20180402. The one-of-a-kind modernist Saint Maria Goretti Parish.
20180401. Say goodbye to these white facades on Dufferin north of Queen as they get torn down for a trio of generic mid-rise condos. A sentimental second take.
20180331. Say goodbye to the white facade strip on Dufferin north of Queen as it gets torn down for a trio of generic mid-rise condos.
20180330. Stacks of used shipping containers await modification and re-use in Etobicoke’s industrial zone.
20180329. A rose window and square crosses on a curved and rounded facade greet churchgoers at Our Lady Queen of Croatia Church.
20180328. Living under a massive apartment high-rise.
20180327. The pointy part of Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute (architect Moriyama & Teshima).
20180326. Masterful modernism at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. Scarborough, Toronto, Allward & Gouinlock, 1959.
20180325. Symmetry straight up a tower of power. Minimal Aesthetic 124.
20180324. The massive hulking brutalist entrance to the modernist Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute.
20180323. Arbor Glen Public School through its own portal. Toronto, Moriyama & Teshima, 1975.
20180322. Tout est possible at the modernist École Élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau.
20180321. The striking yet simple design of the Bickford Centre (formerly Bickford Park High School, Toronto Board of Education, 1965).
20180320. Classic Brutalism at Tecumseh Senior Public School by Fairfield and DuBois (1967).
20180319. It’s hard to debate the beauty of Peter Pennington’s modernist architectural designs for the Toronto Board of Education including the stunning 1964 City Adult Learning Centre (formerly Parkview Secondary School).
20180318. Brutalist ghost wall.
20180317. Brutalism in the Toronto District School Board – Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute.
20180316. Electrical paraphernalia and their shadows on a precast concrete school wall. Minimal Aesthetic 123.
20180315. Triangular prism shaped buildings such as the 1958 modernist Mimico Presbyterian Church have interesting side elevations.
20180314. It was a good inaugural winter for thebentway skate trail under the Gardiner Expressway.
20180313. The modernist triangular north elevation of the 1958 Mimico Presbyterian Church.
20180312. Play basketball circa 1961 at Glen Ames Senior Public School in The Beaches.
20180311. John B. Parkin had a particular interest in designing school buildings in the modernist style including the 1942 Sunnylea Junior School shown here with its 1948 addition.
20180310. A sodium vapour eye under an overcast sky. Minimal Aesthetic 122.
