Toronto Bay Adelaide Centre | 217.92m | 51s | Brookfield | KPMB

[Skeezix]

Can't people decide for themselves what to think of it? Those that even bother to notice it, that is.

Yes!

 

[Bayer]

Can't people decide for themselves what to think of it? Those that even bother to notice it, that is.

Of course, but knowing the intent can improve one's appreciation (or at least one's understanding) of the result. Take the work Straight by Ai Weiwei recently shown at the AGO. Knowing the context made his pile of rebar more than just visually interesting. And it is a heritage building after all; a word on its history would be appreciated.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

In other news, it looks like they have put up the stainless steel on the columns on the North side.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Or not. I must have seen the sun glinting on the structural metal when I was on my way to lunch.

 

[Razz]

Taken May 14, 2015:

 

[Marcanadian]

I know it's said a lot, but damn, Scotia is one fine looking tower.

The east crane has nearly reached ground level now:

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

Bay Adelaide Centre East by Marc, on Flickr

 

[utwatch]

Seems like Kim and Kanye's marriage did outlast this towers construction after all.

 

[Edward Skira]

East crane coming down today.

 

[Philip Hayward]

I swear Mom, I just found it there lying on the ground!

Looking closely at the center of the fake windows, one can see a shiny surface behind the facade panels, which look quite flimsy in person. Could these be temporary?

 

[Roundabout]

Last Friday:

 

[JasonParis]

Don't ask how this happened, but @simply_Dan and myself recently on the roof...

 

[MisterF]

Of course, but knowing the intent can improve one's appreciation (or at least one's understanding) of the result. Take the work Straight by Ai Weiwei recently shown at the AGO. Knowing the context made his pile of rebar more than just visually interesting. And it is a heritage building after all; a word on its history would be appreciated.

Except that architecture is fundamentally different from an exhibit in a gallery. A piece in a gallery is only seen by people who seek it out. It has no impact on anyone else. Architecture, OTOH, is a functional piece of the built fabric of the city that people use every day. It affects people and the streetscapes around it. Gallery art can be abstract and not have any real function while architecture doesn't have that luxury. Architecture can be art, but by its very nature it's an art form for the masses. If functionality is sacrificed for artistic expression then it fails as architecture.

In any case, I haven't seen the ghost wall for myself.

 

[interchange42]

So MisterF, bypassing any debate over your supposition re: architecture, are you insinuating that in this case that functionality has been sacrificed? Please expand.

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[interchange42]

From yesterday:

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