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evandyk said:
I hadn't seen that before, but it's a really nice idea. It's just a short distance to the corner of the new park they're building.
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It's not part the current project - but it's always been on the books (from the 2014 LDL EA Addendum)

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Hasn't anyone questioned why Waterfront Toronto's concept renderings are so typical? At least Sidewalk's architecture was beautiful, this just looks cookie-cutter. Or is it just a placeholder design?
 
evandyk said:
I hadn't seen that before, but it's a really nice idea. It's just a short distance to the corner of the new park they're building.
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Is that not the cherry street bridge in your reference? The one in the quayside renders seems to be a different bridge entirely. But seeing as it’s not really in the rendering and looks more to be like they just added it in the render for show. I could be completely wrong just how I’m observing this. Project wise ... love the idea, the building they focused on is very theatre park Like?
 
ptbotrmpfn said:
Is that not the cherry street bridge in your reference? The one in the quayside renders seems to be a different bridge entirely. But seeing as it’s not really in the rendering and looks more to be like they just added it in the render for show.
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Yeah, it's clearly not in the document I linked. I hadn't seen it prior to those last few posts in this thread, which is why I asked. I think it would be great if they did, as it would shave a material amount off of the walking time from St. Lawrence or Sugar Beach to the new park.
 
daniel_kryz said:
Hasn't anyone questioned why Waterfront Toronto's concept renderings are so typical? At least Sidewalk's architecture was beautiful, this just looks cookie-cutter. Or is it just a placeholder design?
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That was lingering in the back of my mind as well. Whatever one may think of Sidewalk Labs, the renderings were beautiful.
 
ProjectEnd said:
Because the City isn't trying to distract you from an all-encompassing, surveillance state with flashy renderings?
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Are you saying we should settle for typical design, just because it's not a surveillance state? Am I the only one that was impressed by both the architecture + urbanism of the previous proposal? I'm just saying that the new renderings + block plan are a big downgrade IMO.
 
daniel_kryz said:
Are you saying we should settle for typical design, just because it's not a surveillance state? Am I the only one that was impressed by both the architecture + urbanism of the previous proposal? I'm just saying that the new renderings + block plan are a big downgrade IMO.
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You mean the unbuildable-under-current-code, fantasy land, created purely as a design exercise with about as much realism as a video game? Nah, I'll pass, thanks.
 
daniel_kryz said:
Hasn't anyone questioned why Waterfront Toronto's concept renderings are so typical? At least Sidewalk's architecture was beautiful, this just looks cookie-cutter. Or is it just a placeholder design?
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They are just placeholders. The winning proponent will prepare their own OBC-compliant, non-surveillance designs.
 
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