Toronto Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza

[vegeta_skyline]

were not asia, bad comparison.

Why? Are we somehow better then them? Do we deserve better then those pitiful people living in Asia?

I doubt there's a building of similar height on this planet with as poor an architectural pedigree as this one. Truly disgraceful that this one flew through unopposed. Shows Toronto for what it is--a greed driven, provincial hicktown at heart with more money than pride, vision or good taste.

You obviously haven't seen what else is out there, there's plenty worse;

http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Oteli (It's been reclad but it stood like that for almost 20 years)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imperial_(Mumbai)

http://www.thepanamateam.com/costa-del-este/

http://www.emporis.com/building/marinapinnacle-dubai-unitedarabemirates

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Address_Downtown_Burj_Dubai

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/nazrey/media/Another/ASEAN/11.jpg.html

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=763382&page=14

http://www.emporis.com/building/the-harbourside-hong-kong-china

http://infashionchicago.com/2012/02/17/900-n-michigan-ave-shops-tax-free-weekend/

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=6918

http://www.emporis.com/building/mok-dong-hyperion-i-tower-a-seoul-south-korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybank_Tower_(Kuala_Lumpur)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Masterpiece_HK_201108.jpg

http://www.nwcl.com.hk/html/eng/property

http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/780686268/samsung-tower-palace-dogok-dong-gangnam-gu

http://megaconstrucciones.net/?construccion=wuhan-world-trade-tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1145533&page=10

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1313885&page=5

http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/guangdong-telecom-plaza/849

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20969595
All of those are 800ft tall or more and there's a lot more where that came from.

So is that enough or are you guys still going to bitch and moan like we got saddled with the worst building on the planet?
Heck we even have a far worse building of similar height in this city!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump...ewer/File:Trump_Tower_Toronto_almost_done.JPG

 

[P23]

actually I think this one is awesome

 

[P23]

Toronto is also 80 years behind Manhattan in terms of architecture. Try to imagine the Empire State Building clad in glass and spandrel, with a crappy podium and even crappier underground mall.

take a few minutes to think about your post

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

looking past maybe some facts there, He has a great point.
I get your post salsa. its ok.

 

[agoraflaneur]

 

[reaperexpress]

From my vantage point, Aura is great. It has a powerful impact on the skyline and I'm much too far away to see the shoddy details.

 

[junctionist]

It looks out of place from that perspective.

 

[Patch]

 

[interchange42]

From Humber Bay Shores:

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[Tewder]

This tower is solidly 'ok'. There's little wonder it is better appreciated when seen from afar or at night. It's a shame it's not better though, given the size and prominence of location. We throw around the word 'landmark' or icon here a lot but this was arguably the best location with the most potential for one, it only required some more refined design and attention to detail. This could have been Toronto's 'Empire State' moment, so to speak.

 

[raclll]

In the picture from Humber Bay shores, does it look like they are fixing the part where the slope stops and goes vertical? (he says hopefully...)

 

[Miscreant]

That west side perspective is probably the worst, as the top half looks like a fix put on the mistake of the bottom half.

 

[salsa]

From my vantage point, Aura is great. It has a powerful impact on the skyline and I'm much too far away to see the shoddy details.

The further away you are, the better.

 

[steveve]

In the picture from Humber Bay shores, does it look like they are fixing the part where the slope stops and goes vertical? (he says hopefully...)

Good eye. I think (hope) so too. Thankfully this is still under construction. A lot of details to iron out at the top.

 

[ushahid]

From Humber Bay Shores:

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the upper portion and lower portion look like two different buildings.