ERA Architects
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The Senate of Canada Building won an OAA Design Excellence Award! Congratulations to Diamond Schmitt Architects, @kwc_architects and the rest of the project team on this exciting achievement. https://www.oaa.on.ca//bloaag-de/Senate-of-Canada-Building

As part of Canadian Architect’s Pandemic Effect series, ERA Architects’ Ya’el Santopinto and Graeme Stewart wrote about how the current pandemic is shining a light on the importance of prioritizing the retrofitting of existing mid-century towers. Read more from Ya’el and Graeme, and other articles on how the pandemic is influencing the world of architecture from Canadian Architect.

The Senate of Canada Building has been recognized on the international stage with a 2020 Civic Trust Award, the longest-running international awards program recognizing outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. The Senate of Canada Building was just one of two North American projects to win the award. As heritage architects on the project, ERA is thrilled to congratulate our project partners Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc and KWC Architects Inc on such a notable achievement. http://www.eraarch.ca//senate-of-canada-building-receives/

Last night, ERA had the honour to be awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation for two of our projects: The Greenhouse Restoration at Parkwood Historic Site and the new Senate of Canada building in Ottawa. Congratulations to both project teams on this accomplishment!

Six ERA projects have made it onto Urban Toronto's list of the 15 most influential buildings of the 2010s! We're thankful we get to work on such amazing buildings with even better project teams. Give it a read!

An art deco theatre gets a new lease on life: Read all about Paradise Theatre in this feature from Designlines! We're excited to see this underused space become a beloved Toronto fixture once again.

Public art has the ability to represent and celebrate the identity of a place. As an architecture firm specializing in built heritage and cultural values, we are increasingly interested in how art and other placemaking interventions can not only represent unique histories but do so in a way that transforms underused spaces into thriving places for community. Learn how we celebrated Laskay, Ontario through Memory's Gate: http://www.eraarch.ca//celebrating-laskay-through-memorys/

The Senate of Canada Building has been named a 2020 Civic Trust Awards Successful Project, and will either be highly commended or awarded in March! Congratulations to Diamond Schmitt Architects, KWC Architects and the rest of the project team. Learn more about this project: http://www.eraarch.ca/project/senate-of-canada-building/

"The Ward Cabaret is a haunting and musical history of immigrants who settled in Toronto": Read more about The Ward Cabaret in this review from the Toronto Star! There are just five more days left to see the production.

Today is the final day to save on Ward Cabaret tickets! Buy one ticket and get another free when you use the code WeAreTheWard241 before midnight tonight. Get your tickets here: https://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/theatre.cfm

The Paradise Theatre has been restored to its former grandeur, making it once again a fixture to the Dovercourt neighbourhood. As heritage consultants on the project, ERA worked to reinstate many of the attributes of the building lost over the years. We couldn't be more excited to see this space become an anchor and hub for its community!

The Ward Cabaret kicks off in just over two weeks! Grab your tickets to this production that imagines the scenes and sounds of Toronto's first cross-cultural community. Learn more: http://wardcabaret.com/

Job opportunities in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa: ERA is growing and we'd love for you to join our team! Toronto: We're hiring a Planner with 8-10 years experience and an Executive Assistant in our Toronto office. Montreal & Ottawa: We're looking for two Intermediate Architects, one to join our Ottawa team and another for Montreal. ... More on our career page: eraarch.ca/careers/

"For new construction and retrofit, the standard should be Passive House: that’s where it is in Vancouver now; that’s where it’s going. Read more on Ken Soble's Passive House transformation from ERA Principal Graeme Stewart in this feature for Globe and Mail subscribers.

The Ward Cabaret kicks off in less than a month! Join us at the Harbourfront Centre for this hit production inspired by the sounds of Toronto's first cross-cultural community. Get your tickets today: https://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/theatre.cfm

The idea for Ridgeway Community Courts was sparked by local youth seeing a need for a safe space to play. Learn how we as city builders can help support the transformation of underused spaces with, and for, the community. http://www.eraarch.ca//building-for-the-community-with-th/

Fanshawe College's building at 130 Dundas Street has won a London Urban Design Award in the Adaptive Re-use or Rehabilitation category! ERA was brought on to the team led by Diamond Schmitt Architects as the heritage architect on the project to help conserve important elements of the building while preparing it for its 21st-century use. Congratulations to all involved in this great project. http://www.eraarch.ca//fanshawe-college-school-of-culinar/

Ontario Place has been named to World Monuments Fund's 2020 World Monuments Watch, a list of 25 heritage sites around the world at-risk of being lost. As an architecture firm rooted in work that connects heritage to city building and cultural values, here's why we think it matters: http://www.eraarch.ca//ontario-place-and-the-value-of-cul/

We look forward to seeing the Paradise Theatre become a thriving space in the Bloorcourt neighbourhood thanks to its adaptive re-use! Can't wait to celebrate the opening of this great building with the rest of the project team.

On Friday we celebrated a great 2019 CAHP Awards in Winnipeg with our friends and collaborators. The MOCA Toronto building took home an Award of Merit in the Conservation - Architecture category. Congratulations ArchitectsAlliance and the rest of the project team! ERA is also celebrating the recognition of the Greenhouse Conservation project at Parkwood Estate National Historic Site with an Award of Merit in the Conservation - Small & Lovely category.

Last week, the Booth Street Redevelopment Master Plan won an Ottawa Urban Design Award of Merit. Congratulations to our collaborators at Stantec and client Canada Lands Company / Société immobilière du Canada!This project involved a robust and successful community engagement plan that helped shape the vision for the district. Learn more about how ERA builds for the community, with the community.

Last night the Senate of Canada Building won an Ottawa Urban Design Award of Excellence! ERA is proud to have worked as heritage consultants on this important project of adaptive reuse. Congratulations to Diamond Schmitt Architects, KWC Architects Inc. and all involved. Learn more about the project: http://www.eraarch.ca/project/senate-of-canada-building/