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One of ERA\u2019s two founding principals, Edwin Rowse, is retiring as of October 1.<\/p>\n
Edwin and Michael McClelland founded ERA in 1990 with a shared pragmatic, but principled, approach to heritage architecture, planning and conservation. Their ability to provide consistent advice from conception to full implementation of a project became a notable strength of the company and of its growing group of principals. Edwin\u2019s remarkable capacity to combine finely detailed architectural, historical and technical considerations \u2014 whether for conservation or adaptive reuse projects \u2014 became a driving inspiration behind many of ERA\u2019s projects, from the Distillery District in Toronto to national historic sites such as Parkwood Estate and Ruthven Park, to Trinity St. Paul\u2019s Church for Tafelmusik, and to Ottawa’s Booth Street redevelopment and the recently completed Government Conference Centre.<\/p>\n
Under Edwin’s and Michael’s leadership, ERA has grown from a local Toronto enterprise to one of the country\u2019s largest heritage architecture firms. ERA is now a firm with a national reach that includes satellite offices in Montreal and Ottawa.<\/p>\n
\u201cERA will remain forever a seminal experience in my life,\u201d said Edwin at his retirement party earlier this month. \u201cThis is a new dawn for me. Retiring is not walking away. I will always work for ERA\u2019s wellbeing and success.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Edwin transitions to a Principal Emeritus role with the firm, ERA\u2019s executive team looks forward to continuing to build the firm\u2019s partnership, strongly rooted in connecting heritage conservation to wider considerations of urban design and city building.Edwin will become a consultant to ERA on a part-time basis, after which he will continue to consult on various projects as a sole practitioner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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