics and themes, including: Making and managing Toronto’s 21st century landscape A history of coupled human and natural systems Toronto’s emerging urban public realm Current work in Toronto Exporting Innovation and failure Jennifer Keesmat & Paul Bedford in conversation. Image Credit: Nina-Marie Lister Opening remarks by ERA principal Michael McClelland, Janet Rosenberg of Janet...

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Learning from Europe

by ERA Architects

...by promoting local entrepreneurs, social enterprise, local service delivery and general economic development. A noteworthy example is the UK’s Idea Stores in East London, which are integrated into council housing estates and provide services to the ethnically diverse residents. The Idea Store includes a library, meeting rooms, adult education classes, career support, training, community meeting areas, cafes and facilities for...

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