I actually agree with you in that I hate how western society is so completely focused on growth and expansion at all costs. I personally don't think population decline and economic stagnation(re: Japan one of the best places to live on Earth) is a bad thing. But 3 billion, a natural decline of...

Who said we're even trying to? Shanghai has a population of over 26 million, Shenzhen 17+ Toronto has less than 3. It'd be embarrassing for Shanghai and Shenzhen to only be at Toronto's level skyscraper-wise, but good for them that they actually punch their weight now. Still wouldn't want to...

So there's spandrel cladding on the two narrow sides of the tower portion of single one of three buildings in the complex and suddenly the project is a failure? Jeez what a bunch of babies some of you are. You don't get exactly what you want and you start crying like a petulant child Meanwhile...

Never though I'd see an 80 story building across the street from a row of detached houses... Smh, only in Mississauga. 😅

Yeah, that's why he said in '20 years'. If the redevelopment plans they have for Square One come to pass in their entirety you'd be hard pressed to disagree. They're planning a 37-tower mixed use development, which would be the largest single development project in Canadian history "6 times the...

To be sure there's definitely some similar elements at play, Photo credit; Gray Hershorn But it's true doppelganger(and likely inspiration) is most certainly 150 North Riverside in Chicago; Photo Credit; Nick Uliver

Wow that's really nice. A shame they didn't use that treatment on all sides, but two is still better than none.