TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Damn. The building looks terrifyingly ugly from that angleAugust 10th from the 39th floor of the Sheraton.
Toronto Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I've heard that before, including with those two monsters Canderel built just to the west.
Find pleasure and some peace on what can be found in the foreground. For everything unpleasant in this city we can find something else that brings beauty to the eye or soul in some way. Thank goodness.
Jasonzed
Senior Member
Automation Gallery
Superstar
What, 150-200ft. to go...this is going to look fantastic.
hawc
Senior Member
Another ugly building on the ugliest street in Toronto. Fits in perfectly.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
While I generally have been a defender of this building, that spandrel patch really is bad.
travis3000
Active Member
I'm sure it's just temporary. I can't see them leaving it.
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
What would suggest it is temporary? Why would you clad three stories only to redo the whole process a short time later?
khris
Senior Member
To close in the building, so work can be done inside. Defective glass is used for just this purpose, and then replaced later.
androiduk
Senior Member
I guess this is for the notched southeast corner.
Application: Sign Permit Status: Not Started
Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 13 220312 SGN 00 SP Accepted Date: Aug 14, 2013
Project: First Party New
Description: To erect and display two illuminated wall signs on the southerly and easterly elevation, in conjunction with a shopping mall. **The Shops at Aura**
Application: Sign Permit Status: Not Started
Location: 444 YONGE ST
TORONTO ON M5B 2H4
Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale
Application#: 13 220312 SGN 00 SP Accepted Date: Aug 14, 2013
Project: First Party New
Description: To erect and display two illuminated wall signs on the southerly and easterly elevation, in conjunction with a shopping mall. **The Shops at Aura**
isaidso
Senior Member
Yonge is an eye sore, but there are hundreds of streets uglier than Yonge.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Since when was Yonge ugly? Seems like everyone who've I've been on the street with loves it.
Razz
Senior Member
Taken August 14, 2014:
Larissa Doherty
New Member
The addresses for Aura Condos are 386 & 388 Yonge. 444 Yonge is actually The Carlu. I'm thinking they might want to put illuminated signs on the south/east corner of that building instead. Though, beats me why they would try to add big screens to the facade of a distinguished building like the Carlu. It doesn't seem to fit in with the character of the building.
hawc
Senior Member
I feel like the people that think this is a good looking building are kind of relying on the big is beautiful argument to support their cause.
Question, if this building were only 35 stories but looked like this would you still argue it's good looking? Doubt it.
It looks like it belongs in Mississauga.
Actually that's funny, because Mississauga is now building prettier buildings than Toronto with Absolute World.
So I guess Toronto wishes it had buildings as nice as Mississauga.
Question, if this building were only 35 stories but looked like this would you still argue it's good looking? Doubt it.
It looks like it belongs in Mississauga.
Actually that's funny, because Mississauga is now building prettier buildings than Toronto with Absolute World.
So I guess Toronto wishes it had buildings as nice as Mississauga.