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I see you're coming around to my type of 'forced' optimism now. We have no other choice in Toronto my friend...if you want to keep your sanity in tact that is.

On Yonge Street (or any other street in Toronto), it is a common practice for addresses to be continuous with no gaps along a street. This helps maintain consistency and clarity for postal services, emergency services, and residents or businesses seeking to locate specific addresses. However, in...

That would be a mistake i think, unless you're suggesting the new podium should've more closely matched the pattern on the tower above. It could've looked boring/too uniform. I like the eclectic expression/architectural fusion :). It's sort of the reverse of heritage podium preservations that...

Sadly it is not just landscape architecture and street level design, although they go a very long way, almost completely concealing any natural geographical weaknesses. Vancouver has way more natural beauty that TO just can't compete with. An element that comes to mind as an example is...

Highly subjective i know but name a section of major street in TO that is not potentially mind-alteringly depressing. The pics above are significantly better than the gritty sterile TO I encountered in the early 2000s.

Looking at the rising structure, I can't help but notice that its structural elements, particularly the columns, don't seem significantly different from those of other condominiums with fewer storeys. The columns appear relatively thin, and I'm curious about the engineering decisions that enable...

The image on the left is certainly superior/more professional looking IF they put in a bit of extra effort so as to draw the vertical gap on that one last horizontal bar. Better still they could etch a gap section on there round the circumference of the bar to add depth and create a better...

Canada House in an alternate universe where TO has a coastline 🥹. Where the architectural critics at??

You have just proven my point. Keep in mind the brain can recognize an object or pattern in as little as 100 milliseconds. I showed the project file to my ma 😅 and asked what, if any, design elements stood out to her. The first thing that stood out was the lit crowns. I directed her towards the...

Exactly where in the official front page of Canada House is a maple leaf clearly laid out? LOL Show the project to someone who is not familiar with it and I guarantee they will think it's abstract art, à la Sugar Wharf :cool:. The renders look cartoonish, the towers look like two flat pieces...

It's not that i lack pride in TO. To is beautiful in its own dark vibe way. Like gotham city. But not hot like Miami imo. Also brutalist architecture in TO has lowered my standards inevitably. I would love for Toronto to have truly beautiful uplifting architecture but the money isn't there if...

To all above who think Dubai architecture is trash: I introduce to you Buggati Residences. Enjoy the view. Please keep it honest and don't crap on the project like a fox on sour grapes 😎. Now that is why I am a realist in my expectations from Toronto. It's a cute city at most, in its own...

I wish i did 😂. It is still much better than vintage condos in TO that give new comers here erectile disfunction.

Exactly what does slave labour have to do with architectural esthetics? Please think before replying. Falsehoods as in what? Technology to turn a deserted land into a bustling tourist spot? That's more impressive than TO's Ontario place project in my book. Sorry.

Please enlighten me with examples of tasty residential buildings. Could be the coastlines that is warping my sense of beauty ;) Hmmm let's see, how about Bentley or Aston Martin Residences and 1000 Museum all in Miami? Comparing Aston Martin Residences to 10 York is like comparing an Aston...

A false equivalency? Oh please, we're talking casual architectural feel not rocket science. I attempted to be fair in comparison and suggested comparing TO to Chicago. Please name one better city to compare to and name 1 building there you find inspirational or that you vibe with. You all have...

At least I'm not pretending Toronto can realistically rival the likes of Dubai or Billionaires' Row. Toronto will NEVER be a traditionally 10/10 sexy city. Not unless you can somehow elongate James Bay and connect it to lake Ontario. Or, alternatively, lower Wasaga Beach to Newmarket. Whichever...

If you think this project sucks, I'm sorry but IMO you're a bit delusional or at least pretentious. You pretend to know what the acceptable standard of design is in Toronto. If you think the south side of this project looks better than the north side, again IMO, you are a pretender. You pretend...

True only to some extent. There are lots of investors or investment-minded users on this site with a desire to better understand the real estate market. Accounting is even listed as one of the most dry/ boring professions out there by actual studies. A few select people truly enjoy it and...

I understand it's a dramatic shift from the architectural style prevalent in the city, as demonstrated by the photorealistic universal renders attached: