From what I can tell from Riseth's pictures, they're used to provide reinforcement to the blue slab support poles; I guess to keep them from bending under the weight.

<sigh> The neighbourhood is changing. I grew up on the other side of Nymark, near Shaughnessy, and we used to hike through the woods on the other side of Leslie opposite this project.

Amazing to think that when I was a kid, the Star Building was the tallest in its immediate vicinity. Also amazing to think I used to deliver the Star when I was a kid.

Likely not until the diagonal bracing is in place. That's why the corners are missing; to make room for the bracing.

Meridian Hall in need of a pressure wash there.

So is the jar pic there just to make sure we're paying attention?

I assume the vertical blue panel is there temporarily, for safety reasons, just like around the supercolumns. What's going on there that it's needed?

Has the height increase been approved?

They're leaving room for the diagonal bracing which will attach to the corners of the slab below.

I also see why they have those corner notches in the uppermost slab; to allow for the diagonal braces to come down and attach to the slab just below, the corners of which are currently being held up by the yellow support posts. I swear I'll have a degree in building construction (or at least...

I've been browsing several of the building threads, and almost all new references to The One's height has already been revised to 338m. Is everyone THAT confident the height increase will be approved?

They must be getting close to having to relocate that central crane; the tops of the new supercolumns look like they reach the bottom of the cab, or close to it.

There's a lot to go, but it really has been amazing to watch the construction of this building, step by step, since it was a hole in the ground. Benito's and thiavic's pictures have been invaluable in understanding the construction and engineering process that goes into a building. It's really...

It's simply my personal preference. I enjoy the diversity of the different shapes and finishes on many of the new buildings in Toronto. To me, the design of 212 as presented seems monolithic and reflective of so many early International Style buildings around the world. I'm not saying those...

I hope that's not the final cladding; it looks like it belongs in the Toronto-Dominion Centre.

I only see three nodes in the Walters group lot, plus the one on-site makes four. I assume, like others have mentioned, that the nodes attach to the angled columns at the temporary supports. From there, horizontal beams would run between the nodes and the supercolumns, creating a hashtag...