This thread was started over a decade ago Did the Egyptian pyramids take this long to build? And we're at what? The fourth floor? Fifth? Since this building is finally above ground things will really speed up but can anyone concisely explain why this project has taken so long?

For what the Four Seasons charges I would at least expect a balcony and only corner rooms have them.

I like this building but I wouldn't want to stay there

Who knew Chris Crocker was a fan of Toronto skyscrapers? ;)

Caltrane recently said that Toronto "gets kicked around like an old tin can" and little wonder given the sad state of it's architecture. Most of the tallest buildings in Toronto are featureless rectangles. The CBD is so incredibly focused that the ten tallest buildings in the city are all within...

I guess they need separate rooms for each toilet in case they need to go caca. It would trap the stench.

I kind of agree with you in that Canadians have a real fondness for government and see it as a kind of sacred cow (fitting analogy in this thread!) so the minute someone like me comes along wanting to scale back government and thus taxes, people go ballistic. Back then people were more guided by...

I think what you mean't to say was, "Everyone is blessed with conservative-thinking to some degree......" :D On the contrary actually, conservatism is steeped in empirical evidence like crime rates, divorce rates, church attendance rates, mental health studies and unemployment rates of days...

Yeah that far back. What were you thinking?!?!?!? I'm old-fashioned. How I wish society were like it was back in 2008. :confused: I also have no idea what "Abrhamic" means.

Amongst conservatives it would be implicitly understood that we prefer the time before the 1960's. Sorry but I don't see anything inherently evil or inhumane in wanting to keep marriage between a man and a woman but then i'm also not really opposed to the idea either. This is one of those...

I'm not "reversing" anything so it's ironic that you accuse me of some sort of "fuzzy logic". One of the definitions of the word "liberal" is, "free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant", yet a great number of liberals I have known are anything but tolerant. If I don't agree with everything they...

Sorry nfitz, never been a member of UT before and I don't think you are naive, I just think you're some guy who hand-picked some really obvious examples of inhumanity from the past to suggest that is the type of conservatism I believe in because of course it isn't. Your argument is exactly the...

^Hahahaha! While fear and rational thought are definitely factors in behaviour, love is also a strong factor. It explains that which can not be explained by either fear or rationality. How you arrive at the conclusion that the conservatives are only motivated by fear is utterly baffling...

^It must in order to exist amidst the towers there but that doesn't change the accuracy of what Ahmad said. Regardless of any historical merit the building has, a supertall in it's place would contribute far more economically that this building. Adma, since you're so smug why don't you tell us...

He's right, you must agree with him. Ignore the fact that the only architectural feature this building has ever had are inverted corners (WOW! :rolleyes:) and that there is $100,000,000 being spent on this building right now to return it to it's original architectural vapidness (albeit a safer...