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Radiant City: Photo Exhibition of Toronto Towers
ERA friend and collaborator Jesse Colin Jackson launches his new exhibition at Pari Nadimi Gallery, at 254 Niagara Street, Toronto. The show, entitled Radiant City, runs Sept. 18th, 6-8 p.m. and…
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Sky-o-swale & sport court launch at East Scarborough Storefront
On Wednesday, June 24th ERA joined hundreds of friends and community members at the East Scarborough Storefront to celebrate the launch of two new landscape features: the Sky-o-swale…
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Sculpture garden at Scarborough tower
A permanent exhibition of sculptures by Toronto artist Harley Valentine has recently been unveiled in Scarborough, adding new form and colour to the forecourt of a rental high-rise residence.
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Toronto Star: Tower Renewal a “Big Idea”
The Toronto Star’s ongoing “Big Ideas” series shares ideas from Toronto planners, architects, and creative thinkers on how to make the city a better place. Recently The Star’s…
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New initiative w/ Evergreen CityWorks & Derek Ballantyne
As announced recently in the Evergreen CityWorks’ Intersection Magazine, the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal is teaming up with Evergreen CityWorks and Derek Ballantyne (CEO,…
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Greening Jane and Finch: Competition finalists
Recently the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) held a competition to create innovative master plans to revitalize Toronto’s San Romanoway Affordable Housing Complex. The “Greening the Grounds” competition asked…
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No Flat City exhibition: Documenting Toronto’s “Tower-in-the-Ravine”
Photograph by Chloë Ellingson On view now at Harbourfront Centre is a new exhibition of photos by six photographers, including ERA’s friend Chloë Ellingson. Citing the Tower Renewal…
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Green-roof pavilion: Construction underway
ERA has been working with Sustainable.TO, Architext, Blackwell, and Patriot Engineering on the “Sky-o-Swale shade-water structure,” part of an ongoing project to bring new landscape features and public realm amenities to…
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PechaKucha: Tower Renewal 101
Recently ERA’s Graeme Stewart presented a crash course in Tower Renewal at a Toronto PechaKucha event focused on urban innovation. The short, 7-minute talk covers half a century…
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Incremental Strategies w/ Filipe Balestra
Image courtesy of Architecture for Humanity Toronto Recently Architecture for Humanity and Ryerson University hosted a charrette to explore opportunities for Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in light of the…
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Jane Jacobs Prize to Graeme Stewart & Sabina Ali
The 2014 Jane Jacobs prize has been awarded to Graeme Stewart of ERA and Sabina Ali of the Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee. According to the creators and…
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New Tower Study: Affordability Tenuous
Photo by Jesse Colin Jackson Update: A new edition of this report is available as of March 12, 2014. It has long been understood that while Toronto’s tower…