billy corgan
Active Member
That's the old design.
Does anyone know why this building is so far away from Queens Quay? If it was closer to the street, there would be more room along the waterfront. So what are they gonna do with the part along Queens Quay, turn it into another parking lot? It looks like a pretty big area to leave empty.
i don't particularly like mr. hume's brashness but he does make passionate arguments for greater architectural beauty in the city.
he was personally dissapointed (and i think we all were) when he saw that the corus building was drawing back from its bold, playful, and generally beautiful designs. given the significance of the land, and the future of the waterfront, i think this building cannot shy away from its potential.
in mr. hume's article, the developer or someone representing TEDCO stated that the building was not the sydney opera house, in hopes of silencing critics and lowering expectations.
but in a city as wealthy, beautiful and young as toronto, why shouldn't expect the sydney opera house?