Yeah - I live downtown, and everytime I'm outdoors I just walk around going - "they could do a building like this here", "they could do this there", "wouldn't it be great to see this!", etc. Daydreaming, but very enjoyable. I'm glad I got here just a few years ago, when the city really started...

Looking West on Francis Street, from King. Looking West across the site from Francis and Hall's Lane Looking Southwest from Hall's Lane Looking Southwest from Hall's Lane Looking South from the U-Haul lot, between Hall's Lane and Charles Looking South-east from the edge of...

So far, I'd give it a seven. I like the musculariity and 'street meet' of the podium. Also, evidently the Mennonites like it too, which is a big plus. With a few minor tweaks, clad that base in some lovely material (stone or Mac Millan Bloedel-quality concrete) and I'd say you're really onto...

More density on King Street? Excellent. As for the aesthetic quality and architectural worth of the building - well, I guess we'll see. Kitchener's condo legacy so far has been unremarkable at best. Let's hope those involved bring their best to this project.

I like this little project. It's perky. I'm really fond of the diagonal bracing at mid-level, less fond of the bulging offset box behind it. The chiclet-sized balconettes are fun. So far, so good, I say.

The Bridge! Wonderful! I find this whole project so exciting. Looking forward to seeing what's proposed. If it keeps up with ongoing MVVH/West8/DTAH standards, it should be a good one, with a lot of potential to create a signature piece.

*raises hand in Kitchener* Uh, no thanks!

Gosh, I love Claude Cormier's work. He really seems to be able to find just what is needed for a space, bringing sophisticated intricacy, whimsy and skill. In the middle of a blue-glass walled blank, he's given Toronto a warm, fanciful heart. There's the urbane little miracles of Berczy Park and...

I suspect the parking under the square is too squat-ceilinged to simply install retail. Is it multileveled? Maybe the City could keep a few spaces for essential needs and conveniences, and install retail below through most of it. It could pleasingly extend the PATH network and subway access...

I agree with Robert Fulford's quote from his book "Accidental City": "The gigantic elevated walkway that Revell put around the square remains controversial. Many find it constricting, and imagine a day when it will be torn down to create a more expansive public space. There are others who think...

One naturally assumes Concord Adex is a smart, competent and stable company that truly knows what it's doing, and how to do it well. If not spectacularly. To not have permits, etc. in place seems drastically odd. I don't like what it indicates. If they're this shoddy about this, what else aren't...

I totally agree with you. Yonge Street's variegated charms were much more home-grown and irregular way-back-when. I dislike the amount of shadowing on the street and the corporatization of many of its outlets. But yeah, I feel like an old fogey for complaining about the street now - I mean, a...

'Tis true. Damnit. I guess it was too much to hope that the entire project would be uniformly excellent. Maybe there'll be a pleasant surprise that will ameliorate some of that white starkness, but I suspect what we're seeing is what we'll get. The tower is suddenly reminding me of 300 Front...

I'm thrilled to see so much warm brick on this - I keep hoping that more and more colour and warmth finds its way back into Toronto's colour palette - but, by gum, I have to say it is the worst-handled brick treatment I've seen in recent memory. Those plus-sized sutures between the panels are...

A rendering of the proposed second phase, "Duo". The tower architecture is hugely ordinary. I'm glad, at minimum, that they're at least not carbon copies of the first two. The company does seem to be investing a lot in the site's pedestrian amenities, though - both the site's ground level and an...

P.S. Since the Provincial Government just leased away almost a third of the site to a private company, I think Ontario place now should be expanded. A new Island to the south or south-west could be a new start to recover equivalent lost green space. Some new attractions (not too huge, Lord!)...

Y'know? You're right!. West 8, DTAH and/or Michael Van Valkenberg should be first in line.

A well-defined, notable, greenery and amenity-laden processional or urbane aisle is a must-do. Not just for clarity on where and how to proceed once you get off the streetcar, but for ease in doing so and delight. Something that would act as a defacto gateway - and a useful addition to the Ex...

On a side note, I had no idea the central column of the Eaton Centre parkade ramp was hollow. Looking down into it, I was reminded of shots looking down through the center of the Johannesburg's Ponte Tower.

Strolling by today - thought I'd go up to the roof of the Eaton Centre, too, to see what could be seen.