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Arrival City: Bookclub and Webinar, Mar 13
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...on and debate the issues raised through reading. The current edition is focused on Doug Saunders’ seminal book, Arrival City. Saunders’ Arrival City is a discussion of the large-scale migrations occurring today of populations across the world from rural to urban settings. This “final migration” represents a time of massive change that has huge cultural, economic, and political implications for...
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Found Toronto Installation in the News
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Following a successful opening reception for the Building on History exhibition, ERA Architects’ Found Toronto installation was highlighted in the January 31st edition of the National Post. The photograph above was taken at the reception and the following text is from the newspaper article. Learn about Victorian Toronto and more at inspiring architecture show If you appreciate architecture, the Harbourfront...
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2021: Honours & Awards at ERA
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...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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‘Big River Landscape’ wins the National Capital Commission’s Nepean Point Redevelopment design competition
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...space for all peoples. ERA’s team includes: Michael McClelland, Victoria Angel and Brendan Stewart, and as a sub to ERA: Lisa Prosper Heritage Consultant. More from theNational Capital Commission on the ‘Big River Landscape’ scheme: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment/big-river-landscape NCC website announcement: http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/our-projects/nepean-point-redevelopment Youtube Video of the NCC Public Board of Directors Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_Th_HDRcE – t=01h52m32s Ottawa Citizen article: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/nepean-point-winner-announced-milestone-meeting-on-lebreton-flats-expected-january CBC Coverage: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nepean-point-redesign-big-river-landscape-redevelopment-1.4415946...
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Canada’s Ken Soble Tower certified as world’s largest residential Passive House EnerPHit retrofit
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One of the first of its kind in North America, the 18-storey affordable seniors tower serves as a model for low-carbon, resilient future January 19, 2022 (Hamilton, ON) – ERA Architects (ERA) and PCL Construction (PCL) announce the Ken Soble Tower in Hamilton, Canada, has become the world’s largest residential building retrofitted to the Passive House standard — achieving the...
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Charles Birnbaum visits landscapes of Toronto
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...At the dinner, Charles announced some amazing news: in 2015 The Cultural Landscape Foundation plans to host a symposium in Toronto. This will bring together international experts in landscape architecture, as well as engage the public in tours and discussion of Toronto’s landscape. For more information on this gathering, please see our news item on the symposium. Yorkville Tour As...
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Toronto the Good 2010 _ Intinerary
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...Architecture in Toronto Shawn Micallef Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto NFB Filmmaker-in-residence Katerina Cizek The Thousandth Tower web documentary Please note: the Authors at Harbourfront reading is a ticketed event – Admission $8 Tickets available online here, or in person at the Harbourfront box office. 7:45 to 9:00pm Catered Food and BBQ provided by David Vallee Free 8:30 to...
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Architecture and value
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...the range of what we think of as architecture, Michael’s talk asks, What should architects do? According to him, they shouldn’t only make buildings, but conduct research, engage the public, study the world, respond to changing values, and… throw parties. To read Spacing Ottawa’s review of the talk, see Spacing online. Or, watch the video of the slide presentation below:...
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Ontario Place and the value of cultural heritage sites
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...they’re seeking a long-term lease for the space, moving Ontario Place away from public governance to private ownership and development. World Monuments Fund is now calling for it to be saved, and importance as a site with heritage and cultural value to be recognized. Every two years, the Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites around the world deemed...
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The Missing Middle: Toronto’s Historic Building Typologies
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...that serve to diversify the housing stock in our “established neighbourhoods” today. Based on a century of evidence, we believe it’s possible to conserve the character of Toronto’s historic neighbourhoods while adding contemporary versions of these housing typologies. It’s imperative that we do so quickly, to start providing much more diversity in form, scale and affordability in Toronto’s stock of...
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Port Union Community Build
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...for welcoming us into your communities, and making this project a great success. We wish you well and look forward to continuing initiatives! For more on the history of Port Union, and lots of information and images documenting our two-week residency, please see the Culture of Outports website. Recent Press: Globe & Mail, CBC Radio, CBC News Online, Ryerson News...
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Michael McClelland at the Getty: Toronto Towers
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...that understands not just the design value of the modernist buildings themselves, but also the context of the neighbourhoods they support and the progressive ideas they represent. You can see a video of Michael’s presentation at the Getty Institute, or read an approximate transcript below: Toronto Towers: Modern Heritage Conservation & Sustainability Flemington Park c1970, Courtesy of Northway Photomap In...
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