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When Crazy Gets Creative

by ERA Architects

...The objective of the exercise was to define the space we were in, how it’s used and how it has evolved. The teams discussed various perspectives before creating two intricate webs. The communication and designs that resulted made for an interesting collaborative experience. For more information visit: http://www.crazydames.com/ U of T News article: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/these-crazy-dames-want-us-rethink-way-we-engage-city All photographs courtesy of Crazy Dames....

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Hamiltonโ€˜s Durand Built Heritage Inventory project paper has been published by the ISPRS

by ERA Architects

...and Angela Garvey have written a paper on the project’s digital workflow, which they presented at the CIPA International Biennial Symposium in Ottawa this fall. The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing has recently published their paper. Link to Hamilton City Council recommendations: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-planning/heritage-properties/hamilton-built-heritage-inventory-process Link to CIPA International Biennial Symposium: http://www.cipaottawa.org/ For access to the published paper, click here....

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Proposed Heritage Policies in the ‘Toronto Official Plan’ Review

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...The Official Plan heritage policies are available for review on the City website, at: www.toronto.ca/opreview/pdf/opreview_proposed_heritage_policy.pdf Linked below, we respectfully submit comments on the current proposed policies, and a draft counter-proposal – a goals-based policy document that can significantly improve the delivery of heritage services in the City of Toronto. www.era.on.ca/pdf/ERA_OP_heritage_policy_comments.pdf The key authors of this draft include Michael McClelland (Principal...

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Rendez-Vous Maestria: The Restoration of the GCCโ€™s Suspended Ceilings

by ERA Architects

...multi-day event hosted by the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec. From December 1st to 4th, expertise in craft and built heritage will be celebrated by curators, artisans, designers, architects and the public as they convene to exchange ideas, renew knowledge and showcase innovations in traditional techniques and current practices. Link to GCC: https://www.eraarch.ca/project/government-conference-centre/ Link to Rendez-Vous Maestria: https://www.metiersdart.ca/en/maestria-show  ...

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Parkdale’s coat of arms — for 10 years

by ERA Architects

...were cast on October 27, 1888, the pro-annexationists won. Laycock and Myrvold described the the hours and days that followed: “A victory parade of about 100 annexationists carrying torches or lit brooms was led by the Toronto Bold and Iron Works band. The public arguments continued for days while accusations of cheating spread… Ex-Reeve Hugh McMath even launched an unsuccessful...

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ERA and the Goethe-Institut

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...At the presentation this evening, Graeme will be discussing on-going international research and local applications of Tower Neighbourhood Renewal. For more information, visit Geothe-Institut Toronto. April 7, 2011. 6pm OCAD University, Auditorium, Room 190, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON Admission free +1 416 593 5257 x 205 Graeme and Stephan Lanz at Goethe Institute event at OCAD, April 7th, 2011...

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Out East

by ERA Architects

Philip and Will recently took a trip out to Halifax, to give a public lecture at the Dalhousie School of Architecture and to introduce the Culture of Outports Free Lab project to the students and faculty. ERA has coordinated and will be leading an intensive two-week design/build studio in the outport community of Burlington, Newfoundland. Plugging into larger provicinal cultural...

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Brickworks in the news again

by ERA Architects

...suspected would make a high-quality brick. His hunch proved correct and in 1889 William and his brothers John and George started a quarry and factory that, for nearly 100 years, churned out bricks and kiln-fired clay products used to build Canadian landmarks such as the Ontario Legislature and Osgoode Hall. But the once bustling Don Valley Brick Works was abandoned...

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The Settler’s Dream

by ERA Architects

...originally a peninsula, only gaining island status with the construction of the Murray Canal in the late 1880s, fully 100 years after settlement by United Empire Loyalists, mercenaries, and other immigrants from (predominantly) the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands. The information above was taken from The Settler’s Dream, the local authority on the built heritage of the County. To...

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Typical Toronto house conversion, multi-units in 3-storey house form.

The Missing Middle: Torontoโ€™s Historic Building Typologies

by ERA Architects

...housing that already contribute to a diverse housing stock today. Because we undertook a windshield survey, we may have even missed a few house conversions, hiding among their single- and semi-detached neighbours. In the study, we’ve identified house conversions, purpose-built multiplexes, and walk-up apartments. The majority of non-identified sites are comprised of single- and semi-detached housing. PARKDALE CHAPLIN ESTATES Based...

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The Ward: A new book, coming 2015

by ERA Architects

...save the date for a City Hall panel discussion in May: May 28, 2015 – 1:00pm – 2:30pm The editors of The Ward and several contributors will host a panel on a selected topic at City Hall. More details to come, but in the meantime, mark your calendars! Location: City Hall Library Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W. Toronto,...

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Rountable: Torontoโ€™s Suburbs

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...to Toronto’s suburbs. Other participants include: Pamela Blais, Metropole Consultants Leo Desorcy, Urban Design, City of Toronto John van Nostrand, planningAlliance Laurie Payne, Toronto Community Housing, and Leona Savoie, Hullmark Developments Interested parties are welcome; please see the City’s website for more information. September 30, 2013 City Hall, Committee Room 2 100 Queen Street West 9:30 am – 12:30 pm...

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