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urbandreamer, what does this mean? are you happy for the architecture in Toronto to remain unadventurous? do you like straight lines only? are you from Mtl? expand please, your comments do not form a full critique, they seem only to be full of anger and snide asides.

Look at the photos above. Seems the shiny cladding gets covered by the dark grey cladding. Looks like zinc to me.

The Market Wharf project is looking good, but it is difficult to compare due to the difference in project type and technique. Market Wharf, like Aqua in Chicago, uses the simplicity of an undulating concrete balcony to great effect in a residential building. While this project seems to be...

Question Have you been downtown to see this building in person? At present the curved glass is not yet installed, so how can you form an opinion on it? I will give you my opinion of the building formed from what I see on site, in context. I work on Bay St and given that the majority...

red brick surely it would be black brick from D+S.

I asked a construction guy on Bay St about those solid panes. He said they were breakages and will be fixed with more white glass once it is all on. The guys from Ellis Don stand across the road supervising when things are being craned over Bay st. They seemed quite happy to answer questions...

Oh you tease. Well I look forward to seeing the pics. I can't wait to see the views from those curved projections. I hope the inside is as impressive as the exterior.

How do we get on the tour??? Sounds great. Looks like there is a lot to see.

We all know Trump didn't design it and yes his involvement is minimal, but the name does not prejudice my opinion. So where do we find the responsible parties? Yes, the developer, looking to make money, looking to maximize the yield of the site. Well that results in a very tall thin tower...

Thanks TonyV for the welcome, but I have more against the building than I do the man. The last line was a throwaway, but the body of the post are my opinions. Open to challenge and debate.

Zeidler was quite good in the 80's. Perhaps this design has been hanging around since then. I agree with you that vibrant cities should have a good mix of building types and styles, but I cannot agree with you that this is a good building. It is not quality, thoughtful architecture. It has...

I cannot believe the number of positive comments this is receiving! This is a huge step backwards for the Toronto skyline. The comparison to Atlanta Po-Mo is spot on. It reminds me of bad casino architecture, crass splash on a dumb box. This dumb box just happens to be a tall one. It is...

Sorry, do you think projects for institutions do not have fiscal boundaries? My point is that I am hopeful that this project will live up to the promise of the promotional images. There has not been over the top hype or hyperbole on this building and it seems to have slipped under the radar. I...

Is this the end of Hume's love affair with Danny? http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/1073884--i-m-daniel-libeskind-and-you-re-not

Thanks for that, but that rendering would suggest curved glass within a Curtainwall system. If this happens it will be great, but you know how renders can tell lies. Curved glass on this scale will be very expensive and probably hard to find. A developer would never use curved glass, it would...

What is happening with the piano curve floorslab? The renderings show a smooth glassy skin. Anyone know if the glass will be straight or curved? Will it actually be curved, or flatly faceted?

If you want unsubtle colour walk to the new YWCA at Elm & Elizabeth. The renderings show the colour changing from green to blue. Right now the curtain wall looks different from minute to minute, dependent on the angle and light. Quite sophisticated I'd say.

I heard this is not by D+S, but a sign company. Expect some Dundas Square style signage on Bloor soon. What are U of T thinking?

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That would be AWESOME!!! Might help ease the pain of it all.....