I would also include benchmarks in quality of design. I for one would be much more pleased with a stunning 250m tower that breaks some boundaries here. The new Foster tower in Philadelphia is 60 floors and accomplishes both good design and 340m- well sort of :) It's not their best effort, a...

Indeed, and many more than you suggested. I can't be bothered to count those above 300M. I never said it was not a significant undertaking at all- the new CIBC building is as well.

There are over 50 buildings over 400M built or U/C according to wikipedia. One ridiculous one at 1000 metres. My use of inconsequential was in reference to whether it actually tops 300 or just falls short. Unless of course it is of some architectural merit it will probably not make much of a...

The design of the square itself is well done, I especially like the fountains and it serves as a needed event space. It's the surrounding architecture and cluttered signage where it flops. It's not ever going to give Times Square a run for it's money, unless they start extending the 'glitz' well...

At a time globally when 400-600m buildings are popping up whether this one tops 300 or not does seem rather inconsequential- to me anyway. Although I do agree being able to say tallest in Canada might have some allure from a marketing perspective. I'm just eager to see a new office project that...

That would make for a nice change. Something perhaps more along the lines of this: http://facadesconfidential.blogspot.ca In contrast the yellow interior paneling in the lobby should provide a nice warm tone. Maybe similar to the lobby of the NY Times building: splicenow.com

It should block the view of some pretty subpar buildings currently visible from the square. There's also a of concrete in this area so lighter architecture with an intricate and polished finish should make for a nice contrast. While the older court building across the street is exclusionary and...

I'm more amazed that a group of intelligent creative professionals sat around a table and came up with this. Bewildering.

The interiors look good, if they're anything like the Morgan Library in NY this could be a real gem.

I think both cities have comparable densities overall, Montreal slightly higher per sq km. But what is different and interesting is how different the built form is in the inner city residential areas. Montreal is more uniformly built-up with 2-5 story multiple family dwellings, whereas here in...

Yes, particularly in it's older inner city residential areas: Vancayzeele Olivier, on Flickr http://urbankchoze.blogspot.ca Vancayzeele Olivier, on Flickr

Beautiful part of the country, and eternal resting place of Lester B. Pearson.

London has quite a few highrise boxes, but yes I agree they are more spread out. Toronto seems to be going for the record in terms of quantity and density of tall boxes in its core.

20 Queen W. built in the late 70's. The scaffold is for an illuminated Cadillac Fairview logo.

I would MUCH rather work in a magnificently expressive Hadid building than a run-of -mill office block, I might even enjoy showing up to the office some days. That said, I believe the depicted Hadid building is a hotel. I really don't think a more inspiring building is a big ask at all for our...

Hmm, so a sort of dynamic window film..?

Not a big fan of this one- Torontoesque.

That could potentially help ease 'some' pressure at the inconvenience and much added commute time for riders north of Eglinton. But to suggest it's a solution that fixes the problem is lunacy. Bottom line is Toronto urgently needs more independent mass transit lines entering the downtown...

Any chance you could describe the tower he showed you... in what way was it different for example? Was it still box shaped? Did it have a spire on top or a sloped roof? Cheers for the news.