[steveve]

We don't expect balcony barriers to lean outwards - it would appear unsafe .

Was thinking the same. I know the railings/glass is strong, probably strong enough to support a person/infant if they leaned on the glass, but yeah, not I wouldn't take my chances, not at those heights. If they were slanted, I'm sure people would get ideas. Having the railings point straight up is hardly a deal breaker.

What a fantastic gateway to downtown. The art piece is almost redundant. The building itself stands as public art.

Agreed. And it's not just artwork slapped on to the side of the building like what some buildings are doing now. Buildings like this are proof that skyscrapers can give back to a city in meaningful ways that everyone can appreciate; not just giant glass boxes that cast shadows over street level.

 

[Redux]

Not sure if this has been posted before (apologies if it has), but here's a video of Ron Arad's 31-meter "Safe Hands" sculpture going in front of the building:
http://vimeo.com/88240792

[video=youtube;6GznhT__PXs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GznhT__PXs[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GznhT__PXs

Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flaling Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse
Now not only in Weakipaug but also at his new location at One Bloor Street East, Toronto.

 

[Benito]

From just now.

 

[hihihi]

Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flaling Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse
Now not only in Weakipaug but also at his new location at One Bloor Street East, Toronto.

this is horrible..................

 

[cliffy]

[video=youtube;6GznhT__PXs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GznhT__PXs[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GznhT__PXs

Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flaling Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse
Now not only in Weakipaug but also at his new location at One Bloor Street East, Toronto.

you think they're planning for a used car lot at the retail level!

 

[hawc]

Ron Arad's 31-meter "Safe Hands" sculpture http://vimeo.com/88240792

That's awful. Totally reminds me of this:

 

[hawc]

What a fantastic gateway to downtown.

Down, horribly trashy Yonge Street? Gross.

 

[typezed]

That's awful. Totally reminds me of this:

But it's not that, is it? Here's a recent article that mentions the piece: http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2014/10/features/ron-arad-ipad-designer. Thirty-one meter high rotating stacks of silver pipes could be amazing (dependent on how substantial the material appears and how it moves). Something to look forward to. There's possibility here.

 

[ushahid]

^ it looks really different and nice.

 

[urbandreamer]

Different and nice: My gateway into downtown--Bloor Street West--has recently changed:

(From High Park Condos' doorstep.)

 

[ssiguy2]

That's awful. Totally reminds me of this:

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No kidding!

That is dreadful and incredibly tacky made worse by the fact that it's at the city's most important intersection in it's premier shopping district.

 

[Redux]

That's awful. Totally reminds me of this:

Yes, I think that comparison was already made by my Al Harrignton reference. However, thanks for the support.

 

[modernizt]

No kidding!

That is dreadful and incredibly tacky made worse by the fact that it's at the city's most important intersection in it's premier shopping district.

Yeah, we should keep Bloor Street as boring and sterile as possible. /s

 

[khris]

I personally think it looks pretty damn awesome and not tacky at all.

 

[Lenser]

I'm cool with it, too. If it works as planned it'll be a nice bit of sculptural ballet.

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