1. Bjarke Ingels Brings "Yes is More"—and New Design—to Toronto
It was all big in February, one way or another! By far our most popular news article from the month of February covered a recent Toronto lecture by Bjarke Ingels, where the BIG Danish starchitect revealed his firm's bold proposal for 489-539 King West. Meanwhile, a big transit story took our number two spot, while big development in general swept the rest of the top ten!
2. Toronto Unveils 6 and 15 Year TTC and GO RER/SmartTrack Plans
3. Massive Development Proposed for Queen and Sherbourne
4. Scope of Development Revealed for Queen East Parking Lot
5. Retailer Announced as One Bloor East Construction Progresses
6. Midtown Toronto: Growth to Watch For in 2016
7. Developer Seeks to Improve and Densify Maple Leaf Quay
8. 33 Avenue Road Redesigned as Toronto's First 'Vertical Forest'
9. 401 Bay—aka the Simpsons Tower—to Receive a New Skin
10. A First Look at Bjarke Ingel's Design For 489-539 King West
Our Top Ten dataBase Files
The impressive Bjarke Ingels Group design for 489-539 King West captured the imagination of readers, propelling the project to number one for the month of February. The much-anticipated "The One" took second place, while the under-construction One Bloor East took third.
2. The One
8. FIVE Condos
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
The complex roof work at BMO Field generated much attention on the Forum, where in particular, the recent raising of a massive canopy over the stadium's south stands spurred plenty of conversation. In second place, photos of a fast-rising 88 Scott Street drew in many readers, while the bold angles emerging on the EY Tower in the Financial District made this our third most popular thread.
3. EY Tower
4. Massey Tower
5. Residences of 488 University Avenue
7. Sun Life Financial Tower and Harbour Plaza Residences
9. The One
10. Ten York
We will return next month for a recap of March's top news stories, dataBase files and Forum threads!