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'Tis true. Damnit. I guess it was too much to hope that the entire project would be uniformly excellent. Maybe there'll be a pleasant surprise that will ameliorate some of that white starkness, but I suspect what we're seeing is what we'll get. The tower is suddenly reminding me of 300 Front...

I'm thrilled to see so much warm brick on this - I keep hoping that more and more colour and warmth finds its way back into Toronto's colour palette - but, by gum, I have to say it is the worst-handled brick treatment I've seen in recent memory. Those plus-sized sutures between the panels are...

A rendering of the proposed second phase, "Duo". The tower architecture is hugely ordinary. I'm glad, at minimum, that they're at least not carbon copies of the first two. The company does seem to be investing a lot in the site's pedestrian amenities, though - both the site's ground level and an...

P.S. Since the Provincial Government just leased away almost a third of the site to a private company, I think Ontario place now should be expanded. A new Island to the south or south-west could be a new start to recover equivalent lost green space. Some new attractions (not too huge, Lord!)...

Y'know? You're right!. West 8, DTAH and/or Michael Van Valkenberg should be first in line.

A well-defined, notable, greenery and amenity-laden processional or urbane aisle is a must-do. Not just for clarity on where and how to proceed once you get off the streetcar, but for ease in doing so and delight. Something that would act as a defacto gateway - and a useful addition to the Ex...

On a side note, I had no idea the central column of the Eaton Centre parkade ramp was hollow. Looking down into it, I was reminded of shots looking down through the center of the Johannesburg's Ponte Tower.

Strolling by today - thought I'd go up to the roof of the Eaton Centre, too, to see what could be seen.

I feel the same way about grey in T.O right now. We're supersaturated with it. Once that manganese brick went up on the opera house, it initiated some sort of mass-scale plagiaristic reflex that no-one seemed to be capable of averting themselves from. Kind of downbeat-bizarre, really. I mean, to...

The fact that they're actually using colour and texture on this one is practically revolutionary. It'd be great if the utterly grey-black, grey-blue colour conformity that has more or less defined the condo boom of the last fifteen years might be finally giving way to more colour, texture and...

These are the first shots of the stadium interior I've ever seen where it looks genuinely friendly. I've been skeptical about the renos, but from these shots, they look great! The people milling about, the proximity of the players, colour, new controlled but open spaces...it all seems to work...

Does anyone else remember the funhouse that was in one of the pods? It was kind of a glowy black-light mirror maze. It would have been there sometime around 1976 or so. So. Doug Ford has announced the possibility of moving the Science Center to OP. I'm not thoroughly opposed, but my main worry...

Seeing the roof opening is always great. It's nice to still be gladdened by familiar things. When I used to work at the CN Tower (in the late '80's) we used to watch it move from the main indoor observation deck. Quite a view! Tourists were generally amazed. There's a lot of loose talk on here...

Spandrel Buffet. It's like the 80's group no-one wanted.

I find the sudden placement of these towers among (and taking out) perfectly good older homes baffling. This is a big building with only one high-rise development somewhat near it for context, few amenities and not particularly near the ION train. I wonder why it's this assemblage of lots that's...

That first version was buzz-worthy. Pity it's been so reduced.

I love this little painting. It reminds me of J.W. Morrice a bit - that kind of intimate gentleness. "The Gay Yellow Awnings" Marion Long 1931

This really is 'The Little Tower That Could' !

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Absolutely. Personally, I'd love to see Toronto petition the Guggenheim, Prado, Tate, or London's National Gallery for branches here.