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    Toronto The Selby | 165.5m | 50s | Tricon | bKL Architecture

    Newbie question here - when the brick is assembled in large pieces like that, are the individual bricks actually mortared together? The gaps between them are so small and I wonder if there's another way of attaching them together.
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    Toronto Bisha Hotel and Residences | 146.91m | 44s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects

    I agree, Bisha is a massive disappointment since it purported to be at least slightly different from your generic Toronto condo, and none of it panned out.
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    Toronto Forward Condos at Concord CityPlace | 94.48m | 30s | Concord Adex | P + S / IBI

    This building makes it evident that Concord has not moved one notch ahead in terms of architectural achievement from when they started Cityplace. It really comes down to unwillingness to spend money on design anymore than you need to, I think.
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    Toronto One Bedford | ?m | 32s | Lanterra | KPMB

    Yes, the Swiss Chalet that was here way predated the one that opened at Bloor and Spadina. And, the one at Bloor and Spadina is a take-out only location, not a real restaurant.
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    Toronto Maple Leaf Square | 185.92m | 54s | Lanterra | KPMB

    I had higher expectations for the towers' glass when I saw the podium's glass going up. I somehow thought the towers' colours would be much different from those of the Pinnacle buildings, but not really.
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    Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China (Gensler)

    Urban Shocker, I actually like a lot of those designs in that link you posted! I'm a fan of MAD.
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    Porsche Museum - Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany (Delugan Meissl)

    I don't feel like this Porsche Museum has anything to do with the cars that it's showcasing. Find me a sharp angle on any Porsche...aside from the window sills, you just won't. The BMW bowl looks better to me...
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    Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China (Gensler)

    I don't feel like the Jin Mao, the bottle opener, and this thing complement each other at all.
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    Beverley Hotel (335 Queen W @ Beverley, 4.5s, Steven Fong) COMPLETE

    I agree with syn. The only thing dying in Queen West is its funky bohemian spirit. :(
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    The Tenor (10 Dundas St E, Ent Prop Trust, 10s, Baldwin & Franklin)

    Don't know if anyone's noticed, but there are Woo Restaurant signs on the exterior of the building now. I also found some renderings of the restaurant entrance on the fourth floor. Uploaded Jan. 30 on flickr by Rowe, T.A. From Torontoist:
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    Toronto Corus Quay | ?m | 8s | Waterfront Toronto | Diamond Schmitt

    Looks sort of like a parking garage right now
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    Toronto Pearl Place | 121m | 34s | Conservatory Group | Richmond Architects

    Oh god, the west elevation drawing almost makes the three building look like one giant one. Commie blocks...run!
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    Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower (Brookfield, 50s, WZMH)

    Wylie, you must have an amazing camera!
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    RBC Centre (LEED Gold, CadFair, 41s, KPF/B+H/&Co.) COMPLETE

    RBC DEXIA sign has been installed on the North side.
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    U of T: Dept. of Economics Max Gluskin House (3s, Hariri Pontarini)

    It's definitely not wood...it's some sort of metal. The overall design is OK, but the part of the old house that they chopped in half doesn't look pleasing anymore. It just looks square and stumpy with a skinny connector to the other part of the house.
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    Toronto Corus Quay | ?m | 8s | Waterfront Toronto | Diamond Schmitt

    Only two storeys in three months?
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    Head of Slips (Waterfront Toronto, West 8/DTAH)

    Well even though that's good news, I have to honestly say that I'm a tad surprised. It seems to pale in comparison to the appeal of some of the other designs on the list, and it wasn't even afforded a description on their page! I say the Rees or Simcoe slips would serve as stronger...
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    1 Bloor East, DEAD AND BURIED (Bazis, -2s, Varacalli)

    It would be so sad if it got cancelled....they've destroyed Roy Square and we'll be left with an ugly rock field for a while :(
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    CIRCA 1+2 (Markham Ctr, Tridel/Dorsay, 2x 16s, Turner Fleischer)

    Huh. Interesting looking building. I'm always encouraged by the deviations that Markham is willing to make to the standard cookie-cutter suburban formats, as opposed to Brampton which has the most horrible urban form despite the great population growth.
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    Toronto Bloor Street Revitalization | ?m | ?s | Bloor-Yorkville BIA | architectsAlliance

    I'm a tad skeptical about LED street lighting. Ever since they replaced the lights on Spadina Avenue with these white LED lights, I feel like it has lost a lot of warmth at night, and quite simply, they are just not as bright as the old ones.

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