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The Signs That Define Toronto: A new book from ERA and Spacing
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...clear was the critical role of conservation and how buildings and their signs convey a historical sense of place. In the 1960s, architects and educators Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour led an ambitious survey of the new American commercial strip that had emerged in Las Vegas. They documented the often-disregarded building typology, a result of the widespread...
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Big Cities in a ‘small’ Context
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...project, the Popper’s study of American frontier communities addresses questions about longevity and sustainability on environmental, social and economic fronts. Similarly, small’s focus on livable communities within Canada’s unique rural context aims to develop support for small-scale cultural economic drivers, to address the shift and redesign in the rural landscape, from natural resource dependency to a new cultural economy. These...
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One Year of ‘The Signs That Define Toronto’
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...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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2008 Heritage Toronto Awards
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Wesley Building and King Parliament Square win 2008 Heritage Toronto Awards. Please follow the link below to read the full article that was written by Patricia Williams. Featured in the Daily Commercial News and Construction Record. 2008 Heritage Toronto Awards – Daily Commercial News...
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Affordable, High Efficiency Tower Living
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...transformations in Canada, the Ken Soble Tower will pave the way for the nation’s aging housing supply – shifting the conversation from aging affordable housing as a liability to affordable housing as a district landmark. Read Alex Bozikovic’s take on the project in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-a-hamilton-ont-public-housing-tower-gets-a-new-life-as-a-green/#comments Read more about this project and about Passive House standards: https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2019/03/hamiltons-ken-soble-tower-rebirth-passive-house-first https://www.chch.com/city-seeks-new-retrofit-for-ken-soble-tower-on-hamilton-harbour/...
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The new Standard
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Graeme is featured on the cover of the brand new Toronto Standard online daily news portal, with an extensive interview covering the Tower Neighbourhood Renewal initiative. This is a 20-year project. We’re talking about a huge number of buildings, hundreds of neighbourhoods and over a million [residents]. It’s about a gradual process of improvement. For now, it’s working in specific...
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The Final Ridgeway Community Courts Workshop
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...made available – an invaluable addition to the neighbourhood. Examples of bike racks, benches, community boards, and other park features. It was a proud moment when the workshop crew watched an MLSE promotional video, which describes the Ridgeway Community Court project (watch it below!). The group morale was at an all-time high as the video described their great efforts to...
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ERA leads the conversation of digital transformation at the Beijing Urban and Architecture Biennale
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...Urban Renewal: BIM and Adaptive Reuse online forum organized by the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. Curated and hosted by two architects in New York and in Beijing, the 3 hour, highly condensed international panel discussion brought over 1100 international online participants to investigate the relationship between BIM and adaptive reuse projects. Six internationally renowned architectural practices from four different...
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Welcome to Blackhurst Street at Markham House
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...of Toronto’s earliest “streetwear” labels which started in the basement. Just down the road, Al Hamilton founded the pivotal black newspaper Contrast in 28 Lennox, a building later occupied by the Ashanti Room, an Afrocentric arts hub. Today, Lloyd’s Barbershop and A Different Booklist remain important and vibrant multigenerational gathering spaces that reflect the legacy and contributions of Black Torontonians...
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Inspiring City Builders of Tomorrow: ERA & Jane’s Walk
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...animators from Jane’s Walk and ERA helped the students to develop their research questions and find information online. With these tools students began weaving a narrative that connects their interests and personal histories to physical places in Toronto. ERA’s George Martin joined Jasmine at Riverdale Collegiate Institute’s 12th grade World History class, where they modelled a mini-Jane’s Walk. The exercise...
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Welcome to the Brickworks
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Each year, the AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) hosts a Forum offering architecture students from across North America an opportunity to gather in celebration of the profession. This year, Ryerson University hosted the Forum in Toronto and welcomed approximately 900 eager American students to Canada’s largest metropolis. ERA participated in this year’s Forum by hosting a building tour at...
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Senate of Canada Building receives international recognition with 2020 Civic Trust Award
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...building which recognises the gravitas of the original can be repurposed for social and environmental benefit, with a strong identity and a real architectural clarity,” read the comments. We’re thrilled to add the Civic Trust Award to the building’s accolades. Read about the award from Diamond Schmitt and learn more about ERA’s work on the Senate of Canada Building project....
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