Lenser
Senior Member
That is indeed nauseating.. it's been bugging me for decades now. How that artist landed that commission is beyond me. Holy kitschfest Batman!
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grey
Senior Member
That artwork used to creep me out as a small child.
pman
Senior Member
Agreed it's nauseating, but is it worse than the tiles the TTC used to recover the original, elegant vitrolite? The ones they used to re-clad the Dundas Station are particularly hideous.
Amare
Senior Member
Ah, so its Cadillac Fairview responsible for this. I wasnt aware of that. They should really just stick to their bland interior renovations of Sherway and Eaton Centre. They're pretty good at that.
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
I have nostalgic memories of that mural from coming downtown on the subway when I was little. Love that mural. It holds a special place for me.
adma
Superstar
Also remember their landlordship of the TD Centre--y'know, first mutilating Mies' granite benches with metal skateboard-proof "bumps" with the CF logo on them (tacky tacky tacky); then when said bumps started breaking off, they simply substituted diagonal slices off the benches themselves...
kris
Senior Member
Red October
Senior Member
Not sure if these have been posted yet! While walking by the base of the tower this morning, I noticed renderings of the re-clad.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
may god help us all.
adma
Superstar
To repeat...
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
What were they thinking? Especially bad is that roof area! wow....
christiesplits
Senior Member
This city.
Tewder
Senior Member
What next? A cladding of the Old City Hall clock tower in trendy ledge stone?
Tuscani01
Senior Member
I'd prefer grey spandrel with black mullions. It's more Toronto.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
As mentioned previously in the Eaton Centre thread, CF (cluster-F) got to CF. Everything they touched has gone to sh*ts.
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