Toronto 561 Sherbourne | 128.01m | 43s | Medallion | Arcadis

[Froggy]

Today:

 

[Froggy]

This morning

 

[stjames2queenwest]

They are working on the 35th floor currently, and are extending the ground floor podium out to meet the sidewalk along sherbourne

 

[steveve]

Today:

 

[TheKingEast]

 

[Froggy]

Last Friday:

 

[Froggy]

Today:

 

[TheKingEast]

 

[Froggy]

Last Tuesday:

 

[Froggy]

Friday:

 

[Benito]

From the Brickworks today. I wasn't sure which project it was when I first saw it.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

Over the last few days (in chronological order).

 

[interchange42]

I like the runs of aluminum panels which appear between some of the windows… but they are not using them on enough of the building (of course). Would it have blown the budget to use those in place of the back-painted glass spandrel panels that proliferate elsewhere on the elevations?

Since it likely would have cost more, (even if not a lot more), and as there's no compunction amongst developers and architects about using back-panted glass spandrel now, if we really hate it, and we seem to, especially the gray stuff, we need to be the agents of a cultural change for what is architecturally acceptable in Toronto.

How do we best shame them out of it? A concerted effort on Twitter? A photo, building identified, plus developer and architects named, plus #TorontoShame and #GrayGlassSpandrel?

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[stjames2queenwest]

I hate grey spandrel. But it doesn't bother me so much here. Perhaps because it looks better than my low expectations? Maybe cause it's on the charcoal side and there is some contrast? Or maybe because it's just not done yet. But so far I actually think it's better than I was expecting. Also it helps that there isn't much grey spandrel nearby.

 

[Miscreant]

This just strikes me as an odd development altogether. The location between two old apartment buildings seems ad hoc, the finishings are looking cheap.