I feel the same way about grey in T.O right now. We're supersaturated with it. Once that manganese brick went up on the opera house, it initiated some sort of mass-scale plagiaristic reflex that no-one seemed to be capable of averting themselves from. Kind of downbeat-bizarre, really. I mean, to...

The fact that they're actually using colour and texture on this one is practically revolutionary. It'd be great if the utterly grey-black, grey-blue colour conformity that has more or less defined the condo boom of the last fifteen years might be finally giving way to more colour, texture and...

These are the first shots of the stadium interior I've ever seen where it looks genuinely friendly. I've been skeptical about the renos, but from these shots, they look great! The people milling about, the proximity of the players, colour, new controlled but open spaces...it all seems to work...

Does anyone else remember the funhouse that was in one of the pods? It was kind of a glowy black-light mirror maze. It would have been there sometime around 1976 or so. So. Doug Ford has announced the possibility of moving the Science Center to OP. I'm not thoroughly opposed, but my main worry...

Seeing the roof opening is always great. It's nice to still be gladdened by familiar things. When I used to work at the CN Tower (in the late '80's) we used to watch it move from the main indoor observation deck. Quite a view! Tourists were generally amazed. There's a lot of loose talk on here...

Spandrel Buffet. It's like the 80's group no-one wanted.

I find the sudden placement of these towers among (and taking out) perfectly good older homes baffling. This is a big building with only one high-rise development somewhat near it for context, few amenities and not particularly near the ION train. I wonder why it's this assemblage of lots that's...

That first version was buzz-worthy. Pity it's been so reduced.

I love this little painting. It reminds me of J.W. Morrice a bit - that kind of intimate gentleness. "The Gay Yellow Awnings" Marion Long 1931

This really is 'The Little Tower That Could' !

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Absolutely. Personally, I'd love to see Toronto petition the Guggenheim, Prado, Tate, or London's National Gallery for branches here.

I know the eye has been on Old City Hall for this, but p'haps The Museum Of Toronto could be fit in neatly. Or a branch of the National Gallery or Vancouver Art Gallery for example. Richard White's mention of a big IMAX theatre has some appeal - though that would entail some heavy alterations...

The core and steelwork from inside the Union Station trainshed.

Apologies if this is not worth bumping the thread for, but it looks like the Princess Margaret Hospital is including a unit as one of their prizes.

KCH and its skating rink last night, looking frosty - cold enough to drive even ice-skaters indoors.

I suppose everyone has their favourite tower version, but mine is still the original. The elevators were brightly coloured and the ceiling of the outdoor deck was painted orange, looking great from the ground. The Space Deck (sky pod, now) had mirrors and red lights lining the well of the...

I droppped into Toronto the other day and had the misfortune of seeing this one in person. There are some buildings one seeks out, there are others one seeks to avoid even looking at: this is definitely the latter. The crude, joyless variegated striping on the balconies is bad enough - what's...

The exterior looks great. In outward form, anyway, it's head and shoulders above most of the new condo architecture that Hamilton's been getting. That unit layout, however, is laughable. Ruefully.

I loathe the building, but - fantastic photos! Thanks! Given that the angled edges of the balconies look pretty good from street level, it's too bad they went with exterior balconies at all on this one (esp. transparent ones). The bones of the structure aren't the problem so much as the...