Indeed, I will never understand why they did this. (Maybe to save some precious pennies?) I think CF has proven themself over the last decade or two to be utterly incompetant. Ziedler's recent passing has also reminded me of just how badly they disrespected his design by basically taking a...

Finally, a reason to block out the sun!

It looks like that rebar is starting to rust.

The finished form of the office tower keeps looking sharper and sharper to me. (Reminds me of something you'd see in....hmm...HK maybe?) Regardless of its design sources, it still adds a really emphatic exclamation point to its immediate surroundings and visually stretches the CBD in its general...

I'm actually surprised he hasn't announced the return of Buck-a-Beer. (Though I suspect he's saving that one for the onset of the Zombie Apocalypse)

Or the parking lot it's replacing.

No reason why Toronto shouldn't have it's own "Billionaire's Row" to shock and awe those who lack ambition. If the elevator doesn't open up directly into your occasionally inhabited apartment, then you're just not trying hard enough!

Hey, I think it's high time we started a Rob Ford thread. We can talk about all of these he did, but we'll use the present tense.

Or "CF Disaster Re-Clad" as they would officially brand it.

I wonder if the people responsible for this abomination ever read these comments. If so: SHAME....*bell rings*....SHAME....SHAME....*bell rings*.....SHAME....

Can't wait until they start on its big brother!

For my money the most interesting--and conceptually engaging--object in the "park" is the monolithic sign designating the space as a park.

To alcohol!.....the solution to all of life's problems.

Signage?....We don't need no stinkin' signage!

In normal times I would consider this highly indecent result to be quite shocking and worthy of outcry. But these are abnormal times--as nearly everything in society is undergoing some form of disruption, including, it would seem, any sort of remedial architectural standards and civic pride.

Starting on a Saturday? WTF?? Has Ford completely lost whatever mind he once had?

Great photo. Those beautifully illuminated barriers add a very regal, classical touch. Methinks they would look even sharper festooned with Christmas lights

What is that charcoalized beast in the foreground? Is it new? If so, what in dog's name are developers thinking these days?

How about a pedestrian bridge AND a small entrance fee?

Wow, I didn't know G & C had it in them to come up with something this nice. Agreed that the retail levels could do with some softening. Fingers crossed that the cheapening doesn't infect this one too much.