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University of Toronto: Landscape of Landmark Quality

...new construction shaped King’s College Circle through the twentieth century as additional colleges and faculties were built. Beaux-Arts planning principles led to the extension of King’s College Road in the 1920s which formalized the axial view north to University College. The Landmark Project proposes a coordinated series of landscape upgrades for the St. George Campus, including removal of vehicular access...

Collège Ahuntsic Heritage Background Study

Ahuntsic College was one of the first twelve colleges of further education (CEGEPs) to be created in Quebec in 1967. The creation of the College was also part of the secularization and democratization of higher education in Quebec during the Quiet Revolution. The creation of these public institutions allowed for free higher education and democratized access to it. By bringing...

Interior of University College Library from second floor balcony. University College

...college’s diverse and inclusive programs of study. ERA worked closely with partner Kohn Schnier Architects to develop sensitive intervention strategies for the important landmark. A main priority was to improve barrier-free access within the historic building. Accessible features were integrated sensitively into the heritage fabric including new ramps between existing floor levels and stone walkways, a new elevator providing centralized...

Alma College Square

This significant and historic property is situated on the former grounds of Alma College, an important Victorian-era private girls’ school in St Thomas, Ontario. The College, although cherished by the community and its many alumnae, was closed in the 1980s and the property, along with its fine Gothic Revival building and rustic ravine amphitheatre, was sold. After years of neglect...

The Distillery District

...rye annually. During the 1890s the surrounding area of East Toronto by the Don River Valley boasted no less than seven competing breweries. The Mill Street Brewery is this area’s first commercial brewery to open up in over 100 years. The Mill St. Brewery has revived this proud brewing heritage with handcrafted beers since opening in 2002. ERA designed the...

Fanshawe College's building at 130 Dundas Fanshawe College: School of Culinary Arts & Information Technology

The Kingsmill’s Department Store building in downtown London is now home to Fanshawe College’s Schools of Information Technology and Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Located on 130 Dundas Street, previously 126-132 Dundas St, the building is an important cultural landmark for the city and was built in 1865. Its current façade is composed of both limestone and brick veneer dating...

The RAC Zone

...to enable healthy, complete, and vibrant neighbourhoods better able to respond to local needs and opportunities. The goal is addressed primarily by allowing for a full range of uses within these neighbourhoods: commercial activity, social activity, and community services – amenities that most areas of Toronto take for granted. Surprisingly, these uses within Apartment districts have until now been largely...

Loblaws Groceteria at West Block

...façade with minimal alterations, and a new office entrance was introduced at the southeast corner. The original entrance on Lake Shore Boulevard was retained as a secondary retail entrance, incorporating salvaged bronze bas-relief sculptures and lettering reinstalled around a pair of new bronze doors. The new West Block development provides a point of stability and continuity in this fast-changing neighbourhood....

Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation

...along with student services, admissions, a library, and dining options. Drawing upon the heritage of one of Toronto’s most remarkable and yet least known historic sites, Centennial College’s new campus encourages a generation of students to push innovation in the aerospace sector. The mix of old and new is a unique and special attribute to the project, paying tribute to...

Victoria University in the University of Toronto

...independent land holdings. Victoria University’s lands encompass academic, administrative and residential spaces, as well as cultural, commercial and retail amenities for the city at large. Taken together, they are one of Toronto’s most prominent collections of buildings and landscape from every era since the late 19th century. The scope of ERA’s services included research, analysis, internal design and strategy, city...

Bay Adelaide Centre

...half of the twentieth century, much of the Holt Renfrew building survived. Significant portions of this building’s primary facades have been moved and restored, including the original 1910 storefront, as part of the Bay Adelaide East Tower development. The tower is a new component of the Bay Adelaide Centre, a commercial complex that will include three office towers, podiums for...

The Roxy Theatre

...was also restored and much of the sign boxes were re-built based on historic photographs. The conservation of the Allenby Theatre has brought about a much needed re-investment to a slightly neglected section of Danforth Avenue. The restored theatre has provided a more lively street edge that pays tribute to the collective memory of the community both past and present....