Toronto AGO: Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery | 48.35m | 6s | AGO | Diamond Schmitt

[Towered]

embiggening

Is that an actual word?

 

[adHominem]

Is that an actual word?

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

 

[whatever]

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Yep. I don't like that. It distracts from the Galleria's roofline. I'd rather it be a storey shorter

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

...it's up there with tumescent.

 

[turini2]

Agreed - something along the waterfront would be lovely. Or even - a city elsewhere in Ontario alá Louvre Lens!

Still think this should be on the waterfront - this feels like a very expensive way to add 30% of gallery space here!

 

[rdaner]

Let’s have an expansion at The Grange and a waterfront facility for something. Personally I would like to see a Toronto location for the Victoria and Albert Museum like they have in Dundee, Scotland. Or The Baltic Centre.

 

[CanadianNational]

Let’s have an expansion at The Grange and a waterfront facility for something. Personally I would like to see a Toronto location for the Victoria and Albert Museum like they have in Dundee, Scotland. Or The Baltic Centre.

Absolutely.
Personally, I'd love to see Toronto petition the Guggenheim, Prado, Tate, or London's National Gallery for branches here.

 

[UrbanAffair]

How about at Ontario Place, instead of the misplaced giant glass Spa?

 

[Northern Light]

Application for this is now public in the AIC:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

I think we have most of the details here, so I'll leave it at that for now.

 

[Paclo]

A new rendering and various massing perspectives from the Planning Rationale:

 

[rdaner]

Thanks! Does anyone know what the light purple building to the east of the proposal is?

 

[Northern Light]

Thano’s! Does anyone know what the light purple building to the east of the proposal is?

This, I would assume:

OCAD U: 100 McCaul | 39.4m | 9s | OCADU | Morphosis

Great to hear initiatives to redesign Butterfield Park. As time went on, the current space continued to become increasingly tired looking. PFS Studio were also involved in the revitalization of Grange Park.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And from the Architectural Plans

Elevations:

Materials:

(Credit: AGO/Selldort/D+S/Two Row)


AoD

 

[ADRM]

Approval recommended to TEYCC.

 

[Northern Light]

Here is the Decision Report:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-240311.pdf

Render in report: