differential
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I like it. I mean the crown is pretty horrific but the rest of it is pretty standard fare.
Toronto 401 Bay Street | 143.86m | 33s | Cadillac Fairview | WZMH
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lightarchitect
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It's kinda interesting how they have the spandrel in grey on the left column. It makes it look as though there are two buildings. Like the ghost of the old building is hugging the new one.
adma
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I'm sure a lot of those who bear witness to McMansion teardowns in Forest Hill and "freshening-ups" of 50s Don Mills bungalows (particularly within the real estate industry) think that what they're doing is A-OK, as well.
3Dementia
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Yeah I think this was the "clever" idea intended ;-) Wonder whether better/coherent glazing/materials (particularly the "new" building in front of the ghost) might have paid the idea off. Maybe something over the top like black curtain wall with no fake columns. Will never know.
AlbertC
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Red Mars
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Thu Jun 4, 2020
Amare
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Exhibit A and perfect illustration as to why this is a hideous monstrosity.
wmedia
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I honestly don't mind it... from the right angle, at the right time, with the right light, and the right temperament, on a sunny day, with a cool breeze, and a full stomach, and a few drinks, it's almost passable! 
officedweller
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So the raw concrete columns are clad in concrete cladding and the aluminum cladding is bolted to that cladding.
Wasn't there an issue with concrete cladding crumbling?
Is it wise to bond the new outer layer to that (now) inner layer?
How will the layers under the lauminum cladding be inspected?
Lyphe
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I think the building is interesting
ProjectEnd
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I wonder why Cad Fairview hates Toronto? They seem perfectly capable of beautiful recladding projects elsewhere in Canada, but why do we get this bargain basement trash here? Their office looks at this thing directly!
condovo
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Because Vancouver demands more.
AlbertC
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June 20, 2020
Rascacielo
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Today
UtakataNoAnnex
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Thanks for fixing what wasn't really broken, CF.