Why is it that we don't see spire towers in Toronto unlike most English-speaking countries/cities?

So the first phase design is approved and won't change, am I correct? How likely is it that the proposed design will change again?

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The design reminds me of Pyongyang. *Source

Is it confirmed that GG will break ground next year?

The winning design will be announced within a few weeks from now.

^ That pic shows how much better Toronto could look without the overhead wires.

Is there a thread for the proposed downtown Yonge street redesign for a pedestrian-friendly environment? If there is can someone please give me the link? Thanks. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/yonge-st-pedestrian-friendly-transformation-in-the-works-1.4000369

I like it. Simple, but elegant in substance at the same time.

I would be surprised if they choose somewhere other than Boston tbh. I can maybe see Detroit, Pittsburgh, or less so, Atlanta.

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I feel like you guys are picking on him at this point...

I have a similar experience with showing Toronto to some foreign students from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan a few years ago. They expected a mini New York, but in reality, they pointed out the excessive and "complicating" hydro lines along King, and Queen Street West (and throughout the city), the...

That has to be the best-looking spandrel I've ever seen.

The road and sidewalk quality of Yonge Street is abysmal.

I like the seamless twist of the balconies complementing the "banner". If the banner was there without the balconies, it would have risked looking pretentious. But because the balconies are there, it gives the design a cubic effect and a convincing emphasis.

Am I looking at a purple skyscraper for Toronto?!

Does this mean that the originally proposed design is still alive?

So they had to go and "Torontofy" it to the next level. Makes sense. As long as there's no spandrel glass, it might end up looking okay.