khris
Senior Member
Do you have photos of the other signage for Microsoft and GO? I tried to find it, but failed.
someMidTowner
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Johnny Au
Senior Member
Since Microsoft Stores are closing worldwide, it would be good if Microsoft had only one store in Canada, one located in CIBC Square.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Today
mburrrrr
Senior Member
AnotherCanuck
New Member
Not-so-green roof.
That poor roof didn't stand a chance in this onslaught of heat.
That poor roof didn't stand a chance in this onslaught of heat.
Lovestallthings
Active Member
many green roofs are made out of grasses that require little water. The green roof at Women's College Hospital, which I get a pretty good view of when I go with my mother to her appointments is rarely if ever green. To be honest I have never seen it watered, or any evidence of lawn type sprinkler system that is in place to water it. However I am going in two weeks (depending on how the hospital is working through the pandemic) so hopefully I can get a snap of the roof as it is. Also many green roofs use sustainable rainwater harvesting practices. Perhaps the one at CIBC square has yet to be turned on or finished. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof#Canada
Lyphe
Active Member
It's funny how buildings around CIBC Square that weren't really offensive before, just look so pedestrian now.
The contrast is quite real.
The contrast is quite real.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
I think it's sorta Californian green. That is, brown when it's dry. Green when it's mostly wet.
...though "green" here likely implies plant based, as opposed to tar and gravel.
...though "green" here likely implies plant based, as opposed to tar and gravel.
isaidso
Senior Member
So, Okanagan green, in Canadianspeak.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
So much for that glass of water I was just drinking...and isaidso owes me a new monitor...
kali
Active Member
^yeah I think someone mentioned that the dry brown grass is just dormant, not dead or dying.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
I don't understand why we use grass for green roofs instead of native shrubs and wildflowers.
See: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/shabby-public-realm.18471/page-49#post-1577792
We should try and give habitat to wildlife whenever we can. The bees and butterflies have no problem flying up 10 or so storeys to reach many green roofs around the city.
See: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/shabby-public-realm.18471/page-49#post-1577792
We should try and give habitat to wildlife whenever we can. The bees and butterflies have no problem flying up 10 or so storeys to reach many green roofs around the city.
rbt
Senior Member
For the most part, green roofs in Toronto (after a decade) contain whatever the birds drop off that is willing to grow in shallow very dry soil.
Shrubs and wildflowers like you've shown generally don't like shallow very dry soil. You'd need to actively maintain a garden like that with a watering system (and associated maintenance) and much larger concrete supports; these would eliminate the carbon benefits. The original plantings are a placeholder until nature takes place but that takes a bit of time.
The roof of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario on Isabella has changed considerably from what was originally installed. The grasses and thistles (which count as wildflowers) growing on it now were not planted by the gardeners; they are the local (native or adopted) species which are happy in that environment. It's not terribly pretty but it is a native green roof with carbon benefits.
MetroMan
Senior Member
CIBC trademarked a new logo earlier this year:
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CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Trademark Registration
Trademark registration for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The mark consists of the stylized lettersuspto.report
Looks to be a modern take on their old logo:
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Thanks for sharing that! It's everything I'd been hoping for. I really dislike CIBC's current logo. It shows acceptance of the mediocre and delegation of a task to someone unsuited for it. It literally looks like it was "designed" by a banker, not a brand designer. This new one pays an homage to the classic logo while remaining modern (and yes, it does remind me of the Renault logo but I'll take it!).
I put together a quick visual of what it'll look on the towers.
Hopefully they'll use it sparingly and have just one logo on each side. Better yet, only one logo per tower, in different directions. The 8 logos that were planned for both towers was, suffice to say, a bit too much.
If they really do find their restraint, and use just the logo, this is what it could look like:
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