steveve
Senior Member
next-level awesome ^^ you've outdone yourself vegeta!
isaidso
Senior Member
What a great shot! Shangri-La really high lights how much better University Avenue would be with more appropriately scaled buildings. University Avenue screams out to be lined with 200m+ buildings. Canada Life is beautiful, but the rest look so squat for such a grand avenue.
vegeta_skyline
Senior Member
Agreed. Hopefully Shangri-la and RCMI are the start of a trend, unfortunately there are only a few lots left that can realistically be redeveloped.
steveve
Senior Member
IMO, the 150m range would suffice,.. 200m is a bit much, the tallest on Bay Street is averaging 150m,
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
A nice tall condo/hotel would be ideal at the n/w corner of Queen & University, just tear down that old house and viola, prime corner lot!
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
dt_to_geek:
I think my sarcasm antenna is twitching.
re: University Ave. built form
Height won't make University Avenue grand by default - quality of buildings, consistency of built form and urban design elements will - and all these are sorely lacking.
AoD
I think my sarcasm antenna is twitching.
re: University Ave. built form
Height won't make University Avenue grand by default - quality of buildings, consistency of built form and urban design elements will - and all these are sorely lacking.
AoD
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Yes, I was being sarcastic
I'm a big fan of University Avenue/Queen's Park Cresc., the buildings from Front to Bloor St. range from mediocre to fantastic. I like the wide sidewalks and of course the beautiful centre median (especially spring/summer/fall), Queen's Park and U of T/Government buildings at the top of the Avenue but we need more tree canape along the sidewalks themselves. As for the built form there's not a whole lot of room for improvement, I think most of what's there is there for a while. All that said I think Shangri-la is a terrific addition to University Avenue, hopefully 426 University (RCMI Residences) will use quality materials to add some visual interest along here too not to mention some much needed street life after 6pm and hopefully some restaurants and cafe's open past 6pm will spring up in the next few years.
I'm a big fan of University Avenue/Queen's Park Cresc., the buildings from Front to Bloor St. range from mediocre to fantastic. I like the wide sidewalks and of course the beautiful centre median (especially spring/summer/fall), Queen's Park and U of T/Government buildings at the top of the Avenue but we need more tree canape along the sidewalks themselves. As for the built form there's not a whole lot of room for improvement, I think most of what's there is there for a while. All that said I think Shangri-la is a terrific addition to University Avenue, hopefully 426 University (RCMI Residences) will use quality materials to add some visual interest along here too not to mention some much needed street life after 6pm and hopefully some restaurants and cafe's open past 6pm will spring up in the next few years.
Red October
Senior Member
Great shot of the Grand Boulevard!
The things that stick out to me in that picture are that the fountain needs to be fixed up and turned on! What's the deal there? Also, the Four Seasons Centre would look a lot better if it had a green roof.
The things that stick out to me in that picture are that the fountain needs to be fixed up and turned on! What's the deal there? Also, the Four Seasons Centre would look a lot better if it had a green roof.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
They've got plenty of bees, though.
That photograph certainly explains the University Avenue median as an archipelago of isolated islands rather than as a connected land mass, doesn't it?
That photograph certainly explains the University Avenue median as an archipelago of isolated islands rather than as a connected land mass, doesn't it?
Dan416
Senior Member
Is that fixable though?
rdaner
Senior Member
I am finding this element of the building beautiful.
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Amazing lighting then - cool shots!
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androiduk
Senior Member
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MileHigh
Active Member
Also, tonight's GRAND contribution from yours truly... (I kid
But University Avenue truly does look grand from above;
wow fantastic shot!! What time of day was this taken? Why does the avenue look so empty?
I do agree though that this avenue could use some taller buildings.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Well, the archipelago can't be connected because most of the islands are formed by cross-streets. Mostly, the median's something pretty to look at - a divider for traffic, a tribute to the influence of automobile culture, and of little practical pedestrian use.