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How many of these armchair pundits have ever bothered to read the city's budget papers? More to the point, how many of those lazy, crapulent ideologues who actually HAVE read these things continue to trot out tired, pathetic little rants on "efficiencies" and "waste", yet play the crime card...

3Dementia - You made that?! I'm constantly amazed at the talents possessed by members of this forum. That is an absolutely stunning series of renders of a stunning building - one of the best towers going up in the current boom. Elegant yet playful, unabashedly modern... and the admittedly de...

Bah. An overly wrought crap-assed modernist hat on one hll of an imposter of a podium. Granted, the podium lines up well with its neighbours, but I can't say I'm a fan of this historicist babble. Nouvel's (and others) buildings in Berlin, for example, are a far better example in my opinion of...

I agree - with a $575 million defict, even with the new taxes the city would still need another $115 million... an that's just to maintain current service levels. City councillors keep demonstrating why they never get treated seriously by upper levels of government - they defer and whine instead...

FYI - before construction can be initiated, archeological assessment/survey/excavation of the Bishop's Block must be conducted, and the site cleared.

Well... the city and its various departments seem convinced that it WILL net them some $300 million a year. I myslef haven't confirmed these numbers, but it would be very bizarre if they were an order of magnitude or so off. And, if indeed they ARE more or less correct, as a downtown resident...

Toronto has had one of the lowest rates of increase in the nominal tax rate on residential property amongst GTA municipalities - it has been close to 0% for much of the past 10 years. Of course, during this time, individual property tax payments have fluctuated to varying degrees, with some...

The great many people of Hindu faith and/or Indian extraction in the area, no doubt... and anyone else who gets off his/her lazy ass to go there.

The many competitions for thw waterfront showed no sign of this supposed fear. On the contrary, even Lord Foster dipped his toes into our "discouraging" city of perpetual abeyance.

You've got a point there. However, eyes on the street are eyes on the street, and will no doubt help move this whole area from the wasteland it currently is to a more vibrant community. This residential building may be a superblock, but it certainly is not the superblock of JJ's day and age -...

More power to you, then. The fact of the matter remains, however, that if the lead donor is perfectly happy with the fruits of his/her money, that is his/her perogative. If you are less satisfied than he/she, it is up to you to advocate and/or perspire, to bridge the gap (yawning chasm?) between...

True, but Pier 27 isn't exactly vinegar, is it? Sure, it's not a cultural institution or a giant park, but it is dramatic (since I can't use the i word) as far as residential buildings go, and will add the ever-important "eyes on teh street (water?)" that all those JJ fans out there want so...

Actually P5, I was referring to the idea that its easy for us archi-voyeurs to sit back and bemoan that Thompson (or the like) didn't devote another 10 millin or so to a building's design (never mind that he made the redesign - and thus this entire thread - possible in the first place), and...

I just love how so many of us want others to pay for the things that we want.

What a crock. When this whole thing began, Hume was all for the TWRC's vision of a bustling employment and residential district on these lands. If I recall correctly, he took the time to chew out those who proposed a singularly green vision for the waterfront for not being sufficiently...

LI Mike, Although not to quite the same degree as Moses, Toronto did indeed have a homegrown expressway-monger - Frederick Gardiner - although to be fair, he was also a major proponent of subway expansion, and supervised the construction of both our major lines. He was the first chairman of...

Indeed... the design review panel takes a swipe at Jack Diamond. Let the war of the egos begin!

Ummm... Most individuals of Indian extraction actually live closer to 427 and Finch (Rexdale, Brampton, etc.) than any "India" in downtown Toronto - little or otherwise. As such, a museum designed for and about them and their culture makes perfect sense there. If you want to learn more about...

The image you posted is the hindu temple on the same grounds as the museum - it was part of Doors OPen last year - and the year before that, if I remember correctly. Quite worth seeing in and of itself - the decorative elements were similarly worked on in India by Indian craftsmen working Indian...