ptbotmpfn
Active Member
Very cool but seems a bit to wide and massive yes I’m not all about hieght. Not always.
Our idea,” he says, “was to do the most utilitarian building possible, creating the biggest floor plates we can.”
This thing has become really rather ugly. Please, slim it a lot, raise its height a lot, and please add a more inventive finish. Good heavens, some urban manners, please.
I've read the article. Yup, in Toronto, $ overrule what the public gets to see.I suggest you take the time to read the article, as every one of the points you've raised here is covered and explained by the proponents.
I've read the article. Yup, in Toronto, $ overrule what the public gets to see.
BIG partner Thomas Christoffersen puts it even more straightforwardly: “Our idea,” he says, “was to do the most utilitarian building possible, creating the biggest floor plates we can.”
A firm that is world-famous for making dynamic, interesting, sculptural buildings (see Vancouver proposal) is proposing "the most utilitarian building possible" on a giant scale in downtown Toronto.
Is it really time we all just accept that our city is THE place where the worlds best architects are hired to design oversized utilitarian spec towers with no dynamism, no interest, no sculpture, no style, no spirit....
This is bad.
A firm that is world-famous for making dynamic, interesting, sculptural buildings (see Vancouver proposal) is proposing "the most utilitarian building possible" on a giant scale in downtown Toronto.
Is it really time we all just accept that our city is THE place where the worlds best architects are hired to design oversized utilitarian spec towers with no dynamism, no interest, no sculpture, no style, no spirit....
This is bad.