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20140730. Putting all the Brutalist planters in one place in preparation for the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto.

20140730. Putting all the Brutalist planters in one place in pre
This is as Canadian as concrete gets! It is not the letters CNE stamped in the concrete but rather what the concrete is made of. If you look closely, you can make out the smooth pebbles that the cement is mixed with. This type of concrete is found throughout Canada; in Brutalist buildings, concrete benches and the ground we walk on in places like Montreal’s Olympic park. It must be a lot of work hauling these around but I hope they keep them to remind us of our architectural past.