Miscreant
Senior Member
Now that's a (developing) corridor I can stand behind.
http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/murano
aA seems to think we love repetition in this city judging by their just about twin everything condos; Murano(& Peter st), U, ICE, Distillery District, Harbor Plaza, 4 Seasons, Pier 27, Radio City, etc etc, yada yada and so on.
Yeah to Murano and Peter St being similar but the rest is pointless rambling. So it's aA fault for twin tower projects clearly directed by developers? And how does it differ from any other architect in the city in dealing with intended twin projects?
I suppose my frustration was misguided in that respect. I've never been a fan of twin/triple tower complexes and aA seems to have their name attached to an inordinate amount of them. Its something that's generally much more common amongst the lesser regarded companies but rarely seems to be the case when the cities elite firms(imo) are involved i.e. Teeple, RAW, Saucier Perrotte, Diamond Schmitt and Hariri Pontarini(when it comes to their higher profile projects).
However, the other issue I have still stands. That is their habit of rehashing previous designs. Its one thing to take an design element or two, but the lack of any real distinction amongst many of their highrise projects is what I find irritating. That type of thing should be left to the mediocre companies. And once again, its something that is rarely seen from the likes of Teeple/RAW/Saucier Perrotte/Diamond Schmitt/Hariri Pontarini.
Perhaps the main reason for aA to be often singled out is their wide portfolio and increasing number of developers who have switched over to their services in recent years.
I suppose my frustration was misguided in that respect. I've never been a fan of twin/triple tower complexes and aA seems to have their name attached to an inordinate amount of them. Its something that's generally much more common amongst the lesser regarded companies but rarely seems to be the case when the cities elite firms(imo) are involved i.e. Teeple, RAW, Saucier Perrotte, Diamond Schmitt and Hariri Pontarini(when it comes to their higher profile projects).
However, the other issue I have still stands. That is their habit of rehashing previous designs. Its one thing to take an design element or two, but the lack of any real distinction amongst many of their highrise projects is what I find irritating. That type of thing should be left to the mediocre companies. And once again, its something that is rarely seen from the likes of Teeple/RAW/Saucier Perrotte/Diamond Schmitt/Hariri Pontarini.