nicetommy
Active Member
Very nice!
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JasonParis
Moderator
Art Square is indeed great. It gives me hope for that stretch!
P.S. Order a "Canadian Breakfast" next time!
MetroMan
Senior Member
That's exactly what I ordered.
I had the Home Made Soup followed by the Canadian Breakfast and then chocolate fondue for dessert.
I had the Home Made Soup followed by the Canadian Breakfast and then chocolate fondue for dessert.
TO Cacophony Orchestra
New Member
That view walking down McCaul will be priceless, with the curvelinear AGO facade set off against the boxiness of OCAD; delightfully whimsical.
Does anyone know what's gonna happen to the squat brick building in the foreground? It was a restaurant (balkan bistro I think?) but last time I walked by I think I saw something about the nearby Village Idiot pub taking over the space.
p.s. that parking lot is an eyesore on this otherwise quintessentially Toronto-picturesque-shabby street.
Does anyone know what's gonna happen to the squat brick building in the foreground? It was a restaurant (balkan bistro I think?) but last time I walked by I think I saw something about the nearby Village Idiot pub taking over the space.
p.s. that parking lot is an eyesore on this otherwise quintessentially Toronto-picturesque-shabby street.
FutureMayor
Active Member
Province Gives Millions More the Arts and AGO
Major news coming from the Province:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080403.GRANTS03/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/
$75 million for the Arts including:
This is fantastic news! This will help launch the new AGO on stable financial grounds. Well done!
Louroz
Major news coming from the Province:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080403.GRANTS03/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/
$75 million for the Arts including:
This is fantastic news! This will help launch the new AGO on stable financial grounds. Well done!
Louroz
p5connex
Active Member
Does anyone know if the older white parts of the building will be retrofitted in order to fit into the grand scheme of Gehry's plan? The last I heard, was that there was some extra money floating around due to an increased donations..
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whatever
Senior Member
I don't think it's being replaced, because otherwise they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to punch careful little holes in it to allow for the steel's connections on the wings.
MetroMan
Senior Member
According to what I know, no, it's staying the same. In fact, I don't mind the white concrete parts on Dundas. I do mind some of the mish mash on Beverly. I hope that façade and sidewalk are the next target of renovations.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Inside every Gehry building there's a Parkin building struggling to get out.
3Dementia
Senior Member
With due respect to Current, for capturing the content first... I think the ultimate AGO postcard will be a version of Current's photo, shot on a perfect day with a long exposure and all the other bells and whistles, slightly different angle in order to feature AGO of course etc.
Imagine having Gehry's galleria (perhaps wide enough to include a hint of titanium), Alsop's OCAD and the CN Tower ... in the same shot.
Works for me. Editorial exhuberance will of course support the proposed pic.
Imagine having Gehry's galleria (perhaps wide enough to include a hint of titanium), Alsop's OCAD and the CN Tower ... in the same shot.
Works for me. Editorial exhuberance will of course support the proposed pic.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Meanwhile...the John St view on a nice day:
p5connex
Active Member
^^Its a bit ominous no? Like its looming over the park..Not sure, but could have the wrong effect on the Grange..
I guess that is true what you say whatever- the careful punching of the holes in the precast would make it obvious that they are not going to be changing it- at least anytime soon.
MM: I am not opposed, nor do I dislike the concrete parts, but I do think that it could use some attention- a cleaning, some new windows-in other words a little sprucing up.
p5
I guess that is true what you say whatever- the careful punching of the holes in the precast would make it obvious that they are not going to be changing it- at least anytime soon.
MM: I am not opposed, nor do I dislike the concrete parts, but I do think that it could use some attention- a cleaning, some new windows-in other words a little sprucing up.
p5
rdaner
Senior Member
The existing eastern section contains the Jackman Theatre which leads directly to a cafe in the new section with a great skylight and 25 foot ceilings. Judging from the care taken in traffic flow transition between new and old parts I guess the old section is going to be around for the foreseeable future.
JasonParis
Moderator
That's quite the meal! Too funny. simply Dan and I have a Canadian Breakfast every Saturday morning!
That's the first I've heard of that, but I'm actually going to the Village Idiot Pub tomorrow night for drinks so I'll try to ask the owner.
Indeed, fantastic news! McGuinty is turning out to be quite a good Premier (although, we have had a dearth of them in recent times).
Dan416
Senior Member
I like McGuinty. I don't know why he gets criticized so much. And Ontario knows its better off with him than with another Conservative government. Bad enough we're stuck with the Alberta government in Ottawa.