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Apr. 25 event: T.O.’s Priority Neighbourhoods

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...of Toronto David Hulchanski, Professor, University of Toronto Zestaline Kim, North York Community House John Lorinc, Journalist City Councillor Jaye Robinson, Ward 25 Don Valley West Susan McIsaac, President & CEO, United Way Toronto Graeme Stewart, ERA Architects Space is limited, so please RSVP: cityevent@uwgt.org For more info, please read United Way’s Building Strong Neighbourhoods Progress Report. See you there....

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PechaKucha of the day

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...of the exciting new initiatives taking place in and around the city. PechaKucha is a simple presentation genre where presenters speak about 20 images for 20 seconds each. The method was devised by Tokyo-based architects Klein-Dytham as a way to facilitate dialog and idea generation between architects, designers, and other creative thinkers. To see other presentations, please visit pechakucha.org. For...

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Tafelmusik to revitalize home venue

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...and providing new, ergonomically designed seating. Tafelmusik has embarked on a campaign to raise $3 million and has already received a $500,000 matching grant from Cultural Spaces Canada. To learn more, or to contribute to this exciting project, please visit Tafelmusik’s website. For other media coverage, please see local articles in the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail, and musicaltoronto.org....

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Fundraiser for Kenyan school a success

by ERA Architects

...construction of the school, and in particular the breezeway, which connects the recently constructed two-classroom unit, and completes the rainwater collection system for those two classrooms. Remaining funds will likely go towards the construction of a third classroom, following further consultation with the community in Kenya. To learn more about this terrific project, or to make donations, please visit harambee4humanity.org....

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A successful Toronto the Good, 2012

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...and sponsors this year: Build Toronto, Toronto Society of Architects, McGowan Insurance Services, Prem Malik, Arup, McCarthy Tétrault, Kearns Mancini Architects, Diamond Corp, Palatine Hills Estate Winery, Carpenters’ Union, Spacing, Urban Strategies, Ground Magazine, Scadding Court Community Centre, Campbell House Museum, Working Habitat, Evolved Entertainment, Varsity Tents, and Astley Gilbert. Keep up to date with our yearly event at torontothegood.org....

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The Growing Old City

by Graeme Stewart

Image courtesy of OpenFile. Interesting article on the population of the Old City of Toronto in Open File: We finally have more people living in pre-amalgamation Toronto than in 1971 With 736,775, we’ve now surpassed the Old City of Toronto’s peak population in 1971 (it dipped by 100,000 in the 70s and 80s) – but we now have significantly more...

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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

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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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Towers: a comparison in evaluation, context, and conservation

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...traditional distinctions between ‘highbrow’ and ‘low brow’ resources are revisited, a more expansive understanding of value can lead to better and more creative uses for our built heritage. ERA is able to offer a limited number of free downloads of this article. If interested, please click here to obtain a copy. Photo of 100 Spadina Ave. courtesy of ERA Architects....

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Brickworks in the news again

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...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

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...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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