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Transport-related energy consumption

by ERA Architects

Edwin found this telling little graph in a supplement to Topos magazine. It clearly illustrates, using a range of international examples, how per-capita transport-related energy consumption reduces with increasing population densities. Interesting with reference to our previous studies on visualizing density, and with the on-going uncertainty surrounding the future of Transit City. The illustration accompanies an article by Udo Weilacher,...

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Learning from Europe

by ERA Architects

...Greater Golden Horseshoe, and its accompanying International Best Practice Research Highlight. This past weekend, The Toronto Star featured highlights of this research as part of an ongoing series looking into the future opportunities of Toronto Community Housing. Featured in the article are selected best practices found throughout the EU related to social housing. These include: • Foster a learning environment...

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โ€˜Big River Landscapeโ€™ wins the National Capital Commissionโ€™s Nepean Point Redevelopment design competition

by ERA Architects

Team Rosenberg’s design concept – ‘Big River Landscape’ – has been selected as the winner of a prestigious international design competition that proposes the redevelopment of Nepean Point into an enhanced public park and major destination at the heart of the Capital. The design team is made up of Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. with Patkau Architects, Blackwell Structural Engineers,...

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Conference in Charleston

by ERA Architects

Recently Andrew Pruss and Jan Kubanek traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to attend the Association for Preservation Technology International Conference, 2012. Jan Kubanek presented on Sharon Temple, a fascinating project ERA has had the opportunity to work on for several years. Jan’s presentation focused on the importance of working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team. In this project, ERA was able...

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The Legacy Lives On: Hamiltonโ€™s Built Heritage Inventory as an emerging practice in historic urban landscape stewardship

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...which integrate well with other municipal information systems. Hamilton’s Built Heritage Inventory process was adopted by its City Council in the spring of 2014 and was the subject of a paper by Victoria Angel, Angela Garvey and Mikael Sydor that was published by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. The City of Hamilton intends to implement the strategy...

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ERA and the Goethe-Institut

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Ecology.Design.Synergy Presentation & Discussion Reclaiming the City: The Architect/Planner as Eco-Urbanist Stephan Lanz in conversation with Graeme Stewart The series “Ecology.Design.Synergy: Green Architecture and New Ideas from Germany and Canada“ is presented by the Goethe-Institut Toronto in cooperation with OCAD University and the MaRS Centre. At the presentation this evening, Graeme will be discussing on-going international research and local applications...

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Toronto the Good 2017

by ERA Architects

...Partnership, an initiative working to preserve and enhance mid-century apartment tower neighbourhoods through research, advocacy and demonstration. International experts and local city-builders will be meeting at a symposium during the day to explore innovative strategies for transitioning these aging apartment tower neighbourhoods to meet the demands of our 21st century cities. Now is the time for coordinated action to build...

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Miles Glendinning Lecture, May 3rd, 2012

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...6:30. For more information and to RSVP, click here. Miles Glendinning is the director of the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies, University of Edinburgh, and chair of Docomomo International Committee on Urbanism. Miles is also the author of the book Tower Block, a history of mass housing in the UK, and Architecture’s Evil Empire, a critical look at contemporary practice....

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Charles Birnbaum visits landscapes of Toronto

by ERA Architects

...At the dinner, Charles announced some amazing news: in 2015 The Cultural Landscape Foundation plans to host a symposium in Toronto. This will bring together international experts in landscape architecture, as well as engage the public in tours and discussion of Toronto’s landscape. For more information on this gathering, please see our news item on the symposium. Yorkville Tour As...

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Aug 26: New ideas on Toronto’s cultural landscapes

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...York National Historic Site Franco Boni, General & Artistic Director, The Theatre Centre Rui Pimenta and Layne Hinton, Artistic Director/Founder and Co-curator/Admin, Art Spin This panel discussion forms part of an international debate on the shifting role of heritage in contemporary society. While ‘heritage’ and ‘contemporary’ can appear to be at odds with one another, Toronto happens to do ‘old...

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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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Birnbaum on Toronto’s landscapes

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...to advocate and educate – to make more public the critical discussion about design decisions in the public realm. The talk and panel discussion, which included Janet Rosenberg, Harold Madi, and ERA’s Michael McClelland, was also a chance to explore the agenda for the 2015 TCLF international conference to be held in, and focus on, Toronto. Is it possible, for...

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