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Three New Principals and Expanding Leadership at ERA

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...Shelley Ludman, Janice Quieta, and David Winterton as Senior Associates.   Alexis works collaboratively with complex project teams using historical research and analysis to inform the conservation of evolving urban environments. Alexis manages a wide-range of heritage projects involving extensive historic research, planning studies, commemoration strategies, and public consultation.  Douglas is engaged in a number of ERA’s significant conservation and restoration projects....

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Residents and Small artists gather at the opening of Laskay's Gate

Celebrating Laskay through Memory’s Gate

by ERA Architects

...idea come to fruition through Small, which works with communities to express cultural heritage in a tangible way. In November, local residents, the Township of King and Small celebrated the opening of Memory’s Gate, a new public art installation in Laskay, a rural village located northwest of Toronto.  Together with the Township of King’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department and...

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2007 – Ontario Professional Planners Institute Awards

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OPPI Award of Excellence for University of Ottawa: King Edward Precinct Plan Urban Strategies, ERA Architects and Delcan. King Edward Precinct Study OPPI Award of Excellence for Urban and Community Design for the Evergreen at the Brick Works Master Plan team led by planningAlliance Evergreen Brick Works...

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I thought there were limits: An art show

by ERA Architects

...show, Abraham sought a range of more and less site-specific works that engage the space in different ways: “Like a perpetually falling apple and the expanding ground beneath it, the artworks form a responsive relationship to their site and in so doing reveal specific architectural, temporal and virtual properties of the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery.” Works in the show include...

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Joseph Bloor: A Celebration to Honour a Prominent City-Builder

by ERA Architects

...interpretative display at St. Andrews United Church. It is supported at the top and bottom with a continuous 1/4” stainless steel bracket attached to an armature. Due to the fragility and historic value of the original plaque, it is in permanent storage at the Toronto Heritage Artifact Archives. For more information on the plaque unveiling and to register for the...

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PechaKucha: Tower Renewal 101

by ERA Architects

...in and around Toronto’s Tower Neighbourhoods. 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 more on Tower Renewal, visit towerrenewal.com...

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Sept. 11: Toronto the Good Party!

by ERA Architects

...by Dave Meslin and RaBIT Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 to 11 pm at The Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District Join us for free delectables, cash bar, and a lively crowd of people passionate about design and democracy in Toronto! We’re inviting mayoral candidates and other councillors! Join the party and invite your friends on Facebook! Admission is free. TorontoTheGood.org...

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$1M gift to Tafelmusik revitalization

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Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir has announced a $1M gift from the Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman to support its revitalization project at Trinity St. Paul’s. The gift brings fundraising efforts ahead of schedule, with $2.5M of $3M raised. ERA Architects is pleased to be working with the revitalization team to bring international standards to the quality of the venue...

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Toronto the Good invades Harbourfront Centre!

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ERA is hosting its annual Toronto the Good party with Spacing Magazine, the Toronto Society of Architects, Ben McNally Books, and David Vallee. The evening will be filled with events including access to all the exhibitions, gallery and building tours and talks, announcement of the TSA poster design competition winner, Harbourfront’s AUTHORS reading series, book signings, music, video installations, food...

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We’re celebrating: June 7th at Fort York

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...pop-up marketplaces, and several other charming presentations on what’s new at Fort York and around our city. For directions please go to TorontoTheGood.org. Or to RSVP directly, please fill out this form. In addition celebrating our city, ERA is celebrating some exciting news of its own. First, we have three new specialized staff appointments: Victoria Angel MA, Dean of School,...

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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

1953 aerial photograph from the City of Toronto Archives, annotated by ERA. Alexis Cohen presented at CAA’s 108th Annual Conference, held in Chicago February 12-15, 2020 as part of a panel exploring zoning in the histories of modern art and architecture. The panel was hosted by Christopher M. Ketcham and Deepa Ramaswamy. The CAA is the preeminent international leadership organization...

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Letters to the Mayor: An outlet for expressions on city-building set amidst a developmental blank canvas

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...site-specific, use-oriented design. Produced by Design Exchange, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, this inaugural EDIT festival examines the theme of “Prosperity For All” through an array of curated pavilions, talks, and installations. It runs for 11 days, from September 28 – October 8, 2017. For more information on ‘Letters to the Mayor’ visit the exhibition website: http://editdx.org/exhibition/installations/insta-letters-to-the-mayorletters-to-the-developer-partisans...

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