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Hydrogen
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You have exposed and corrected every fallacy.
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Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
You know, I was about to post something snide about Trump's structural engineer reading this post, slapping his forehead, and yelling "D'OH!"
But then, by that logic, you'd also have assumed that someone in Libeskind's office would have thought about icicles when designing a giant overhanging crystal.
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Hydrogen
Guest
^But they did! The movement of ice brought about some natural erosion to the building. A very fitting geological event.
DaninToronto
Active Member
Its all jokes. The John Hancock in Boston and Citicorp in New York serve as examples when the obvious isn't thought of.
Dan416
Senior Member
Care to elaborate?
yyzer
Senior Member
our own Current has posted a nice update on Trump over at SSC...hopefully he is planning on posting them here too, but here are a couple of his shots...the excavation is proceeding....
current
Active Member
Thank you yyzer for posting the photos. They were taken on April 12.
From Bay St looking east, they are now digging in the clay layer.
From Bay looking northeast at the ramp from Adelaide and the Bay Adelaide Centre in the background.
Still a lot of rubble and parts of old building foundations in the northeast corner of the site with the Bay Adelaide Centre on the other side of Adelaide.
Looks like a granite boulder deposited by glaciers thousands of years ago in the last ice age. Maybe they could use it in their building as a conversation piece.
From Bay St looking east, they are now digging in the clay layer.
From Bay looking northeast at the ramp from Adelaide and the Bay Adelaide Centre in the background.
Still a lot of rubble and parts of old building foundations in the northeast corner of the site with the Bay Adelaide Centre on the other side of Adelaide.
Looks like a granite boulder deposited by glaciers thousands of years ago in the last ice age. Maybe they could use it in their building as a conversation piece.
globetrekker
New Member
I'm really excited about this project. The site is so small! I'm really looking forward to seeing how they go about constructing this tower. I'm especially interested in seeing how they build the parking garage. It's going to be above ground, right? Is it going to be above the lobby area??? If so, how will they place the elevators?
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
Traditionally, in some kind of vertical arrangement.
grey
Senior Member
globetrekker, I don't mean to be a back-seat moderator, but I think people would appreciate it if you removed large photos from posts that you've quoted. This has happened in a couple of threads you've posted in.
gei
Active Member
Indeed. Unless you are referencing a specific picture or something, it's a huge waste of space.
Ramako
Moderator
I'm sure he'll confirm it here himself, but according to trumptoronto on SSC, the tower will indeed be green glass despite what some renderings show.
Exciting!
Oh yeah, a minor note: The north west portion of the tower will be illuminated at night all the way from street level to the spire.
Exciting!
Oh yeah, a minor note: The north west portion of the tower will be illuminated at night all the way from street level to the spire.
urbanboyto
Active Member
A very small site indeed! A logistical challenge even without the BA construction site right across the street.
Interesting about the lighting...I wonder what they will be using.
Interesting about the lighting...I wonder what they will be using.
kronkie
Banned
oooo the lighting sounds nice...sorry lights excite me 
Conrad Black
Senior Member
A lighting feature would be a nice addition.