[Tewder]

No, I'm not attacking it for a lack of grace. I love the RR style too.

 

[adma]

So why did you refer to "that great ungraceful red brick building", then?

 

[Tewder]

It's anything but graceful... but I still like it, and very much in fact.

 

[greenleaf]

Looking sharp:

 

[catcher_of_cats]

It is great to see a new perspective of this Bay Street tower, nice pic.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Prepping the crane for removal, Aug. 17th & 18th respectively

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[Bayer]

Last piece of the crane...

 

[steveve]

for some reason, i've always found the beige "strip" running down the north side of lumiere, reminiscent of the ted rogers school building...

 

[taal]

Where are the coloured panels!!!

 

[urbandreamer]

Looks like they're going on soon--that hoist on the roof looks like it's gonna be used to install them. Maybe they want the crane down so loads don't accidentally damage the panels?

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

This is a building that really has to be seen to be appreciated. It also doesn't help that the east side of the building rarely see's sun so getting a lit shot of Lumiere is difficult

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[dt_toronto_geek]

Lumiere's crane being taken down over the past two weeks

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[steveve]

Is it just me, or did this tower go up quietly... i still cannot believe Lumiere is near the end. Maybe if they added another 20 stories it would have gotten much more attention.. this lot could have supported a taller tower . i guess i'll have to wait for Aura.

 

[condovo]

The alternating pattern of precast on the north façade is strangely unresolved at the top. It just comes to an abrupt end. There should have been one more slit/gap down the middle running up to the roof. Disappointing.

 

[maestro]

Is it just me, or did this tower go up quietly... i still cannot believe Lumiere is near the end. Maybe if they added another 20 stories it would have gotten much more attention.. this lot could have supported a taller tower . i guess i'll have to wait for Aura.

I don't know about supporting a taller tower not without transfering a lot of the density from the lower floors. The parking is five levels deep if that is any indication of density. I'mnot really a fan of point towers on podiums with 30 metre of space inbetween the towers. It just doesn't feel like a downtown area. The Aura site is enormous by comparison too.