Recent content by verlander

I'm really glad to see the facade (if not the whole building) of the former CIBC building is being retained here. It has a lot of character and makes for a strong street edge. I see potential for it to become a station entrance much like Alvaro Siza's Baixa-Chiado station in Lisbon where the...

Looks like they may have shaved the number of hoistways servicing the building a little too close to the skin... https://t.co/UsDiiusDsE

No, still about 6-12 months away. From about 3 weeks ago:

What an abomination. The utter disdain and lack of dignity the current ownership is giving the CN Tower these past few years is a travesty.

They were taking the scaffolding down yesterday... the top was visible and looking pretty good. Glad it will be unfettered in time for the Grange park opening.

Parkettini

Is Partisans the designer? It sure looks like they might be...

Actually a combined sewer/stormwater drain overflow containment tank... although it's planned only as 'future' construction. The best thing about this site being retained as park is that it will help protect the long views from Toronto Harbour & Islands to the Skydome and the lower part of...

Bonus points for the effective use of a typo to demonstrate consistency within your message.

You're correct.

Ewwww. Please return this design to Burlington/Ajax/etc. where it belongs. How tone-deaf. Who decided the proper context for this project is the suburban-styled EIFS-clad big box Beer Store next door that's already slated for demolition/intensification/urbanization? Instead of acknowledging...

Absolutely there are beautiful manhole covers all over the world - including here in Toronto. The point here, though, isn't that this park design needs beautiful manholes. What it needs is for the mundane necessities - like manholes - to get visually out of the way in favour of allowing the...