It's "SUBURBAN wasteland". I think is an accurate statement.

West Queen West I actually took a stroll last Tuesday evening mainly from Macdonnell to Roncy and was quite surprised with all the bars, restaurants, galleries, stores and other businesses that are giving this stretch of Queen Street West that cool hip vibe that we all like. Here is a list of...

I can't believe that on the third image, they are using and old photomontage of a view from the CN tower looking north. You can see the old design of 1 Bloor St. and farther north the 2 quantum towers of Yonge & Eg. It's not even the right perpective since this waterfront development is way to...

Incredible how those unsightly hydro posts with suspended wires and transformers ruin the urban feel. It at times looks like we live in a Wild West town.

I think it's a known fact the 416 area (if we include 905 the difference would be even bigger) has many more highrises (above 12 stories) than Chicago. As it has being mentioned, just check the SSP database. What Chicago has is in it's favour is more concentration of buildings in the urban core...

The crown actually reminds me of One Bedford.

It seems unlikely. The owners of the offending properties did not want to spend the extra money to get the portion of sidewalk on their side of the property line upgraded. A real shame that the original plan didn't address this "owner disobedience" that is a detriment to the greater good. Typical.

As I said in the Corus thread (with attached photos for support), what immediately comes to mind are images of the Tate Modern Art Gallery and Charles De Gaulle Airport. In 2006 at the Tate they had the metal and glass slides exhibit (much cooler looking than the Corus ones). In regards to the...

When I look at the pictures of the interior of the building, what immediately comes to mind are images of the Tate Modern Art Gallery and the Charles De Gaulle Airport. The Tate photos are from my visit to London in 2006 when they had the metal and glass slides exhibit (much cooler looking than...

Too bad the size and quality of floor plan layouts leave a lot to be desired, especially when matched with the prices.

The rendering is indeed comical (almost purposely misleading). The project is located on Avenue Road north of Lawrence at a very commercial stretch of Avenue Road. To the east of the project are single detached homes, some of them new McMansions built up to the property line. The streets are...

Families with children living in condominiums in central areas is common in most major cities around the world. The notion that a family with children belongs only in a suburban single detached dwelling is indeed a very american one that was popularized after WWII in the US. As the world faces...

It seems like comments like these stem from lack of awareness and exposure to what a main "boulevard" in a major world city really looks like: The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, North Michigan Avenue, Fifth Avenue, La Gran Via (Madrid), Avenida 9 de Julio (Buenos Aires), Avenida Paulista (Sao...

To put it simply, this 4-rink proposal + huge surface parking is out of context with the whole project vision. I cannot imagine cities like London, Paris, even NYC locating such a facity in their central areas. Hume is completely right on this one. If there is need for this, they should be...

I bought it 2 months ago. I think it is a must have for Toronto architecture enthusiasts, and due to it's small travel size, a great book to bring along on trips to show people the new Toronto.

The building looks so cool with the lights! I wish it was permanent (it obviously isn't with all the exposed cables at sidewalk level). It is something we in Toronto need to embrace. Our city would look so, so much better at night.

Yes, unfortunately the high condo fees are a major problem for the large size units. I was recently looking in MLS for units above 1,500 sq ft, and the fees were mostly +/- $1,000 depending on the size, building age, amenities, etc. There were a few high end units for over $ 1 million with fees...

That is such flawed logic; so a city's size is defined by what parts of town tourists might find interesting?? If that is the case then any city anywhere would be a fraction of their actual size. In addition, we all know that the top Alpha cities in the world: Tokyo, London, Paris and NYC stand...

Total non-sense in your mind maybe. All of them are cities in the year 2009. NYC gets compared to London, Paris and Tokyo all the time, and nobody mentions this BS that one is so much younger than the other.

So?