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I agree with a lot of what you said, but not all of it. The reason cyclists don't go on trails next to roads sometimes is because they're poorly designed. A lot of times, they have harsh curbs and the button to cross is inconvenient for a cyclist to press. I used to have similar thoughts to you...

Thank you!! What's irritating are the two golf courses that take up so much space with no pedestrian/bike bypasses, so the distance between Mississauga Rd. and Hurontario at Dundas is >5km! Mavis (or Glengarry) should've been another road that crosses the Credit River. As you said, all the...

Sorry if this is off topic, but one thing that really bothers me about Mississauga is that there are very few viable biking options to get to the lake from North of the QEW. Hurontario is the best option for a lot of people, and it's horrendous. You either risk going under the train tracks on...

Absolutely hideous. The only redeeming "feature" is that this portion of Vari Hall is barely visible above ground level. That little grass area in the renderings above has been a permanent "staging" area for years. It was always covered in construction junk and equipment that I thought might be...

Wow, this is incredible sad! Jason's contributions to this "hobby" were invaluable. He provided some of the best vantage points and updates. I had a chance to meet him in the summer of 2016 at Sherbourne Commons. I had just taken an interest in drones, and I saw somebody flying their drone, so I...

This is really cool information, although I disagree with your choice of units to use. Regardless, where can I get the file? I don't see a link in your post. Thanks!

Such a missed opportunity on that night lighting. Considering the attention to detail, and the emphasis on the diamonds, I was expecting lighting similar to the Bank of China building in Hong Kong:

That curved glass looks incredible. At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I gotta say, I REALLY like what Hariri Pontarini does with their projects. Even when the builder insists on lower quality material, they seem to excel at making nice buildings that aren't boxes with wraparound balconies...

I REALLY like the look of this building. It reminds me of the UN building in NYC. The sharp, slab like proportions, the high quality reflecting glazing contrasting the matte precast panels, and best of all, the recessed balconies make this one of the most elegant buildings in the area. That's...

In most instances, I'm opposed to twinned towers, but in this case, I think the play on light via the faceted glass panels will be cool to observe from different angles. Although, the bulk of the buildings is not ideal.

This is definitely one of my favourite new buildings. It's so handsome, well proportioned, and atypically for aA, the balconies are well integrated and do not completely wrap around every floor. The shorter section of the tower has unusually large panes of glass; something you'd see in Montreal...

It's such a shame that they decided to use opaque panels at the intersection of the lines in the X's 😔 Overall, I still really like how this buildings looks. The massing and cladding are fantastic, IMO.

You must be confused. I'm not advocating one way or the other on whether they should repurpose or build a new venue. I'm simply expressing my distaste at the thought of half a billion dollars in tax payer money going to a private corporation that is now considering tearing down the thing tax...

The stadium itself was mostly paid for by tax payers. That's what I was referring to. When they tear it down, just know that you, as a tax payer, paid >50% of the cost of something that is now solely owned by Rogers.

I just don't understand why this trend of allowing public tax dollars to fund these extravagant entertainment projects has become the norm. It really rubs me the wrong way that we're essentially subsidizing a luxury expense for billionaire owners who can afford to pay their athletes 100s of...

Unfortunately? For the price of the "Big Dig", we could build 5 subway lines. I'll take 5 subway lines and either keep the Gardiner or turn it into a non-grade separated parkway. There's nothing remotely visionary or admirable about that catastrophe.

I'm glad they didn't. That's my favourite design feature of the crown.

Sorry if this has already been answered, but what is the purpose of the blank areas every ~20 floors of the building, and why are they necessary here but not other residential buildings (even ones of similar size, like Pinnacle One Yonge)? Thanks in advance,

That's a good point, but I'm not really sure it explains why the corners, specifically, are opaque when the building is almost entirely wrapped in vision glass. This building has a large enough footprint that anything that needs to be concealed will be placed well within the perimeter of the...

Looks incredible, but from an ergonomics perspective, the decision to arbitrarily block off corner views when there is no structural reason for doing so, is an odd one.