The exterior does as well.

That whole area directly west and north of Skydome is absolutely soul destroying. The silver lining is that 30-40 years from now their facades can potentially be replaced with something visually appealing. Till then, we're stuck looking at block after block of dreck.

The longer I live in Toronto (been here 23 years now), the more I'm convinced that it's rooted in the culture and perpetuated by a stubborn adherence to the status quo. People forget that Toronto's transformation into a global metropolis is VERY recent. For most of Toronto's history, the city...

Are the interiors being restored or has it all been destroyed?

Am I wrong to assume the provincial courthouse is protected?

^^ Toronto certainly doesn't do itself any favours when it builds its public realm. One can't do anything about overcast skies but grey drab winters make design choices doubly more important. Instead of paying extra attention to this we use the greyest, crudest sidewalk material possible...

As a born and raised Londoner, I can't agree. This is a case of finding foreign offerings more exciting because the retail landscape is different. The same happens in the reverse.

Wonderful development. 2 thumbs up. All that's missing would be the restoration of that Tata office building to its 1970s former glory. It used to be a handsome building.

The Queensway fascinates me. As an arterial road earmarked for intensification it will transform into a very different looking street 20+ years from now. Perhaps too much to hope for but with mid-rises (and a few high-rises at major intersections) maybe the Queen Subway (first proposed in...

Good thing they had the foresight to build 26 Zorra as tall as it is. It may stick out like a sore thumb in 2023 but in ~20 years it will sit in a sea of buildings close to that height or taller. If they had built a 10 floor building it would likely look under sized for its location within a...

And you'd think it would be common sense to work with the aesthetic of the building. Loads of people (even those in the design industry) think a current aesthetic is the only option.

Perhaps a look back to a past success. In 1965, we replaced our colonial flag with the Maple Leaf. It's a symbol that didn''t speak to one ethnic group over another and the maple leaf is rooted in this place. Canada is a diverse country and multi-culturalism has been enshrined in our...

So sad. This used to be a gorgeous building. Maybe 50-60 years the damage these barbarians did can be undone and the facade re-built to its original look.

^^ Nice to see that sub-culture still going strong. I frequented these things back in the 1990s. The music was more deep house and less electronic but much of the rest looks the same.

Just wretched.

Challenging the status quo always faces push back, often aggressive push back. A few points that need addressing: 1. If people seek shade that doesn't mean they don't like sunlight. It means they prefer indirect sunlight. 2. Indirect light doesn't equate to darkness as opponents of shade...

Aesthetically, pre-1980 were the glory years for cars. Look at a parking lot today and it's a sea of boring generic vehicles in boring generic colours.

Agree. A lot of stuff is grim and depressing right from the get-go. The sooner that Y comes down the better.

Wonderful to see a diversion from the bland sterile cladding that's been done ad nauseam the last 20+ years. Vaughan, and now Mississauga, seem far more disposed to bold styling and colour than staid Toronto. The black and silvery/white both look terrific. Reminds me of something...

Easily one of my favourite buildings to go up in the last 10 years. It's projects like this that re-new my faith in Toronto.