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A really interesting article on Gehry that raised my opinions on him a bit more: http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/frank-gehry-closet-classicist.html I think a lot of people think of him and his art as some pastiche of Bilbao/Disney and, maybe if we're lucky, 8 Spruce...

My gut says it's too expensive/high profile a commission for that strategy exactly, but I do get the sense that there is more to this lot as well.

Why does everything have to look the same? Even if it is ugly to some, variety is the spice of life.

I really like that new Porsche in the bottom right! ;) Really cool building. We need more of these in our city.

Some people are just loud and obnoxious in criticizing other people's work. Sure he's among the more polarizing of architects to grace this city, but the ROM and this tower contribute variety and character to our built form. I like the Crystal; I don't see how people can criticize that style...

If anyone is interested, there is a meeting at 1570 Yonge at 7PM tomorrow night with Councillor Matlow on the issues of this proposal: http://www.mytowncrier.ca/projects-density-irks-councillor.html

The building on the river is North York General, ca. 2003.

You bring up some interesting points, and I feel a little bad not having the time to type up a full response: Beliefs definitely play a part, but if that was the main pillar, interest should be waning with Western regions. Sovereignty over both Palestinian lands is more complex than a simple...

Was Hamas not democratically elected by the Palestinians, taking over Gaza after the Israeli pullout? Had any Tamils who opposed the LTTE left the northeast or the country as a whole? You bet. The lines between these organizations and governments is obscured at best. What the Palestinians in...

I would say that theocracy as it is defined only applies to Iran. The US and Israel, while obviously biased in favor of a single religious group, are democracies and do give all constituents a voice. The Harper government has made some poor moves. Its Middle East policy is decidedly coarse...

You're not alone. The fusion of forms really breaks up the monotony of some of the curtain-wall modernism of the rest of the city, while still remaining oddly cohesive. This is the aesthetic we need more of.

There appears to be an Eglinton entrance on the West side (under the stubby tower) in the model. They wouldn't have just one entrance. I'm actually surprised at this proposal. Though I do lament the continued loss of office space from the intersection, they have done quite a good job with this...

Sorry Minato, your (always insightful) pictures make it too hard for me to direct quote. Essentially, it is this: a) Paris' core is a landmark as a whole. It's not just the beauty of the buildings, but their significance. Post-enlightenment Paris was the centre of the world, the point...

Actually, only about half that overall. There's still a lot of progress to be made, but until we can figure out how to levitate a vehicle, we're not going to see high levels of efficiency.

Total misrepresentation of facts, hkric. I had a full post written up but I clicked the wrong button. Just see the chart: http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/2008/01/electric-cars-versus-ice.html Electric cars, which don't have to produce sound, heat, and vibrations ICE engines do, are 100% more...

Inner Paris should be a museum for all intensive purposes. I don't object to the occasional infill with a modern design as is the case near the Luxembourg or in the vicinity Montparnasse Metro, but La Tour Montparnasse is enough - it just does not fit with the massing of the city, partially...

Sorry, I failed to mention Nairobi or Lagos, both regional capitals with fairly built up surroundings and strong banking industries. Their towers aren't as tall as the one in Zimbabwe (they are all under 140 m), but nonetheless my point was that a 40 storey tower in Africa is a big deal...

I, for one, am surprised. Not only is this sub-Saharan Africa, this is Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the region. Then again, maybe the promise of a less tightly regulated banking system is drawing some significant Western money. Just for some perspective, excepting the towers in...

One would guess, but nonetheless I do feel more confident in the towers' survival in being separate. Maybe even that is not true if tower 2 is connected.

It's not like I disagree with you on your wanting 'real' cities. I'm much the same. Venice, for example, has, in my opinion, become nothing but a theme park. One cannot but hate Piazzo San Marco and most areas within 1km of the Grand Canal in the peak of tourist season. That said, would I prefer...