Northern Light
Superstar
Nothing in the images above changes my mind.
Scale is wrong, landscape is awful.
Scale is wrong, landscape is awful.
U of T article on this project from July 14th, 2020:
90 Queen’s Park: ‘An incredible new gateway to the campus’
The University of Toronto and members of the public are taking part in a virtual community consultation organized by the City of Toronto for the new building planned for 90 Queen’s Park.www.utoronto.ca
From the above, I spied what I believe to be an as yet unposted render of the Recital Hall interior.
Have to say, this does look rather nice:
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From the above, I spied what I believe to be an as yet unposted render of the Recital Hall interior.
Have to say, this does look rather nice:
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That being said- this is facing south isn't it?From the above, I spied what I believe to be an as yet unposted render of the Recital Hall interior.
Have to say, this does look rather nice:
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That being said- this is facing south isn't it?
I'm hoping that it's not going to end up covered in shades all the time.
I like to think that the light will be a less of an issue during the Winter months where the sun sets at an ungodly hour.It's almost unheard of to have windows in a performance space, let alone behind the stage. The glass will have to be some sort of multi-paned structure to keep out noise, and the light will be an issue as well. It's a fascinating project, and I hope someone will be able to get access to the architects to find out how they intend to meet the challenges.
It's almost unheard of to have windows in a performance space, let alone behind the stage. The glass will have to be some sort of multi-paned structure to keep out noise, and the light will be an issue as well.
I'd say that heat gain would be a far bigger issue IMO- the reason why they ended up adding shades to the Four Seasons Centre.I like to think that the light will be a less of an issue during the Winter months where the sun sets at an ungodly hour.
For the Summer though, I think they plan to save on the electrical bills as we see pictured, lol.
I'd say that heat gain would be a far bigger issue IMO- the reason why they ended up adding shades to the Four Seasons Centre.
In an interview with The Varsity, Scott Mabury, U of T’s Vice-President of Operations and Real Estate Partnerships, said that “the building has significantly evolved as a direct result of dozens of conversations that we’ve had with community members and others going back almost 10 years.”
He added that the university believes the building has an “exceptional design that will support the academic teaching and learning research and discovery activities that will go on in this building.”
On the topic of preservation of the McLaughlin Planetarium, which would be demolished to construct the new facility, Mabury stressed that the university “exhausted all possibilities” for keeping the planetarium, and noted that the university intends to build a new planetarium when they replace the existing astronomy building.
Mabury further justified the plan at the consultation on July 14 by explaining that as the university directs efforts to re-enter after the COVID-19 pandemic, it will need more space to meet academic needs. Moreover, he noted that the university currently has to rent space and it often has to turn down events that the government proposes because it does not have the space to host them.
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According to Jon Cummings, a sessional lecturer at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, construction of the new facility should begin approximately a year from now and take around 34–36 months.