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Announcing the Frank Darling Book Project

by David Winterton, senior associate

...FDBP is well underway and we welcome your involvement, whether by offering advice on research vectors, sharing photos, reminiscences, drawings—anything that adds insights to the evolving narrative. This is a long-overdue project about an incredibly important Canadian architect, so we’re striving for excellence through collaboration. You can get in touch about ERA’s Frank Darling Book Project at [email protected] Header image:...

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Evergreen Canada Launches An Online Exhibit: Complete Communities

by ERA Architects

...in the city as being a disadvantaged neighbourhood, but residents who live in the community know Ridgeway as a great place full caring people and strong values. The space it now occupies was once a parking lot before residents rallied together to fundraise for a multi-use sports facility. The court design, and now management, has been community-led. It was an...

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1960s Canada: An interview with Vincent Massey Tovell

by ERA Architects

...did. I have no hesitation in saying this. People were curious. This was something people here had never seen before. There was sheer curiosity. City Hall, for instance, was a storm, and it was wonderful, because it looked strange. ‘What was this going to be like?’ In retrospect, you’d have to say it was very, very well received early. It...

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Flashback Friday: A Jane’s Walk Down Memory Lane

by ERA Architects

...What is Universal Accessibility? And why is it important? The team was encouraged to think about challenges to pedestrian accessibility in downtown Winnipeg and to envision solutions regarding universal and accessible design. Image via JanesWalk.org Feeling inspired? Find out how to lead your own walk or join a walk here: janeswalk.org Read Shawn Micallef’s insightful article on leading Jane’s Walks....

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Preparing for Toronto the Good party

by ERA Architects

...identifying their preferred location (see photos above and below). The only catch is that the map shows buildings and green spaces, but no street names. It forces people to look at the map in a different manner — in order to find your desired spot you need to understand Toronto in a deeper way by being able to recognize the...

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More on Found Toronto exhibit

by admin

...One one side of the gallery space are photos captured this winter (shown above) of buildings that existed in 1858 and are still standing today. All the photos show an address and accompanying a number of them is information on who owned and used the building in 1858. On the opposite side of the space is a detailed wall-to-wall map...

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People

Breaking down barriers in the landscape: Q&A with Brendan Stewart

by Alessandro Tersigni, writer & researcher

...excited about working with the firm to develop? BS: I’m just looking forward to being in the room—there are so many smart and interesting people in the firm. I love swimming in that water. I’m excited to get involved in projects that are testing ideas. Not all projects are going to solve or address every issue, but it’s fun to...

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Publications & Exhibits

One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’ 

by Kurt Kraler

...Historic Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District that allow for a broader range of historic sign types. Since the launch of the publication, The Signs That Define… project continues to live online through an active Instagram page. The page features additional stories and photos that did not make it into the book while also reaching a broader online audience. Be sure...

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an image of leather shoes recovered from the Armoury Street excavation is superimposed on top of a Goad's Insurance Map, detailing the site area and context of Centre Avenue and Armoury Street in historic St John's Ward.

Archaeology in The Ward: A New Exhibit

by ERA Architects

...rotunda, located adjacent to both the east and west elevator bays, and will be on display through spring of 2018. Infrastructure Ontario is creating an online archive of past exhibit displays available at infrastructureontario.ca/armourystreetdig Link to the Toronto Star’s coverage: https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2018/01/11/new-exhibit-sheds-light-on-torontos-early-immigrant-entrepreneurship.html Related content: https://www.eraarch.ca/2015/the-ward-a-new-book-coming-2015/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2015/the-ward-a-new-book-update/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2017/coming-up-the-ward-songs-and-sounds-of-a-lost-toronto-neighbourhood/ Post by guest writer Carl Shura. All photos courtesy of ERA Architects and TMHC....

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1953 aerial photograph from the City of Toronto Archives, annotated by ERA.

Alexis Cohen presents at the College Art Association (CAA)

by ERA Architects

...in the visual arts, and promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners. CAA (collegeart.org) Her paper, “An Incremental Urbanism: Zoning Infractions at Toronto’s Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village, 1943-1963,” examines user-driven zoning infractions that led to the incremental creation of Toronto’s most beloved and iconic discount retailer...

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Ideas & Issues

Storefronts and urban evolution: Q&A with Shannon Clayton 

by Alessandro Tersigni

...glass that you see in historic storefronts across Ontario today. I would argue that the most critical technological turning point in the evolution of storefront design was Francis Plym inventing resilient sheet metal sashes in 1906, and subsequently founding the company Kawneer. This was the first time that glass could be held in place without wood or putty. Instead, a...

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62 – 64 Charles Street: The Lost Craft of Tuck-pointing Returns

by ERA Architects

...honoured last fall with a 2017 CAHP Award of Excellence —Materials, Craftsmanship and Construction. ERA is continuing to feature this technique prominently through work on the Selby Hotel at 592 Sherbourne, which is set to be completed in the summer. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxPc6_2R-Hc Article by Dave LeBlanc in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/toronto/the-lost-art-of-tuckpointing-reborn-intoronto/article37802073/ Related content: https://www.eraarch.ca/2017/capitalizing-on-heritage-awarding-conservation-materials-craftsmanship-and-construction/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2017/era-learns-the-fine-art-of-tuckpointing-from-a-melbourne-based-master/ https://www.eraarch.ca/2012/tuckpointing-a-note-on-detail/  ...

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