agoraflaneur
Active Member
With all the genuine reasons for disappointment in the state of Toronto development, I take stock of the good from time to time to remind myself that laudable things are happening.
In terms of architecture, there are many buildings going up that I am proud to have in my city (excluding proposals):
L Tower, Waterlink, River City, Thompson Residences, Abacus Lofts, Howard Park, Five, Exhibit, Theatre Park, King Charlotte, Picasso, Ice, QWC, 1 Bloor East ... Then there are offices like EY which seem to be really nice as well.
These are just some of the buildings that are substantially complete enough to know will be decent I can think of off the top of my head. It doesn't even include proposals like Massey Tower, East Bayfront, etc that are starting construction. And I am really optimistic about the recent shift in development philosophy and urban planning evinced in proposals like the Honest Ed's site, the former Context King West, the new proposal on Clarence Square and The Well, regardless of the architecture. Augurs very well for the future.
Not only that, but we have Queen's Quay, Corktown Common and a bunch of other improvements that I think are going to significantly change the city for the better (Toronto's turning away from its best asset - the lake - has always been a major point of disappointment for me, and that is set to change. Tthough I am upset that Tory seems to want to keep the Gardiner).
Anyway, if proposals like this and Mirvish-Gehry deliver anything decent, they will be the crowns on a development cycle that seems increasingly promising to me - even though there are plenty of duds thrown in the mix to get down on.
In terms of architecture, there are many buildings going up that I am proud to have in my city (excluding proposals):
L Tower, Waterlink, River City, Thompson Residences, Abacus Lofts, Howard Park, Five, Exhibit, Theatre Park, King Charlotte, Picasso, Ice, QWC, 1 Bloor East ... Then there are offices like EY which seem to be really nice as well.
These are just some of the buildings that are substantially complete enough to know will be decent I can think of off the top of my head. It doesn't even include proposals like Massey Tower, East Bayfront, etc that are starting construction. And I am really optimistic about the recent shift in development philosophy and urban planning evinced in proposals like the Honest Ed's site, the former Context King West, the new proposal on Clarence Square and The Well, regardless of the architecture. Augurs very well for the future.
Not only that, but we have Queen's Quay, Corktown Common and a bunch of other improvements that I think are going to significantly change the city for the better (Toronto's turning away from its best asset - the lake - has always been a major point of disappointment for me, and that is set to change. Tthough I am upset that Tory seems to want to keep the Gardiner).
Anyway, if proposals like this and Mirvish-Gehry deliver anything decent, they will be the crowns on a development cycle that seems increasingly promising to me - even though there are plenty of duds thrown in the mix to get down on.
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