modernizt
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Trippy visual illusion:
Toronto The Globe and Mail Centre | 83.21m | 17s | First Gulf | Diamond Schmitt
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Yup, love that corner!
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BERKELEY ST At 351 KING ST E From KING ST E To FRONT ST E
Full road closure due to hoisting green roof with a 350 ton mobile crane.
Closure Type:Construction (Planned)
Time Frame:Continuous
From:Jul 9, 2016 at 06:00 a.m.
Until:Jul 9, 2016 at 07:00 p.m.
Impact:Major
Road Class:Major Arterial
District:Toronto and East York
Contractor:MODERN CRANE
ID:R38620
Full road closure due to hoisting green roof with a 350 ton mobile crane.
Closure Type:Construction (Planned)
Time Frame:Continuous
From:Jul 9, 2016 at 06:00 a.m.
Until:Jul 9, 2016 at 07:00 p.m.
Impact:Major
Road Class:Major Arterial
District:Toronto and East York
Contractor:MODERN CRANE
ID:R38620
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The big move from Front street happens in November/December
skycandy
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Razz
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Taken July 9, 2016
Mobile crane lifting materials for the green roof.
I hope the green roof(s) on the G&MC will be more substantial and better maintained than the two little green (brown) patches on the adjacent Coca-Cola building.
Mobile crane lifting materials for the green roof.
I hope the green roof(s) on the G&MC will be more substantial and better maintained than the two little green (brown) patches on the adjacent Coca-Cola building.
modernizt
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The podium on this thing is weak and the proportions are clumsy. D+S has disappointed me once again. "Stacked boxes" motif done poorly. The glazing itself looks nice but D+S doesn't get the credit for that.
Additionally, it feels "dropped in" - it doesn't sit nicely on the site or play nice with its context. The podium was a chance to bring in a variation or material sensibility, and some "finer grain" at street level. I am down with a neo-modernist building here, don't get me wrong - I would not want faux-historical crap - but it begs for something softer, especially at podium level, and something that plays nice with its neighbours. I find that the design doesn't justify how jarring it is coming from the east, or especially, walking north up Berkeley from The Esplanade.
Just my two cents. I see what they were trying to do but they fell short for me.
Additionally, it feels "dropped in" - it doesn't sit nicely on the site or play nice with its context. The podium was a chance to bring in a variation or material sensibility, and some "finer grain" at street level. I am down with a neo-modernist building here, don't get me wrong - I would not want faux-historical crap - but it begs for something softer, especially at podium level, and something that plays nice with its neighbours. I find that the design doesn't justify how jarring it is coming from the east, or especially, walking north up Berkeley from The Esplanade.
Just my two cents. I see what they were trying to do but they fell short for me.
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stjames2queenwest
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I think it looks pretty awesome. i just love the reflections off of itself, and the way it becomes/ distorts the sky. It's really mesmerizing.
grey
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Do those small patches of green roof constitute the absolute bare minimum coverage for compliance with the bylaw requiring them?