The library opened in 1975. The co-op was added on top and opened in 1984. Together they make an unattractive complex with a Brutalist base and a modernist tower. Renovations of the surrounding exterior area start this fall.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
20140304. The curved glass roof at Toronto’s Yorkdale Subway Station (c.1978, Architect Arthur Erickson).
The station’s glass roof featured a light installation called “Arc en Ciel” by Michael Hayden that stopped working in the mid-1990s. This installation may be restored with LED lighting.
20140303. The TTC launched a trial today testing numbered subway lines. Great idea!
20140302. The demolition of the TTC Yorkdale commuter lot in Toronto has begun making way for more retail space and a new lot.
20140301. Four escalators and five floors at 10 Dundas East in Toronto.
