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Building Toronto: Archives and Architects Lecture Series

by admin

...the best. Michael McClelland of ERA Architects will explore how academic and popular interest in building types and materials changes over time, and how important it is for archives to support primary research in these new and different areas. * Admission to the series is free, but pre-registration is required for the lecture. Please contact Paul Sharkey at [email protected] for...

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Graeme Stewart on the interdisciplinary brilliance of George Baird

by Graeme Stewart, principal

...significantly contributed to — the wider ideas of this world. This was a man who not only shaped the modern curriculum at the school of architecture but was a key actor in the City’s self-conception and transformation. from Graeme Stewart’s feature “George Baird and the Toronto School” also: Watch Graeme Stewart’s 2022 George Baird Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsWURsl0Qc0 Photograph by Andre Beneteau...

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Revitalizing waterfront sites: Exploring the potential of Ontario Place

by ERA Architects

...Watch list, flagging it as a heritage site at risk of being lost. In response to threats to the site, the Future of Ontario Place Project was born, a collaborative effort between the World Monuments Fund, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, and Architectural Conservancy Ontario. The project aims to increase...

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Architecture and value

by ERA Architects

...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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‘Big River Landscape’ wins the National Capital Commission’s Nepean Point Redevelopment design competition

by ERA Architects

...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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Affordability and resiliency: Renewing Toronto’s towers

by ERA Architects

...focused on exploring how we can better retrofit our apartment towers in order to create a more resilient city.  ERA hosted an opening session on affordability and resilience in our tower blocks at the office. The week culminated with an Advisory Panel on Friday, February 28, where experts focused on solutions, providing a series of recommendations to the City to...

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Inspiring City Builders of Tomorrow: ERA & Jane’s Walk

by ERA Architects

...Central Technical School, where they shared research strategies, made connections between Toronto and students’ places of origin, and inspired conversation about students’ interests. After a presentation by Jasmine on how to access online information from the Toronto Archives, the students broke into small groups to decide upon stops in the walking tour they wanted to create and research. Three classroom...

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The Future Ridgeway Community Court

by ERA Architects

...is front and centre in the development of the project design. Through a series of workshops, the Erin Mills youth, the MLSE Foundation, the City of Mississauga, and ERA members will collaborate to come up with a comprehensive design for the future Ridgeway neighbourhood sports court. The first workshop was held Saturday, October 17th, and the second workshop, which is...

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Planting for an elevated bioswale in Scarborough

by ERA Architects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD6PF5UUGoY On a recent pleasant day in June, ERA joined green roof expert Atom Cianfarani and a group of community youth to plant a nursery in preparation for the future construction of an unusual green-roof shade structure at the East Scarborough Storefront. Over the past year, we have been working with the Storefront, Sustainable.TO, ArchiTEXT, various volunteers, and youth participants...

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The Cinesphere at Ontario Place

Ontario Place and the value of cultural heritage sites

by ERA Architects

...as at-risk of being lost. This year after a successful campaign by a Ontario group, Ontario Place has joined 24 other sites on their 2020 World Monuments Watch list. Heritage isn’t just exclusive to the oldest buildings in a city or a country, it can also pertain to places with an important cultural value to the experiences and histories of...

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Ken Soble Tower, a white-clad 18-storey tower viewed from a vantage at ground level and looking high up into the sky.
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Canada’s Ken Soble Tower certified as world’s largest residential Passive House EnerPHit retrofit

by ERA Architects

...will continue to serve the community for generations to come. The retrofit also included a reconfiguration of all indoor and outdoor spaces to accommodate aging-in-place. Over 20 per cent of apartment suites now meet barrier-free standards, with expanded community facilities that support seniors’ programming. Using 2050 temperature projections as a guiding foundation for the design, the Ken Soble Tower is...

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Harbourfront Reading Series

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International Readings at Harbourfront Centre with Mark Kingwell, Michael McClelland, Graeme Stewart Wednesday, May 14th at 7:30pm in the Brigantine Room Part of the 4th annual Festival of Architecture and Design (fAd), this reading, talk and slide-show presentation features Mark Kingwell, Michael McClelland and Graeme Stewart. All three authors then take part in a round-table discussion on the subject of...

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