MBS
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The city of angels?
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CGM
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He designed the presentation centre (below) and the bridge... Kirkor designed the buildings... whether they scrapped his bridge, I don't know... But I don't think so as there would've been an outcry
Source: www.alsoparchitects.com
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His office did indeed close, but Alsop is still involved with the project.
Alsop's Filmport is still a go but his office did close sometime in 2007.
Actually Alsop was, and continues to be, more involved than that. He was never directly involved with The Bridge but he did design WESTside Lofts, the WESTside Lofts sales center and a set of townhomes for the King Towns development called 'The Alsop', to the west of The Bridge .
Another little-known fact about Alsop is that his design for the Pompidou Center in Paris came second to winners Piano and Rogers. Though I have still never seen his design it still intrigues me to this day.
Jayomatic
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I know he did the sales centre but i thought someone else did Westside lofts. I remember seeing his initial renderings for "the bridge" but wasn't sure if his design for the actual bridge were being carried out. Hopefully we'll see some more of his input to this development. Haven't heard any more information about his Townhomes besides those renderings floating around a while ago. Are these still progressing?
CGM
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Didn't think so either... I'll see if I can find out.
Do you have any renderings of the bridge?
Jayomatic
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Baird Sampson Neuert was the architect on Westside Lofts.
http://www.bsnarchitects.com/PORTFOLIO/Residential_Design/West_Side_Lofts/Image_01/
I can't seem to find old renderings of the bridge though.
http://www.bsnarchitects.com/PORTFOLIO/Residential_Design/West_Side_Lofts/Image_01/
I can't seem to find old renderings of the bridge though.
CGM
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^... Thanks for the link
I spent quite a bit of time and I had no luck either... just a generic bride showing the location
I spent quite a bit of time and I had no luck either... just a generic bride showing the location
Automation Gallery
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Excavation has started
The future bridge to connect Queen street is going somewhere around here.
The future bridge to connect Queen street is going somewhere around here.
p5connex
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Alsop's UK office remains open, but was acquired by a larger engineering/architectural design office. His office in Toronto, on the other hand did close, whether or not it is still part of this project or any of the other projects he was a part of before his departure, is anyone's guess.
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mysteryman
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The Alsop townhouses are gone. You can see the victorian knockoffs in their place just east of Dufferin.
CGM
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I'll be very disappointed if they don't build his bridge atleast
grey
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#@%&$@ 
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Those were always part of the project. The Alsop's were meant to offset the 'ersatz' feel of the place.
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P.s. I agree, these threads should be merged.
smenelik
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Excavation has started
The future bridge to connect Queen street is going somewhere around here.
nice pics...
CGM
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Sorry for the quality of the photo, as it was hard to sneak this one in... It's from the scale model in the showroom.
ProjectEnd - I take it this is not the Alsop bridge you were refering to as it has no artistic value. Too bad they dropped it.
ProjectEnd - I take it this is not the Alsop bridge you were refering to as it has no artistic value. Too bad they dropped it.