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Abbey Lofts Critiqued in Toronto Star

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ERA’s conversion project for the Abbey Lofts, located on 384 Sunnyside Avenue, was recently featured in the Toronto Star in a review by columnist Christopher Hume. The full article from Saturday August 8th can be found here: Quiet, domestic and lowrise Roncesvalles – thestar.com...

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Prince Edward County

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...in all stages of building analysis, planning, design, contract documentation, field review and project administration for renovation projects and new buildings. He has worked on projects in both the private and public sectors, often working to marry historic buildings with new construction. Currently the PEC office are researching the restoration of a number of local historic trains, including the H.C.W....

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Three New Principals and Expanding Leadership at ERA

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...conservation of masonry structures, and has gained extensive experience in building analysis, field review, contract documents production, and project administration for a range of complex masonry projects.  Samantha Irvine is part of the heritage planning team at ERA, where she oversees projects that impact culturally significant buildings, neighbourhoods, and landscapes. She has a special interest in the role that heritage plays in...

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ERA to Port Union, Nfld. mid-June

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...Coaker in 1916, the town is the headquarters of the Fishermen’s Protective Union and is North America’s only union-built town. In preparation for the on-site project, we are running a series of workshops to familiarize the team with Trinity Bay North through a review of maps, photographic documentation, and discussion of natural, historical, and cultural resources. Participants will also research...

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Don Valley Brick Works

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Wednesday morning’s design forum took a slightly different approach this week. The ERA team went on a field trip down to the Don Valley Brick Works, a site ERA has been working on since 2002, to meet up with the George Brown Masonry students. ERA has been performing site review to the masonry students who are in the second year...

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Hamilton Heritage Inventory

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Recently, ERA’s Michael McClelland and Victoria Angel spoke to a group of approximately 80 people at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton regarding ERA’s role in Hamilton’s Downtown Built Heritage Inventory (DBHI) project. The DBHI project is a pilot project to review and update information about 789 downtown properties on the Inventory of Buildings of Architectural and /...

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Evergreen Brick Works

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...The Prince gives the Brick Works Farmers’ Market produce the Royal review. ERA is currently working to stabilize the south east corner of Building 11, which will be adjacent to the new site entrance and welcome centre. Building 11, as it currently stands The floors between building 14 and 15 have been excavated and prep work is underway for the...

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An Award-Winning Heritage Week

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...significance of the building and identified heritage conservation goals and strategies to conserve its significance.The core of this approach revolved around preserving the distinct and dramatic features of the exterior and interior. The rejuvenated NAC establishes new transparency with the city, enhancing its connection to the surrounding symbolic landscape of Confederation Square. The NAC project has both enhanced and sustained...

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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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Dressing The Webster

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...and in relatively poor condition when ERA was brought on to the project,” says Project Manager Emily Collins. “The first step ERA took with the owner was to obtain heritage approval for a restoration scope, including extensive brick remediation. Following this, ERA worked closely with the owners to review and provide input on all exterior alterations proposed to accommodate the...

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Section 37 and the Public Realm: A Joint MITACS Project ( by guest blogger Jeff Biggar)

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...still has some scratching their heads for a clear explanation, and a recent deal that fell through leaves some wondering whether the trade-off is worth the risk. The city is currently in the process of reviewing Section 37 policies. At issue are potential reforms that would make this part of the planning system less arbitrary (in terms of value), more...

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

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...the work on Ken Soble Tower, for example, BIM (Revit) was leveraged for uses related to energy efficiency models and passive house design. Linking the energy models with the design allowed immediate review of design impacts and building geometries to conduct thermal simulations. In the end, the project team successfully reduced the building’s energy consumption by 70% and greenhouse gas...

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