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Detroit-Toronto Party & Symposium: Carlu, Oct. 25

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...a place. 6 to 11:30 pm Toronto the Good (a party) A party thrown each year by ERA Architects to celebrate Toronto and mull over its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded folk. Free admission; cash bar. No registration necessary; please just rsvp to: [email protected]. For more information regarding both events, please visit www.torontothegood.org or write...

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Open Doors for Doors Open

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...adaptive reuse studies of the oft-neglected R.L. Hearn Generating Station. Be sure and drop in while you’re out exploring the built environment this weekend. Open Doors An Exhibition Inspired by Doors Open May 26th – June 9th 2010 Reception May 27th 6:30-10pm Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St. West Gallery Hours Wed – Sun 1-6pm www.g1313.org Above graphic by ERA Architects....

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TTG 2011!

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The 2011 Toronto the Good party is this Thursday May 12th at Hart House. For more details, please visit www.torontothegood.org. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city and in city building. We started these parties with Spacing Magazine and [murmur], and they have continued to be...

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Toronto the Good

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The 2011 Toronto the Good party was a great success! For more details, please visit www.torontothegood.org and stay tuned to our ERA Office Blog for event photos and discussions of the issues raised at the Tower Neighbourhood Renewal symposium. ERA started the Toronto the Good parties to bring together a broad cross-section of Torontonians who are interested in the city...

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Capitalizing on Heritage / Awarding Conservation: Materials, Craftsmanship and Construction

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...part of the award-winning team for the National Trust for Canada Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Award of Excellence in Adaptive Use/Rehabilitation for the heritage conservation of Eva’s Phoenix, in a supporting role for LGA Architects. The building is a new facility that is transforming the lives of Toronto’s homeless youth in the west-end of the city. Conference website: http://www.apti.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=2017conference&category=2017 Annual Conference...

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TORONTO the GOOD

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It’s that time of year again for the annual Toronto the Good party presented by ERA Architects, Spacing Magazine, ‘murmur’, and the Toronto Society of Architects! Keep May 15th open in your calendars for another great night of celebration. For details go to http://www.torontothegood.org/ We have good reason to celebrate as ERA has announced the creation of 5 new Associate...

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The 34th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards

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...Portico (William Greer Architectural Conservation & Craftsmanship Award) Concrete Toronto: A Guide Book to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties to the Seventies (Book category) “What Lies Beneath” Newspaper Series by Scott Weir (Media category) The 34th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards will take place Monday October 27, 2008 at the Carlu. For more information visit the Heritage Toronto website at http://www.heritagetoronto.org....

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2008 Holcim Awards

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The Evergreen Brick Works received an acknowledgement prize at the 2008 Holcim Awards for sustainable construction. Please follow the link below for more information. http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T796/A08NA-AckC.htm...

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Creative Space & Urban Stone: Public Talk

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...and extend the conversation, relating these findings, challenges and opportunities to urban spaces in Toronto and Canada. Report here: https://www.wcmt.org.uk/fellows/reports/creative-space-contemporary-use-stone-urban-spaces A public talk by David F Wilson (UK) in conversation with Brendan Stewart (University of Guelph), co-hosted with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Canada (Dry Stone Canada). REGISTER HERE VIA EVENTBRITE Doors at 6:30pm, Talk begins 7:00pm 625 Church...

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Rountable: Toronto’s Suburbs

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On Monday Sept. 30 at 9:30 am, at Toronto City Hall, ERA’s Graeme Stewart participates in a Chief Planner Roundtable called “The Shape of Toronto’s Suburbs.” The Roundtable is a public forum for Torontonians to discuss key city-building challenges. Civic leaders and industry professionals familiar with the discussion topics convene for each roundtable session to review challenges, opportunities, and objectives,...

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WexPOPS: Pop-up Plaza

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...(MLA) students from the University of Guelph, graduate business and planning students from U of T’s Rotman CityLAB fellowship program, a 15 member strong local working group, and partnerships with the Wexford Heights BIA, The City of Toronto’s Public Realm Unit, Scarborough Arts, the TRCA, the Arab Community Centre of Toronto, Mural Routes, the Working Women Community Centre and a...

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In-House Experts: Heritage Mortars 101 & Heritage Interiors

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...session series. First up, ERA Associate Jessie Grebenc gave a talk on ‘Heritage Mortars 101’ as part of the Wednesday Design Forum series. The presentation led in with the philosophical decision-making process required to conserve a building. More thoroughly, it defined mortar, its components, uses and evolution, how to determine its age based on set analytical criteria and the related...

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