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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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Publications & Exhibits

Announcing the Frank Darling Book Project

by David Winterton, senior associate

...Bank of Commerce, Vancouver. (Photo: Jason King Architect) Bank of Montreal, Toronto. (Photo: David Winterton) As part of its mission to uncover and share new tangents in urban history at the vanguard of heritage theory, ERA has collaboratively published or been instrumental in the production of a number of books, such as Concrete Toronto: A Guide to Concrete Architecture from the Fifties...

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ACO Awards to Don Jail and Taylor House

by ERA Architects

...restoring many of its features and creating interpretive new solutions where restoration wasn’t feasible. Learn more about this project in our online portfolio. Bridgepoint won the Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Reuse, which aims to recognize “projects that highlight and incorporate significant heritage structures in fitting and imaginative ways, thereby conserving them for future use and enjoyment.” The Don Jail...

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Shipbuilding in NFLD: a book

by admin

ERA’s Philip Evans and grandfather Calvin Evans are about to launch Master Shipbuilders of Newfoundland and Labrador, Vol I, a detailed account of one of maritime Canada’s oldest traditions. The book, published by Breakwater Books, will be launched at 3:30 on Sat. Sept. 14 at the St. John’s Chapters. Philip and Calvin Evans will be present for an informal discussion...

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Tower Renewal Action Forum

by ERA Architects

...at home and abroad, focused on housing transformation, neighbourhood resilience, and the maintenance of affordability in our apartment tower neighbourhoods. The Tower Renewal Action Forum took place on Thursday, October 5th at the Evergreen Brick Works. For more information, including the event speakers and program, please visit: http://towerrenewal.com/initiatives/tower-renewal-action-forum-2017/ To learn more about the Tower Renewal Partnership, please visit: http://towerrenewal.com/about-us/  ...

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An Award-Winning Heritage Week

by ERA Architects

...conservation in Canada. Senate of Canada Building (GCC), 2019. Senate of Canada Building (GCC), 2019. Senate of Canada Building (GCC), 2019. On Friday, February 22, ERA’s Michael McClelland, Andrew Pruss, and Doug de Gannes were invited to Queen’s Park for the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards and received the Award of Excellence in Conservation for One Spadina Crescent, the new...

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Concrete Ideas

by admin

...futures in the Toronto context. Congratulations to Pina and the publication team on a wonderful and beautiful book. Read about Concrete Ideas in a John Bentley Mays review in the Globe and Mail here. Concrete Ideas: Material to Shape a City will be available for order online at Amazon.ca soon. For more on concrete, Concrete Toronto can be found here....

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Graeme Stewart interviewed on The Urbanist

by ERA Architects

Monocle Radio recently interviewed ERA’s Graeme Stewart on The Urbanist, a weekly program on the people and ideas that shape urban life. In this week’s edition, Andrew Tuck speaks with Graeme about Toronto’s modernist legacy and the Tower Renewal program. You can listen to this interview online at Monocle.com #61....

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New Vision Church Preaches to the Converted as ‘The Music Hall’ (with new video link)

by ERA Architects

...5:25pm – Greetings from City Econ. Dev. Director Glen Norton and Ward Councilor Jason Farr 5:45pm – Violin performance by Lance Ouellette 6:15pm – Hamilton Community Choir performance 6:40pm – Words from music industry spokesperson 6:45pm – Performance by Steve Strongman 7:00pm – Wrap-up Check out Rev. Ian Sloan’s interview with host Doug Farraway on Cable 14’s City Matters: https://cable14now.com/video-on-demand/video/?videoId=2287...

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Respectful Rehabilitation

by admin

...past year ERA Principal Michael McClelland was a guest lecturer at Simon Fraser University. His lectures on Respectful Rehabilitation included “Rehabilitation and New Design – The Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario” and “Balancing Heritage Conservation in the Private Sector: A Case Study of the Distillery District in Toronto”. They can now be viewed online at www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_videos.htm...

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News & Events

The Signs That Define Toronto: A new book from ERA and Spacing 

by Kurt Kraler

...of the life of the city than buildings and architectural styles ever could.  We’ll explore the advances in the signage technology of commercial businesses over the years in chronological order, beginning with the fascia and projecting signs of the 19th century, followed by the sprawling hand-painted billboards of the E.L. Ruddy Company that covered blank side walls across the city....

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Historic Modern

by ERA Architects

Modern buildings are funny things. Their proliferation has been accepted as the common typology for city forms, yet they are often perceived as a banal insertion to the city’s skyline and an impediment towards a richer public realm. Following a recent talk at Heritage Canada’s annual conference on the adaptability of modern buildings, I was asked about the possibility (if...

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