20200725. CAPREIT’s rental apartments at 135-147 Eighth Street extend the length of the entire street.
20200724. Brutalist Ventilation on an Incline. George Drew Complex.
20200723. The west facade of Islington Square (1243 Islington Ave). G. Edward Lutman, 1972.
20200722. Rhoddy Marketing Group has a sharp-looking modern office.
20200721. The portico with a plethora of piers.
20200720. Could it be that the TD sign at Brookfield Place Toronto was damaged during yesterday’s storm?
20200719. Nealon House at 197 King St E was a late Victorian era (1888) Romanesque Revival purpose-built hotel and may be once again.
20200718. Rounded walls have square bricks. New College, University of Toronto.
20200717. In 1970, the Saint George Romanian Orthodox Parish bought this Anglican Church at 247 Rosethorn Ave and budded their own traditional Orthodox style church to the side.
20200716. Charles Street will soon have an 8th high-rise – 68 Charles St E may be known as The Manhattan for this heritage building’s style.
20200715. Zig Zag Porte Cochere at La Place Marie.
20200714. Looking up at the Casa II/III condos whose clean lines are brought to you by architectsAlliance. Minimal Aesthetic 150.
20200713. Although Bloordale United Church has lost its conical spire and original facade, it still retains some of its mid-century charm. If you want to learn more about modern Toronto buildings, check out this just released book: https://bit.ly/3iTZf9k
20200712. Modernist Fire Station 422 (1965).
20200711. A sliver of sun sneaks through spans of this Gardiner Expressway box girder bridge.
20200710. 215 Huron Street was designed in a highly rationalized manner with its bands of square windows and openings. Chapman & Hurst, 1959
20200709. RBC chose a minimalist design when renovating their 20 King St W banking hall after smoke damage from a hydro vault explosion in 2017. Minimal Aesthetic 149.
20200708. Looking up at the unusual angles of the Burano Condos. ArchitectsAlliance, 2012.
20200707. Bell buildings are usually very handsome like this one at Bloor and Islington.
20200706. 90 Cordova looks just like it would have the day tenants first moved in to their apartments in 1965.
20200705. Sometimes the demolition of one building reveals an impressive view of another. Jorgensen Hall, Ryerson University, WZMH Architects, 1971.
20200704. Bell Brutalism.
20200703. A beautiful breeze block wall surrounds the parking lot behind this modern mid-rise in Kingsview Village (41 Blackfriar Ave).
20200702. The Albert Campbell District Library is undergoing a renovation, ensuring that it will never look the same again.
