Toronto U of T: Robarts Library Renovations & Robarts Common | ?m | ?s | U of T | Diamond Schmitt

[Tulse]

Looks pretty close to the original...

Huh. I stand corrected.

 

[CapitalSeven]

Pretty sure the concrete will weather and match in no time.

Could always paint it in a turkey or peacock pattern.

 

[Johnny Au]

Making an already hideous building uglier?

I thought it can't be made uglier.

 

[GeneralGrievance]

Apparently construction is starting soon: https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/news/major-expansion-robarts-library-begin-summer

 

[Momin]

Construction starts this fall:

The University of Toronto has announced that the Robarts Library addition (to be known as Robarts Common) will begin construction this summer after reaching their fundraising goal. Following a fundraising campaign for the project involving over 1,000 individual donors, a final donation from Drs. Russell and Katherine Morrison topped of the project goal. The Diamond Schmitt Architects-designed addition will be built on the West side of the Mathers and Haldenby-designed library, overtop of the existing loading bays. It will add 1,222 new work and study spaces for students, both flexible and individual, to what is an already busy study hub on campus.

 

[W. K. Lis]

At least there will be a café for the Ford family.

 

[barit]

A monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend.

 

[Edward Skira]

Awful addition. Might be good as a standalone but this is defacement.

 

[jje1000]

I think there's a lost opportunity to continue the vertical articulation of Robarts, but translate it to glass.

This looks mostly unrelated to Robarts.

 

[someMidTowner]

Construction has started. Let's get some photos!

https://thevarsity.ca/2017/07/31/construction-begins-at-robarts-library/

 

[ADRM]

Construction has started. Let's get some photos!

https://thevarsity.ca/2017/07/31/construction-begins-at-robarts-library/

Sweet heavens, the photo used in that article really underscores how terrible a match that new concrete is. Ugh.

 

[innsertnamehere]

relax. It's new concrete, it hasn't faded to the colour of the rest of the building yet. In a few years it'll look the same.

 

[ADRM]

relax. It's new concrete, it hasn't faded to the colour of the rest of the building yet. In a few years it'll look the same.

I look forward to 2038 very much...

 

[Johnny Au]

Robarts Library needs to be covered in ivy.

 

[ADRM]

Some hoarding up (unfortunately).