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  1. Irishmonk

    Toronto Rogers Centre Renovations | ?m | ?s | Toronto Blue Jays | Populous

    Alas, my fondest Blue Jays memories are from that early Skydome period. (And I'm sure I'm not the only one...)
  2. Irishmonk

    Toronto Royal Ontario Museum | ?m | ?s | Daniel Libeskind

    Personally, I think that--in an ideal universe--all of the anthropological/world civilization stuff would be exhibited separately in its own museum. A repurposed Old City Hall might be the ideal place, where it could be effectively partnered with the long gestating Toronto/Ontario history museum...
  3. Irishmonk

    Future of the Hearn Generating Station

    Well, two cultural amenities the city is sorely lacking is a decent modern art gallery and a planetarium. I'm just dreaming here, but the Hearn could easily fit them both!
  4. Irishmonk

    Toronto Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

    It's really a shame that the developers didn't try to achieve something like "The Well" with this project. The potential was definitely there: huge local population, direct connection to The Path, proper mix of commercial and residential, and the absence of anything similar in the area. Really...
  5. Irishmonk

    Toronto Rogers Centre Renovations | ?m | ?s | Toronto Blue Jays | Populous

    With the growth and exponential advancement of virtual reality, A.I. content, as well as Egames, I wonder how much longer traditional live sports can rely on gate admissions to keep them viable? Esp. baseball which seems to be one of the least enticing spectacles for our dopamine addicted...
  6. Irishmonk

    Toronto 101 Spadina Avenue | 133.95m | 39s | Devron Developments | AUDAX

    I really hope this one doesn't get VE'd to death; some of the detailing, esp the arches, are very nice and help this project blend into the surroundings, despite its height.
  7. Irishmonk

    Brampton Bramalea Residences | 174.35m | 55s | Lev Living | Kirkor Architects

    Are there any parks planned for the immediate area? Where are people supposed to walk their dogs--or their grandparents?
  8. Irishmonk

    Old City Hall Proposals

    It's too bad that Galen Weston and others of his ilk (someone mentioned Drake downthread) don't mind being public pariahs. In the old days robber barons burnished their public images by donating much of their fortune to publicly beneficial civil projects among other things. These days they seem...
  9. Irishmonk

    Old City Hall Proposals

    There must be some local billionaires willing to toss a few crumbs at a worthy cultural project that showcases the very city they've been profiteering from these past few difficult years. (Not singling out any particular individual or individuals, of course.)
  10. Irishmonk

    Yonge-Dundas Square/Sankofa Square (Brown + Storey Architects)

    I always thought that Timothy Eaton Sq was the easiest and most obvious name. And they could've put that famous bronze statue of him (with the toe rubbed out) somewhere just to provide a "there" meeting place and a selfie backdrop.
  11. Irishmonk

    McGill in Toronto

    There's still tons of empty land around York U which is also conveniently close to 3 subway stops. Downsview Park is another option. Of course McGill is a very downtowny University but there just isn't much space to claim anywhere near the core. Unless, say, occupying an entire skyscraper...
  12. Irishmonk

    Toronto New Park at 229 Richmond West | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | Gow Hastings

    I reckon you answered your own question. I would add ease of maintenance to that. To me the West 8 design is kind of a dumbed down iteration of the proposal that everyone liked. At least there's not a whole lot to VE out when it's actually being built. They can even keep some of the picnic...
  13. Irishmonk

    Toronto Q Tower | 197.4m | 59s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects

    Welcome to Lifetime, wealthy folks--where there's no better place to spend a lifetime just waiting for the elevators.
  14. Irishmonk

    Toronto 699 Yonge | 216.54m | 64s | Concord Adex | DIALOG

    I agree that this proposal is a disgrace and, if built, will only add to general civic embarrassment over the wretchedness of Toronto's built form. I think there's just a general lack civic pride or vision among the bean counters who run things. It could be that many of them are carpet-baggers...
  15. Irishmonk

    Toronto U of T: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre (Phase 1) | 64.8m | 13s | U of T | Weiss/Manfredi

    I had no idea that soap companies were on the leading edge of AI research. On another note, I guess this somewhat makes up for their soap factory that was just torn down.
  16. Irishmonk

    Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

    Surely that itinerant giant rubber ducky making the rounds could use a nice winter home/storage space. Lotsa IG potential too.
  17. Irishmonk

    Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

    It boggles my mind too. More proof, I guess, that Toronto can't have nice things--unless they come with serious glitches that remind the user that they are in a city that simply will not abide nice things.
  18. Irishmonk

    Toronto Ontario Place | ?m | ?s | Infrastructure ON

    I don't think a hyperloop is out of the question. Or failing that, some kind of uni-rail.
  19. Irishmonk

    Claude Cormier 1960-2023

    I'm devastated. He was one of the best friends Toronto ever had. A shining light in a grey, bean counted sea of mediocrity
  20. Irishmonk

    VIA Rail

    I wonder how long it'll take for the triangle to fill in, and what the anticipated population will be of that merged 4 city not-quite-a-metropolis. Certainly it could top 1 million. Hopefully there is a legit HSR/HFR system at that point.

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