[AlvinofDiaspar]

AGO:

View westward along Dundas St. W.

View towards future main entrance.

Future main entrance - note the wood (glulam?) framing.

View eastward.

View of the contemporary arts gallery, from Grange Park.

View from the John Street view corridor.

View down the future pedestrian walkway beside AGO.

Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics:

Almost complete.

U of T:

Centre for Biological Timing and Cognition - beside Ramsey Wright Zoo labs, by Stantec Architects.

The Economics Department building site - addition by Hariri Pontarini.

1 Bedford:

Demolition continues.

Royal Conservatory of Music:

West addition, from Bloor.

Closer view.

Glass atrium for the new concert hall, from Philosopher's Walk.

South facade. Apparently, the blank concrete area will be covered with limestone.

More of the glass box, with the interesting balcony jutting out.

Glass box again.

ROM:

Beginning of the cladding process.

Some already installed underneath the crystal.

Context shot.

Windows between the two crystals.

Stacks of cladding w/ protect film still on.

Irregularly shaped window panes.

Looking up the glass wall.

Construction workers perched atop scaffolding.

East crystal from Avenue Road and Bloor. Note how high up those construction workers really are.

Another context shot.

Highly reflective glass wall - you can literally see the reflection of Bloor Street.

Another context shot.

Circulation crystal - the cladding process is well advanced.

1 St. Thomas:

Overview.

Details of balcony railings.

Oh yes, I bumped into Ed - he will have more updates to post!

AoD

 

[alklay]

Many thanks.

 

[AndrewJM3D]

Thanks for the update. You chose a great day to get out there. The R.O.M is looking more and more stunning, I'm still waiting to make that statement for the AGO but I won't hold my breathe.

 

[billy corgan19982]

Great update Alvin.

Is the installed cladding still covered with protective film?

 

[officedweller]

Thanks!

ROM really crowds the south side of Dundas - even without the awning. Kinda begs for the other side of the street to be built out to even things up.

RCM looks great!

1 St. Thomas - yeah, the balcony railings really detract from the art deco massing of the tower - that and the bay windows.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

bc:

I can't tell for sure, but I think most of the aluminium cladding is still covered in the matte grey protective film.

AoD

 

[jayomatic]

No, most of the installed cladding doesn't have the protective film. Its really strange actually. It looks really bright and non reflective when it has light hitting it directly. I took a look at a sample which was right up against the fence last weekend. It is machined aluminum and it only seems to look shine when it is cut or scratched. I think it should look great when light is hitting it from indirect angles. I also wonder if it will tarnish with age. People might think it looks like regular aluminum siding at first glance.

 

[ganjavih]

Great update, Alvin.

Oh yes, I bumped into Ed - he will have more updates to post!

I took a lot of photos today as well... it was gorgeous.

 

[Observer Walt]

Alvin, thanks for the update.

Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics

This one has been somewhat "under the radar" and I had actualy forgotten about it. I wonder if it might be accessible during "Doors Open", or if not, whether it would be possible to casually wander through and see what it's about.

 

[Canuck 36]

Thanks for the update Alvin. It's been a while since we've seen the AGO on here.

 

[circuitboy84]

Thanks Alvin. I knew someone had to have gone out and taken photos today.

 

[mark simpson]

Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics

strange to think that soon the just installed facade will most like be soon removed for expansion on what will be a surface parking lot (expansion also includes a veritcal addition of eight storeys)

 

[mark simpson]

Re: Rom

are we sure that it is the final cladding eventhough it lines up with the glass and its articulation resembles that in the rendering (just remember an article mentioning some intermediate step which I've yet to see applied)

 

[The Burgher of TO]

That is the final cladding, I know a few of the guys putting it on.

 

[yyzer]

Fantastic pics, AoD! so much stuff going on...8)