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The Possibilities of Sonic Heritage: An Interview with Pamela Jordan  

by Alessandro Tersigni, project manager, cultural initiatives

Places with historic significance have traditionally been understood in such a visually oriented way that knowing their value through other senses has been widely overlooked. What you see — a cornice, brickwork bonds, bare concrete — has long held the most weight when describing and characterizing architectural heritage. Yet experiencing places involves not just seeing but...

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Signage

Hunting for Toronto’s Ghost Signs

by Kurt Kraler

Ghost signs are the faded remains of painted advertisements often found on the fronts and sides of brick buildings from the late 19th to early 20th Centuries. If you look closely, you’ll likely see traces of images and text, offering clues of a bygone era. The paint used was a toxic mix of boiled oil,...

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People

Meet the Directors: Dan Eylon

by Alessandro Tersigni, project manager, cultural initiatives

As director, I’ll be focusing on strategic planning and business integration. That involves knitting together operational aspects of our enterprise, from executive leadership down through the teams, and disseminating those ideas across the firm in cooperation with all our departments.

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