Tower Renewal Blog

TORONTO – NEW YORK: Design by Example

 

“A new platform by which designers of these two great cities may share innovations and best practices with the common goal of enhancing the build environment.”- Mary Rusz

This September, at the invitation of the AIA New York Housing and Planning and Urban Design Committees, ERA’s Michael McClelland, Graeme Stewart and Ya’el Santopinto participated in a panel in New York on Toronto’s modern heritage and Tower Renewal. The panel discussion took place at the Centre for Architecture in as part of a series designed to share ideas and best practices between Toronto and New York. Also on the panel were Leo deSorcy (City of Toronto) and Derek Ballantyne.

 

When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Where: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NY, NY 1001

 

Speakers: 
Graeme Stewart, Prinicpal, ERA Architects
Leo deSorcy, Program Manager of Urban Design, City of Toronto
Derek Ballantyne, CEO, Encassa Financial, Inc.
Ya’el Santopinto, Project Manager, ERA Architects
Michael McClelland, Founding Principal, ERA Architects

Moderator: Susanne Schindler, Co-author, Growing Urban Habitats: Seeking a New Housing Development Model

 

For more information on the event, visit the Center for Architecture’s Toronto-New York: Design by Example – 9.26.2016