AlbertC
Superstar
Sept 27, 2020
Urban Toronto readers/viewers aren't exactly "people." We're not the average person on the street. We're a lot more interested in architecture and design than the average person and, generally, we're a lot more informed and have a more sensitive eye for architecture and design than passersby looking up from the sidewalk. And, since we follow the evolution/devolution of designs from early proposals to final designs very closely here on UT, we know what could have been. So, just because "people" are taking pictures, doesn't mean the building's any good.I see people taking photos and looking up at 1 Yorkville every time I pass that intersection. People obviously like what they see.
Err...I'm not sure that qualifies us as experts on this matter by any stretch. As our views are still fairly subjective and beholden to confirmation bias. So I like to say we're average folks who are more into architecture for a myriad of reasons. But speaking for myself, this is certainly not my field of expertise.Urban Toronto readers/viewers aren't exactly "people." We're not the average person on the street. We're a lot more interested in architecture and design than the average person and, generally, we're a lot more informed and have a more sensitive eye for architecture and design than passersby looking up from the sidewalk. And, since we follow the evolution/devolution of designs from early proposals to final designs very closely here on UT, we know what could have been. So, just because "people" are taking pictures, doesn't mean the building's any good.
In the case of 1 Yorkville, I'd say it looks pretty good in very specific lighting conditions, like in full sun in the late afternoon. Otherwise, it's meh. If it were executed in real life as promised in the renderings, specifically without the crappy window wall, then maybe it could've been considered beautiful.
No, we're not experts, most of us aren't anyway, but we're a lot more informed than the average Joe/Jane on the street, who might be impressed by a building that many of us here on UT would consider crap because of our greater depth of knowledge. Experts, no. Well-informed, yes.Err...I'm not sure that qualifies us as experts on this matter by any stretch. As our views are still fairly subjective and beholden to confirmation bias. So I like to say we're average folks who are more into architecture for a myriad of reasons. But speaking for myself, this is certainly not my field of expertise.
So you're a snob? Who only counts their own opinion?No, we're not experts, most of us aren't anyway, but we're a lot more informed than the average Joe/Jane on the street, who might be impressed by a building that many of us here on UT would consider crap because of our greater depth of knowledge. Experts, no. Well-informed, yes.
So you're a snob? Who only counts their own opinion?
So you're pissed because it blocks your view?I don't think he used the royal "we". The building is relentlessly grey and banal, and I know because it dominates the view from my couch. From what I have seen of a 550 sq ft apartment for sale there at 700K+, that banality extends to the interior.