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wyliepoon

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After checking out the ROM Exhibit and reading Mark Osbaldeston's book Unbuilt Toronto (and chatting with him over email), I became inspired to build and render 3D models of some of the projects that were featured in the book.

Actually I've already produced some models of unbuilt Toronto buildings before this- I've done a model of Eaton's College Street, the Weston Skyscraper, Eaton's/John Maryon Tower and some older 1 Bloor East designs (plus some models of buildings that became unbuilt after I did them, such as Sapphire Tower). However the book pushed this to a bit of a frenzy now.

Take a look at some of my recent works... (you can follow my latest progress on my Flickr photostream, or check out my collection on the Google 3D Warehouse)

Eaton's College Street

I did this model before reading the book. However, this week I found some aerial photos on the City of Toronto archives website that I though was perfect for a photomontage of the model onto the Toronto skyline...

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Original Eaton Centre Proposal (1965)

I made this model last weekend, and placed this in context with New City Hall, Sheraton Centre and The Bay Queen Street in the model. I also used the clock tower from my Old City Hall model.

To get the clock tower, I had to dismantle the Old City Hall model. Surprisingly (as a lover of historic architecture), I did not shed a tear over OCH's "virtual" demise.

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Awesome work! Is there any way to put the Eaton's building in a modern context?

Thank god they didn't tear down Old City Hall, especially for those....
 
There's something admirable to the boldness of that proposal. Those open plazas could have been extraordinary. The cohesiveness of that area downtown could have gone down in time as extremely positive.

Yet I'm thankful that Old City Hall was spared. It's a wonderful landmark, and the diversity of architecture is worthwhile as well.
 
There's something admirable to the boldness of that proposal. Those open plazas could have been extraordinary.

Yes, extraordinarily unpleasant, especially in winter with the wind howling and the snow blowing in sub-zero temperatures. I much prefer the Eaton Centre we got instead.
 
The city would be so different today if they had built the Eatons on College tower. It is hard to wrap your head around.

I'm thankful that the Eaton Centre, aka White TD Compelx, never saw the light of day. Thanks for putting this up Wylie, they are fun to view.
 

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