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Projects
Spirit of Sir John A.
...the same place, on original rails, since Confederation Park opened to the public in 1967. By 2009, having been exposed to the elements for more than 40 years, the locomotive was in poor condition. ERA was engaged to restore, piece by piece, the iron work of the locomotive, and to relocate the entire piece to new, sound foundations approximately seven...
Outer Island Cottage
...energy efficiency and protect against the strong lake winds and, at times, horizontally driven rain. The siting provided opportunities for wonderful views and exterior spaces. The adjacent landscaping was reimagined, adding new decks and a new dry stone and boulder approach to the swim area. The interior was completely redesigned using salvaged barn board, cedar, and Douglas fir throughout. The...
Stories
Three lessons from Europe’s independent cultural spaces
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...d’apprendre à comment promouvoir la réutilisation des bâtiments en tant qu’espaces culturels indépendants, à trouver de nouvelles approches de partenariat avec les municipalités pour préserver l’accessibilité des arts et de la culture, et des méthodes pour stabiliser les énormes silos en béton. Voici trois leçons que nous avons apprises durant notre visite… Studio Alta à Prague, Czechia Il est possible...
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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers
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...2008 Toronto City Council adopted a new planning approach to its numerous post-war apartment-tower neighbourhoods, an approach known as Tower Renewal. The City describes the project as “a broad environmental, social, economic, and cultural change by improving Toronto’s concrete apartment towers and the neighbourhoods that surround them.” Tower Renewal is, of course, fundamentally linked to issues of both sustainability and...
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Append & tweak: Rethinking heritage in our suburbs
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An article by ERA associate Joey Giaimo was recently published in the latest APT Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology International. The article, “Append & Tweak: An Approach for Preserving the Evolving Suburban Landscape,” asks us to re-evaluate how we regard and manage heritage resources in suburban contexts, and argues for a cultural landscape approach as we move forward....
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RAC Zoning Approved for 500 Sites
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This June, Toronto City Council approved the proposed Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) zone. Following a process of nearly two years of research, public consultation, policy development, and advocacy in partnership with United Way, City of Toronto and Toronto Public Health, the RAC zoning will take effect by summer’s end, (barring appeal), in nearly 500 Apartment properties that form dozens of...
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Alois Riegl and the Modern Cult of the Monument
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...when approaching the preservation and/or conservation of historic structures. It is important to note that this article was only translated into English in 1982, in support of the criticism of the appropriation of historical forms and motifs in what has become known as the ‘postmodernist’ phase of architecture. According to Riegl, there exist three kinds of monuments: Intentional monuments –...
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University College: Revitalization and Accessibility
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...and what they learned along the way. In what way does this project achieve both heritage preservation and adapting the building for 21st century challenges? BERG: Primarily via the accessibility approach. The original building design featured an intentionally meandering circulation path, including many level changes accessed exclusively by stairs. Our approach was to treat accessible elements like sloped walkways and...
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La Cour d’appel du Québec
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...design work and decidedly modern approach to architecture, also designed l’Université de Montréal; St. Michael’s College School, Toronto; the Supreme Court of Canada building, Ottawa; and Cormier House, which for several years served as the Montreal home of Pierre Trudeau. The Cour d’appel du Québec is a late and particularly modern take on Beaux-Arts neoclassicism, and is notable for its...
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Dressing The Webster
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...his graphic design work—using colour gradients to present design possibilities—and turned it into a mapping exercise, pulling elements from the existing, physical world. “I liked it because it does produce a very clear visual of these thumbnailed colours on the streetscape. When appropriate, we plan to use this approach a lot more often,” Carl says. The result is something that...
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New Approaches to Old Housing
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For the past decade, Tower Renewal has been defined by research, policy design and action. Through multi-sectoral partnerships, best-practice and primary research, our work has evolved into program design, capacity building, and on-the-ground project implementation with a wide range of stakeholders. This ongoing program of ‘research to action’ was featured in Architectural Design Magazine special issue: Calling All Architects: New Approaches...
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Three New Principals and Expanding Leadership at ERA
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...He leads Approvals, Schematic and Design Developments, and Contract Documents for numerous projects. Dan works on a broad range of heritage conservation and planning projects and has experience working collaboratively on projects at various levels of government. Dan strives to find common interests is an asset when facilitating with stakeholders and securing heritage approvals. Jessie has a special interest in the...
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