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As infuriating as anything else the Ford kleptocracy has pulled. At least I got a literal lol out of the thread title developer / architect citation, though

I just want my dang diagrid hangers already!

Retrofitting the Hearn for an event space/museum/gallery a la the Tate Modern would definitely qualify as a "Landmark Institution", though the price tag to remediate and make it safe would be eye-watering (worth every penny, though).

Beautiful building, lovely photos, appalling typography. Seriously, in the year of our lord 2021 they go with Copperplate? (To say nothing of the misaligned counter of the R)

"This is a residential area! It's no place for a residence!" The (barely) underlying logic being, if you can afford to purchase/rent a home at Toronto's exorbitant rates, you are a resident. If not, you're... something Other. Money bestows full citizenship, and its absence apparently creates...

Oh, I thought it looked like a turtle shell, and they were only ever going to play Mario Kart here...

What a thoroughly depressing thought.

Given the neighbourhood and the councillor, I'd expect a fair amount of NIMBYism.

David Caruso: Looks like there's a... [puts on sunglasses] ...Gap in the streetwall Roger Daltrey: EEEEEYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH

Unfortunately, it's a safe bet that there are several current city councillors who still think it's an improvement. 🤬

That's why transit should be free.

Yeah, I'm (as per usual) not thrilled about the wall of glass on Spadina, but the podium design overall is great and I'm getting some real New College vibes from the Sussex Mews frontage, which I love.

Sigh. That's the old Eaton Centre I knew and loved. We watched The Silent Partner on the weekend in Christopher Plummer's honour (recommended, btw) and there's some great shots of the old, good EC in it.

I should have bought stock in a mullion manufacturer.

Woof. This just feels like an incoherent mess to me.

As dramatic as the NW corner of the Ryerson SLC-looking proposal was, the remainder of the building would have shared the same flaws as what we've got: corporate-office conservative with an uninviting, flat plane of glass at street level along Queen's Quay.

Wait, this little slice of Vaughan Corporate Centre on the water isn't what Jane Jacobs meant with the whole "new ideas need old buildings" thing?

Looks like shoring is under way.

Wasn't that CIBC on the north-west corner, as opposed to the south-west?

Some word salad from their website: