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Okay. What are these panels for? Scaffolding supports? Track protection? Leaky concrete forms? LCD displays? Spandrel panels - frames to follow? Art project? Temporary Or permanent crash wall? Maybe TD 160 Front St. took all the black plastic?

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From the P4 SPA Architectural plans, it looks like there should be rectangular concrete columns. Maybe these columns will be formed and poured at some point?
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Okay. What are these panels for? Scaffolding supports? Track protection? Leaky concrete forms? LCD displays? Spandrel panels - frames to follow? Art project? Temporary Or permanent crash wall? Maybe TD 160 Front St. took all the black plastic?


I'm going with very early Nuit Blanche art installation
 

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In case anyone needs reminding which bank’s building they’re looking at…

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Not sure why CIBC insists on having a big physical sign out front their buildings, it's not very common in Toronto. They had a big cube at CCW as well. Was hoping they'd go subtle after seeing how small the top-of-the-building signage was, then they put this out front...
 

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Not sure why CIBC insists on having a big physical sign out front their buildings, it's not very common in Toronto. They had a big cube at CCW as well. Was hoping they'd go subtle after seeing how small the top-of-the-building signage was, then they put this out front...
So people can stand in front of it and Instagram themselves! Well, at least that's what they are hoping for.
 

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