20220830. An unusual modern residential mid-rise where the balconies are made of concrete and glazed coloured brick.
Monthly Archives: August 2022
20220829. The Janmount Towers (1972) and associated strip mall feature interesting concrete nibs.
20220828. Queen Elizabeth Tower A in profile – one of the earliest condominium developments downtown (1975-78, Tridel). Do the bulges have bigger units?
20220827. Robarts Library has a buddy – the National Research Council Canada National Science Library. Shore Tilbe Henschek Irwin, 1974, Ottawa.
20220826. The Sir Richard Scott Building uses panels of corduroy concrete giving it that fuzzy tactile look. This building also houses the main branch of the brutalist Ottawa Public Library.
20220825. An empty bag in front of the big blank Bell building.
20220824. Might as well make the windowless facade of an office building interesting. Martel Building, 1975, Ottawa.
20220822. The Star Trek porte-cochere (entrance canopy) at the Castilian Apartments (3311 Bathurst St).
20220821. Colourful structural expressionism at St. Patrick’s High School (formerly Ecole Secondaire Charlebois – which used brighter colours). Schoeler Heaton Harvor Menendez Architects, Ottawa, 1972.
20220820. St Aidan’s awesome Anglican Church. Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen, Ottawa, 1965.
20220819. The beauty of today’s transit infrastructure.
20220818. 50 shades of beige. Minimal Aesthetic 173.
20220817. The Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church (Basil Miska, 1968) has Byzantine features and bold mid-century modern accents. As with most Orthodox churches, there are three sections each with a cupola and cross.
20220816. Temple Isreal (reform synagogue), 1980.
20220815. Daniels Waterfront vs. Waterfront Innovation Centre.
20220814. The stunning Forest Hills Condominium (Paul Ospolak, 1971, North York).
20220813. Evangel Temple Toronto has a postmodern crucifix (1983).
20220812. The City Centre Complex (Ashworth, Robbie, Vaughan & Williams, 1965) was a major intercity truck depot now revived with an influx of new local businesses.
20220811. The CIVIC Googie sign at this former pharmacy (1960) was recently restored. Originally, it was illuminated with rotating letters and the palindrome could be read from any angle.
20220810. Paroisse St-Rémi is a mid-century expressionist church especially from the sky.
20220809. Horizontally-lined balconies against the vertically-lined wall at 30 Cartier St. Perhaps the first building occupied by Cartier Place Suite Hotel who have since expanded into the next building to the west.
20220808. The Merit Condos, built in 2014, really channel that art deco vibe.
20220807. The Hellenic Meeting & Reception Centre features squares of brick and mirrored glass.
20220806. The Bathville Towers (1966) of North York.
20220805. Rideauview Bible Chapel (Watson and Weigand, 1967), an asymmetrical nondenominational A-frame.
