Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I find that bright top way too dominating though. And the diamond lit parts needs to stick out more. So scaling down one, while scaling up the other would be the cat's nyaa for me.

 

[concrete_and_light]

Okay I almost fully take back the extent of my criticism in my previous post with these new pics that ushahid posted above from richardjohnson_ca on Instagram. It definitely looks much better in those actually quite striking. Perhaps still a bit too subtle — could have been a punchier visually — but not nearly as disappointing at it seemed to me from the previous pictures. It seems like how this look may depend highly on the photo and the lighting conditions and camera settings. I'll be very interested to see how it looks with my own eyes when I'm in that part of the city again sometime in the future!

 

[concrete_and_light]

I find that bright top way too dominating though. And the diamond lit parts needs to stick out more. So scaling down one, while scaling up the other would be the cat's nyaa for me.

I feel like part of the issue with the lights on the diamonds is that they're trying to get a point source spotlight to project light too far and too intensely down a narrow beam than it can reasonably do. If the diamonds were half the size I think this plan would have worked out perfectly, but the design at this size is perhaps a bit stretching what can be done with this style of lighting. I think the light is getting too diffuse and simply brightening it might not make a significant impact because the light just can't reach far enough in a focused way. And even if some amount of brightening could help, there may be a ceiling on how bright then can make these lights without making them too blindingly bright for people inside the building.

 

[travis3000]

Kudos to the photographer who took those last shots. The best yet of CIBC! Looks absolutely stunning.

 

[ushahid]

Richard is a fantastic photographer. He is also a member of UT.

 

[Towered]

I'm sure we'll see it pop up in some action flicks.

"Starring a 92 year old Harrison Ford in what he promises will be his final appearance as Deckard!"

 

[NoahB]

Some of today's bike ride shots showing the bottom of the tower from under the highway, and from near Union Station.

 

[Deadpool X]

Some of today's bike ride shots showing the bottom of the tower from under the highway, and from near Union Station.
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This photo of Gardiner and CIBC Square is a perfect example of rags to riches.

 

[Undead]

^and those Union Station jersey barriers mmm

 

[evandyk]

^and those Union Station jersey barriers mmm

Hard to believe they dropped those there in a hurry on April 24, 2018 and haven't bothered to come up with something better since.

 

[mburrrrr]

In Phase 1 they had to build a retaining wall beside the tracks while one already exists here in phase 2. I wonder how they incorporate a new crash wall.

From the spit, while on an “exercise“ walk, looking over cherry beach.

 

[Torontovibe]

I filmed the new GO Terminal inside CIBC Square and I was surprised to see how empty the place was.

 

[UrbanAffair]

There is a lockdown and now a stay at home order which affects commuting, I would be concerned if it were busy.

 

[coreybrendan]

Taken today—park deck and a sliver of the North tower dig.

 

[NoahB]

Photo from in front of the Commissioner Street Transfer Station in the Port Lands.