Philip Evans is a Principal at ERA Architects, a Toronto based heritage and adaptive reuse practice with studios across Canada. He was born in Newfoundland, descended from generations of shipbuilders from the Notre Dame Bay and Greenspond areas, and moved with his family to Ontario as a young child, eventually settling in Brampton, where he attended Mayfield Secondary School's visual arts program.
Evans studied architecture at the University of Toronto, completing his degree over eight years while working. During his studies he spent summers cataloguing architectural archives, including the work of Moshe Safdie, at McGill University's Blackader Lauterman Library. He also helped organize the Toronto the Good fundraising parties that supported Spacing Magazine in its early years.
He joined ERA Architects in 2001, working alongside founders Michael McClelland and Edwin Rowse. In 2005 he married his wife Julie and moved to the United Kingdom, working with CTM Architects in the County of Kent on school redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects before returning to Toronto in 2006 to rejoin ERA as an Associate. He has since become a Principal at the firm, which has grown to roughly 120 people with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Prince Edward County, along with licenses to practice across most Canadian provinces.
Evans is the founder of Culture of Outports and Culture of Small, initiatives exploring adaptive reuse and economic renewal in small and rural Canadian communities, and leads ongoing research into the Great Lakes Basin. He competed in wrestling for Team Ontario at the national level as a teenager. Outside of practice, he restores vintage vehicles, collects stamps, and is the father of two teenage sons.
Philips Evans - ERA Architects
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