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The city can rightly impose height/shadowing restrictions on buildings proposed near parks, schools and hospitals. Similarly, it should also be able to demand much higher design standards for buildings fronting its most important public spaces. Why it doesn't, or can't, goes a long way to...

If by 'iconic' we mean an ensemble of buildings that, by virtue of their siting and having remained little changed over the decades, in other words, we have simply gotten used to their being there, then sure, I'll go with 'iconic'. But aside from the Allen Lambert Galleria, and based on design...

I'm all for preserving the very best buildings representative of our architectural heritage, but is this one really in that category? Rather than starting with a blank slate and building something truly spectacular at one of the city's premiere intersections, we're instead dropping a mediocre...

I have a big issue with poured concrete sidewalks. Aside from the obvious one, that they are soon dug up by the city for utility work and then just patched with asphalt, over time they become cracked and chipped and in general, even if they somehow miraculously don't get dug up, just look plain...

Bravo to the developer for increasing densification while at the same time showing exceptional sensitivity to the existing heritage structure! As for the design itself, well, it is a glass box. Hmmm...now where have I seen that before??

If there was any project that I thought would never see the light of day, it was this one. The Harbour Commission Building has been lonely for a long time...be it residential or office, here's hoping it gets its 'soul mate' someday soon!

This house is being beautifully restored but it does have a considerable setback from the street. I can see it being moved much closer to Wellington St. someday to free up more space in the rear for a more significant future development.

Any development that proclaims "We have bees" is alright in my book!

I'm almost tempted to say, "See, this is why we can't have nice things!"

If we were gaining more than we were losing from this proposal, then I might be convinced of its merits. But is the demolition of several charming, albeit not particularly architecturally significant, homes and the resultant scarring to a beautiful treelined street with an intact terrace of...

When is Toronto going to up its game? Aside from a handful of outstanding examples, including 'The One and 'Forma', this city seems determined to become the posterchild for mediocrity.

I know it's only a matter of time before redevelopment comes to these two buildings, but I'll admit to taking a deep breath whenever I hear or read about it. Jarvis St. is the closest thing Toronto ever had to NYC's 'Gilded Era' 5th Ave. mansions, and I fear that ours are going to end up the...

I can't help thinking that having two supertalls so close to one another really does little to boost Toronto's image as a 'vertical' city, but it certainly makes it look like a poorly planned one.

I've never been a huge fan of One Bloor East, but at least its podium seems better integrated into the overall design. So for originality, they certainly get an 'F', and for a podium incongruous with its tower and environs, again they get an 'F'. But for forcing us to see this thing forever...

I'm deeply offended that Arcadis would even contemplate dropping this turd at the foot of one of our most beloved parks!

Horrendous!!

I couldn't agree more!

Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. Frankly, I don't find them terribly attractive either but they do reflect a period in Avenue Road's evolution, and if they can be preserved whole or in part, then I'm all for it!

It sometimes amazes me how far the heritage protection pendulum has swung in recent years. We've gone from the early 1970s, when the 'Temple Building' and the 'Toronto Star Building' were unceremoniously demolished, to the present, where relatively non-descript, lowrise commercial structures...

Terrific to see T.O. will have Lozano-Hemmer's first permanent Canadian piece! I can already see the 'Unfinished Arch' inspiring a new generation of Leaning Tower of Pisa-esque selfie-takers! Yet another icon is born!