khris
Senior Member
It's definitely not Landmark Architecture as they call it on their website.
So this is what's considered "Landmark Architecture "? Our standards are seriously low. Note to CF, look around!!!
It true! It a real problem here in Toronto.So this is what's considered "Landmark Architecture "? Our standards are seriously low. Note to CF, look around!!!
I laughed when I saw that as well. While all the office towers in Southcore have been built to high standards, none have produced a memorable design.
I don't hate the look of 16 York, but it's a rectangle all too familiar on Bremner.
Hyperbole is the hallmark of property marketing in Toronto
Hey, it works.
As an observer these buildings may not inspire; however, shouldn't buildings be for the clients first? I'm not going to proclaim it a fundamental law of the universe but I have personally noticed that well known buildings with exceptional architecture, by known architects tend to have real problems retaining and attracting clients, and are particularly difficult to rent out or be adapted to re-use for future clients. This is not a knock on inspiring architecture but it is something to think about if we are knocking bread-and-butter architecture.
There are architectural gestures that can be employed to give a building a distinctive presence without going full-blown Dubai or Pudong, etc. Here, aA is going with the mid-building volume shift to accomplish that, and it's a small enough gesture that it won't burden the building with the retaining clients problem. I'm not sure it's a big enough gesture to attract them in the first place, however: it's a bit too dull maybe.As an observer these buildings may not inspire; however, shouldn't buildings be for the clients first? I'm not going to proclaim it a fundamental law of the universe but I have personally noticed that well known buildings with exceptional architecture, by known architects tend to have real problems retaining and attracting clients, and are particularly difficult to rent out or be adapted to re-use for future clients. This is not a knock on inspiring architecture but it is something to think about if we are knocking bread-and-butter architecture.