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20180713. White cladding new and old at Yonge and Dundas.
20180101. Walking in the late winter afternoon shadow of the Harbour Plaza Residences.
20171108. The odd juxtaposition of the sleek NXT2 condo tower and faux Victorian Windermere By The Lake townhomes, both by Cresford Developments.
Underneath the Dream House at Ice Condos. Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier, 2015.
20170331. A monochrome match: 501 Adelaide Street W versus the Globe and Mail Centre.
20170213. Podium glass distortions at the Casa Condos at 33 Charles Street East.
20161219. The Art Deco facade’s fenestration compliments the contemporary condo curtain wall at Burano Condos.
20161215. The 1925 Gothic Revival McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom facade now forms part of the ground floor of the Burano Condominiums (Architects Alliance, ERA Architects, 2012).
20161020. New additions to the steadily densifying South Core include, from left to right, the Sun Life Financial tower, Harbour Plaza Residences (under construction) and RBC WaterPark Place III.
20160929. The massive concrete pads supporting the columns (or bents) of the Gardiner Expressway sit unearthed at the site of the future WestBlock / LakeShore / LakeFront development (where the art deco Loblaw Groceterias building will be re-built).
20160928. Reflecting east Toronto at X the Condominium.
20160615. The narrowest building of Toronto’s Waterlink at Pier 27 condos and its industry-separating wall.
20160614. Looking up at Toronto’s newest office building at One York (Sun Life Financial Tower).
20160607. The prismatic podium of Toronto’s rhomboidal Burano on Bay Condos.
20160523. An aerial view of Toronto’s quickly rising Harbour Plaza Residences.
20160519. Condo towers in Toronto’s Distillery District provide examples of compatibility and contrast in contextual design.
The white and blue towers contrast strikingly with the historic distillery buildings whereas the red towers seem compatible in shape and colour.
20160518. Making a point with architecture in Toronto’s Distillery District. Minimal Aesthetic 90.
20160312. All that remains of the 1928 Art Deco Loblaws Grocerterias Warehouse (Lakeshore and Bathurst, Toronto).
Don’t worry as they are going to be “re-establisng an original” by saving 100,000 bricks and stonework for the West and South faces with a couple of condo towers behind and an addition on top.
20160229. The shifting balconies of the 1Thousand Bay Condos.
20160206. Toronto’s new Brant Park Condos provide a great backdrop for an old boutique office building on Camden Street.
20151103. The U condominium skyscraper keeps another skyscraper company.
20151027. A boarded up block of Toronto’s Yonge Street will be home to the two tower Teahouse Condominiums.
20151022. Opposingly tapered balconies give the U Condominiums a unique look.
20150822. Taking the Clear Spirit Tower head on in Toronto’s Distillery District.
