[AlvinofDiaspar]

Thanks NT2010. Not sold on the fins - they look busy and add little of interest.

Does anyone remember the Café Urbanité Forum? This discussion reminds me so much of the type one would have found there. Oh and that's a good thing!

Late reply but yes! And of course the creator (?) of the forum - Christopher DeWolf is now living in HK:

https://twitter.com/dewolfleloup
http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/

I think he has contributed to some threads on UT as a member too.

AoD

 

[simply Dan]

Thanks AoD! I do miss Café Urbanité...

 

[Edward Skira]

He did contribute to UT. Mainly Montreal things I believe. Cool blast from the past.

 

[NT-2010]

Thanks NT2010. Not sold on the fins - they look busy and add little of interest.

Agree

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Agree

It would have worked better if they went for a Sun Life kind of consistent treatment instead.

AoD

 

[NT-2010]

It would have worked better if they went for a Sun Life kind of consistent treatment instead.

AoD

I think they are still installing and there might be more fins to come on this elevation. Will wait and see...

 

[Lenser]

Put me down as one who digs the fins.

 

[interchange42]

Put me down as one who digs the Finns.

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[Benito]

I had a look at the renderings again and I don't see the fins either. I do like them though.

 

[agoraflaneur]

From yesterday:

 

[interchange42]

Saturday, April 25:

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[stjames2queenwest]

the fins have grown on me... they sort of tie into the white panels on peter st condos imo.

 

[junctionist]

One day, they'll write books about this era of architecture in Toronto like Concrete Toronto and Mean City for the 1960s. The QR Centre, Picasso and Tableau will be featured prominently. These buildings elevate their surroundings without destroying the existing urban fabric, which is a remarkable feat.

 

[Ramako]

One day, they'll write books about this era of architecture in Toronto like Concrete Toronto and Mean City for the 1960s. The QR Centre, Picasso and Tableau will be featured prominently. These buildings elevate their surroundings without destroying the existing urban fabric, which is a remarkable feat.

I agree - I think this triumvirate includes some of the best examples of new development during this boom in terms or architecture, use pedestrian experience. It's seems odd that this somewhat forgotten stretch of Richmond would be the place where we got these great designs.

 

[Miscreant]

I agree on the design point, but as for the location I'm not surprised these things have popped up here. Nestled as it is just near Queen/Spadina and Queen/John, while at the same time tucked away enough to be its own little area--especially since this is one of the few non-linear intersections in the entire downtown core--I would have expected a cluster of interesting developments here.