Recent content by 70Challenger

That corner entry looks so good, what a difference from before.

Finally got to see this up close, looks so good in golden hour

The curvilinear roof would make a great counterpoint to the angular highrises behind it.

That's almost 1960s level desecration of this historic building. And it's already falling apart, look at that corner damage revealing the styrofoam.

I like the distinct layers of history with each addition, at least 4 eras now visible.

Design by spreadsheet. And people wonder why there's no "beautiful architecture" anymore. It was never the modernists to blame, but instead the cultural acceptance of cheapness and good-enoughism.

Looks good. Big improvement on the existing Church frontage. I appreciate them preserving the old brick apartment facade.

Cleaner than before at least.

The removal of the surface parking lot is a big factor, will be a win for pedestrians in any case.

The Snohetta design looks pretty clean. Fits well with the Zeidler complex while still clear it’s a new addition. Also I’m really glad to hear the old Moriyama building was heritage designated, it would make a great gallery or museum. edit: Actually I can't find any evidence that it was...

One less strip mall marring the streetscape.

What a mess, no sense of visual hierarchy, incoherent design language, no relation to the heritage building.

Treading on thin ice with that windowless above-ground garage. At least the storefront glazing isn't completely flat but it's still all glass.

I wouldn't live in an area without heritage, without a cultural legacy or something to admire on a walk out. It's already hard enough to justify living in this country with its alienating placeless new developments, designed to make people just stay indoors all day. Designations haven't gone far...

I should expand, most of our downtown historic commercial corridors feel third world with how horrifically their heritage architecture is treated, so add Queen and College. Straight up butchered, plastered with garish signage, or even abandoned. Their owners almost never restore them and leave...