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Charrette: Healthy Corner Stores

by ERA Architects

...their potential as local destinations and meeting places for a broader range of products and services through encouraging store expansion, and outdoor sales and display. These new projects are complemented by other initiatives promoted by THP, United Way, and the RAC Zone, including the Mobile Food Bus, a service that brings fresh produce to a number of neighbourhoods that otherwise...

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Home on the range

by ERA Architects

...drawers, and fitted custom drawers for utensils, spices and garbage/recycling. Some amount of debate went into choosing the counters. The intent was to choose a light stone counter which would still be able to hide stains and marks. The final choice was a particular slab of carrara bianco marble with veins and clouding of grey and black verging to brown...

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Heritage and Democracy Workshop: Registration Now Open!

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Friday May 6 2016, 9am-5pm Heritage and Democracy: Bringing Heritage out of History and into the City $12 STUDENTS $15 MEMBERS $20 GENERAL All Jane’s Walks are free and open to the public Heritage and Democracy: Bringing Heritage out of History and into the City is a one-day workshop presented by ICOMOS Canada – the Canadian committee of the International...

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Heroic Has Arrived

by ERA Architects

It’s here! The much-anticipated book Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, which focuses on Boston’s emerging concrete buildings of the 1960s and 1970s, is now available for sale. ERA had previously posted a blog in preparation for it’s release, and now we’re excited it’s finally arrived. You can buy the book at Amazon and Chapters. Heroic tracks Boston’s flourishing...

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Concrete Ideas

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The book Concrete Ideas: Material to Shape a City was launched in January, 2012. Edited by Pina Petricone, the book considers new approaches to concrete architecture by exploring a variety of new technologies and possibilities for the material. First introduced by Pina’s article in Concrete Toronto, the book is a compilation of ideas, articles and interviews assembled over the past...

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Tafelmusik to revitalize home venue

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...remarkable work of Romanesque Revival architecture that has become a much-loved local venue and a centre for progressive community engagement. Tafelmusik has used Trinity-St. Paul’s as its home venue since its founding in 1981, and over the years has achieved international prominence as a period performance ensemble. By embarking on the new revitalization program, Tafelmusik will raise the quality of...

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Urban Design Awards

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On Monday September 21st, the Mayor’s Tower Renewal Opportunities Book was awarded the Toronto Urban Design Award of Excellence in the Vision and Masterplan category. Congratulations go to the full Tower Renewal team, including ERA Architects, The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, the City of Toronto, and countless local and international partners. In the Tall Buildings...

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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary

by ERA Architects

  York Quay Centre at Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West Follow the jump below for the full itinerary of the evening’s scheduled events. 6:00 to 10:00pm Ben McNally Books Spacing Magazine Toronto Society of Architects Free 6:00 to 10:00pm Toronto Society of Architects Poster Design Competition Exhibit Free 6:00 to 7:00pm Canapés provided by David Vallee Free 7:00 to...

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Three New Principals and Expanding Leadership at ERA

by ERA Architects

ERA Architects is proud to announce our firm’s three new principals and the latest staff promotions and hirings. ERA is committed to connecting heritage to wider considerations of urban design and city building, while providing our staff with opportunities to grow their professional careers. PRINCIPALS We’re proud to announce Victoria Angel (Ottawa), Jan Kubanek (Montreal), and Ya’el Santopinto (Toronto) as the...

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Regent Park’s Commemoration Strategy

by ERA Architects

...with more fully developed commemoration options for the third community meeting to be held on November 24th, where participants will be able to collaboratively choose their favourite examples. Participants gathered to discuss commemoration strategies. To read more about this initiative, read: Toronto Star article & Torontoist article. If you’re interested in sharing your own stories about Regent Park, visit here....

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Eglinton Crosstown moves forward

by ERA Architects

ERA has been working with the City of Toronto, Book McIlroy, planningAlliance, and Public Work, among others, on numerous objectives and design principles that will guide the design and construction of the Eglinton Crosstown transit corridor. As part of the process, the City’s Planning and Growth Management Committee has recently published and approved Eglinton Connects: Volume 2, The Plan. Next,...

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EU Research for Tower Renewal

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...Moreover, they met with new project partner Transsolar, global experts in technical solutions for the low energy retrofit who are bringing their expertise to Toronto’s towers. Read project partner John Brodhead of Evergreen Citywork’s trip summary below.   Over the following weeks, look for posts outlining specific learnings from this trip. Since 2005, a program of travel research has been...

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