Ramako
Moderator
I'm already envisioning that little podium structure being redeveloped into a new tower in 30 years.
Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...kinda like the original idea having the stumpy version of those diamond towers coming out the Dominion Building. But thanks to Larco and the gnashing of teeth at city level that's never going to happen. /sigh
ward10
New Member
Platforms at Union are numbered relative to track numbers. Track numbers are very logically 1-14 north to south.
Platform numbers feel less logical because unlike modern train stations, Union mostly has two platforms per track
To accommodate this, the numbering scheme is:
- A platform on the south side of a track is double the track number
- A platform on the north side of a track is double the track number minus 1
Platform 3 breaks the rule. Tracks 1 and 2 don’t have platforms between them. So instead of being called Platform 1, Platform 3 is just one less than the number of the next platform that does follow the rule
Natika33
Active Member
From today:
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Working Saturday and Sunday
A worker on site told me that they will be taking down the ice rink. I didn’t get confirmation if they were going to make ice before they do.
Sunday and Saturday night.
A worker on site told me that they will be taking down the ice rink. I didn’t get confirmation if they were going to make ice before they do.
Sunday and Saturday night.
nightstreak
Senior Member
The bus station lobby was being finished today.
The rest of the tiling is finally laid.
The ceiling is being mudded
The wooden planks that had been covering the bridge have been removed revealing some nice details.
The second and third floor have been completely cleaned. I also noticed workers peeling off coverings on the window frames.
There are a few things that need finishing outside and the lobby needs a good cleaning but otherwise this looks like it can open any day now.
My hunch is that once the lobby is opened into the teamway, the tunnel sidewalk can be closed to finalize those finishings, close the temporary doorways and wrap up this project.
The rest of the tiling is finally laid.
The ceiling is being mudded
The wooden planks that had been covering the bridge have been removed revealing some nice details.
The second and third floor have been completely cleaned. I also noticed workers peeling off coverings on the window frames.
There are a few things that need finishing outside and the lobby needs a good cleaning but otherwise this looks like it can open any day now.
My hunch is that once the lobby is opened into the teamway, the tunnel sidewalk can be closed to finalize those finishings, close the temporary doorways and wrap up this project.
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Civdis
Active Member
Today
ZachHiebert
New Member
Sorry if this is too off topic for this thread or has already been brought up before, but I thought it was fascinating to say the very least. Has anyone ever noticed that Adelaide, Australia's first-ever skyscraper development (Still in Pre-Construction), looks very similar to a particular skyscraper that may or may not be in this thread... 
I am sure this kind of thing happens all the time, but I am wondering if the CIBC Square diamond design is original or if you can trace it back to another development outside of Toronto as well? It seems kinda sad that what could be a landmark defining skyscraper for Adelaide will just make me think of Toronto...
I am sure this kind of thing happens all the time, but I am wondering if the CIBC Square diamond design is original or if you can trace it back to another development outside of Toronto as well? It seems kinda sad that what could be a landmark defining skyscraper for Adelaide will just make me think of Toronto...
nightstreak
Senior Member
The square is open. The entrances are closed for now.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Just one from today
nightstreak
Senior Member
Mounting for a GO sign?
Perhaps similar to the one facing Lake Shore.
Perhaps similar to the one facing Lake Shore.
Civdis
Active Member
Those dusty footprints are driving my OCD crazy!!!!
nightstreak
Senior Member
BOLLARD STEEL ® XXL have been added
nightstreak
Senior Member
Anyone know whether this sculpture was a placeholder or is it representative of something that had already been commissioned?
The footing for something is there in waiting.
Could be nicer. This is going to be very prominent across from Union Station. Millions of people will walk by this every year. I like the chrome tree by sculptor Roxy Paine in The Park.
This location might be worthy of something in the league of a Cloud Gate (the Chicago “Bean”)
…or at least match the ambition of Jaume Plensa’s Dreaming outside EY Tower.
CIBC Square hasn’t skimped out on artwork: both towers lobbies, the park and bridges have prominent art, I’m hoping they’re leaving the best for last with the square across from Union Station and the alley likely to be the most travelled and visible.
The footing for something is there in waiting.
Could be nicer. This is going to be very prominent across from Union Station. Millions of people will walk by this every year. I like the chrome tree by sculptor Roxy Paine in The Park.
This location might be worthy of something in the league of a Cloud Gate (the Chicago “Bean”)
…or at least match the ambition of Jaume Plensa’s Dreaming outside EY Tower.
CIBC Square hasn’t skimped out on artwork: both towers lobbies, the park and bridges have prominent art, I’m hoping they’re leaving the best for last with the square across from Union Station and the alley likely to be the most travelled and visible.
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