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hahaha... maybe........ btw, Burka's website says Burka Architects only, not Burka Varacalli anymore. I believe Varacalli has left the company to join the Bazis Kazahkstanian.

From what I have heard is that the Chinese Architect Ma provided only the concept of the twisted form. The podium, the street related townhouses as well as the interior suite layouts of the last two absolute towers are still designed and spearheaded by Burka Architects. Burka is also...

If you look carefully, Pulse is a project that talks efficiency. The square floor plates makes the forming of concrete slabs an easy job! Every thing is repetitive here: the glass balconies, the window wall behind, making fabrication much simpler. Simple building process means the builder can...

I have played simcity since its earliest version. It's easy to say stick some green spaces or parks in the middle of a city to improve it's urban quality. However, modern cities are very much engined by the riches who believes in profits and fame. For centuries, a nation or city's glory is...

I like how Chris Hume said on this weekend's condo critic for 169 John Street, "In fact, there's an honesty to this structure that's easier to relate to than the glitzy kitsch associated with so many condos. "

This is so embarrassing! I am sorry, I have got the Wrong Alphabets!

I went to the new ROM last month, what a disappointing! I mean, the exterior looks "cool". I hate to use this term, but yes, most modern architecture nowadays, I think, are being rated by how "cool" and "sexy" they are. The interior staircase that takes you to the top is interesting...

Is there another example in Toronto, where 2 point towers are this close to each other! Yup, I agree with one of the writers, hope the residents have some sexy neighbors across the other building!

I am new to the forum. I agree with you Billy, the architecture is terrible. The elements on this building are so "intentional". Those covered balconies are nothing new architecturally. The visual effect is awaiting to be seen. I feel, rather than letting the building speaks quietly like a...