That's a bit dismissive of Alex. Anyone who has spoken to him about architecture comes away with a much higher opinion of him and his credentials.

That's why snark from moderators who should know better might annoy someone who does know more.

I would have thought a so called "moderator" would know that NORR wasn't the design architect for either project. Snark is cheap I guess. Knowledge on the other hand...

Not at all, it's pretty atypical aA. It's much closer to HPA for example. It makes the grade for its creative use of material, form and detail as a contemporary interpretation of surrounding brick structures. Sourcing higher quality brick, in custom shapes, with embellished details shows more...

There's an upper echelon that this doesn't even touch: One Bloor, Picasso, QRC West, Jackman Law, EY (heritage + tower), 383 Sorauren, Globe and Mail, Massey (bit early to tell), Sun Life (office tower), 7 St Thomas and probably a few others. It's not progressive enough and the finishes are a...

The 60/40 ratio in the code is part of a "prescriptive" path of energy performance compliance. It's a relatively straightforward but obviously limited route to code compliance. There is also an energy modeling compliance route which allows for exceptions. If performance is the ultimate goal...

We aren't actually going to debate climate change now are we? The forum can't sink that low.

Yeah revit trees and revit grass are possbily the most depressing things on the planet. I hope they don't plan on using them in real life.

I agree, but I don't think it's possible to judge the final effect until the site isn't a construction wasteland. There is extensive landscaping to be done, much more so than in any of those urban sites.

All I was trying to say originally was that it's normal for a building of this typology to have blank walls. Just as condos have balconies and airports have long corridors, we may not love them but sometimes we have to live with them. I'm not saying I approve of all the design choices though. If...

Maybe, just maybe there is a grey area somewhere between killing people and loving the building. I might fall somewhere in that area.

Wow, just wow. Maybe learn to have an more mature attitude before laying down a sarcastic "someone" must like it comment.

Calling it "not a complete disaster" and liking it are two different things. Are there some good parts, yeah I kind of like the punched windows on the tower with the articulated window frames. Your condescension is kind of unflattering, I kind of know what I'm talking about.

I don't really get the excessive push-back here. It's an auditorium/conference centre behind the blank walls. Almost buildings of this type have them. Has anyone noticed the east and south sides of the Four Seasons Performing Arts centre lately? They are completely blank facing downtown streets...

White with yellow lighting? Probably. A bold metal panel would be nice.

This and its partner College condos across Spadina have some good angles and some really strange angles. For both, the stepbacks work from some vantage points and really don't from others. This one has some oddly tall and narrow masses (especially on the south end) that don't sit very well.

Can we just establish that a mullion cap of a different colour is not an architectural design concept. Unless its part of a larger scheme or highlights an actual component like a fin or shading device it really doesn't work. Here and with the tower portion of Bisha it's as if they are trying to...

Some of the exposed concrete on the exterior is really quite badly done, Especially on the top volume over King. The architecture and development industries really need to start flexing their muscles on construction quality control in this city. See "Photo of the Day" from March 10

It looks like all the silver pressure plates will be capped creating shadow lines versus the flush black structural silicone joints. I guess the pattern will emerge as more vertical panels are added.

There are a few differences: -Curtain wall hangs in front of the floor slab and is anchored back to the slab at each level to support the dead load of each story of glazing. Window wall typically sits on the slab edge spanning from floor to floor with a spandrel panel "cap" over the exposed...