Tag Archives: architecture
20200228. Turquoise Celeste Cyan and Blue.
20200227. In Etobicoke on Resurrection Road, one can find the divine use of ledgestone at the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Church.
20200225. Looking up at a corner of the brutalist ziggurat at 222 Jarvis and home to four Ontario Government ministries. Minimal Aesthetic 147. Surveillance 1.
20200224. A broader view of the John Street Roundhouse, a national historic site.
20200223. The Loblaw Groceterias building (1928) has been resurrected as the West Block.
20200222. A barren suburban commuter parkade means the weekend is here.
20200221. The Scotiabank North Tower at the Bay Adelaide Centre is finally starting to go up.
20200218 Competing curtain walls – 2009 (top) vs 1987 (bottom). Minimal Aesthetic 147.
20200217. A dying mid-century strip mall at Eglinton and Kennedy.
20200216. The postmodern 15 Scadding Court with its bulky Brutalist massing.
20200215. When a building is ghosted (painted white), you know it is coming down. This is 328 Dupont, where the ANX condos will be built.
20200214. Seeya Galleria Mall, hello Galleria on the Park mega-development.
20200212. The rear of the Toronto Reference Library.
20200211. Entering the Radisson Hotel Admiral Toronto-Harbourfront parking garage.
20200210. Living in Brutalism at Moss Park’s 1974 Centrepoint East high-rise complex.
20200209. The new pedestrian bridge linking the future CIBC Square (and GO Transit Bus Station) to the PATH via the Scotiabank Arena is looking pretty good. Of course there are windows on the south side.
20200207. Finding beauty at Bathurst Station is as difficult as finding rational people in today’s political climate. Here is an attempt.
20200206. Mirvish Village is looking a bit different these days.
20200205. Look for the Golden Arches (1960 slogan)! You deserve a break today (1971 slogan). We do it all for you (1975 slogan) but not at King and Dufferin where the McDonald’s is being demolished for – you guessed it – more condos!
20200203. Featuring Tonight. Bumping & Grinding and Vice Versa! This is the best place to watch a Leaf game! Filmores Hotel is closing! Bought by Menkes for $31.5 million, it will most likely be demolished.
20200202. Toronto City Council has endorsed replacing the brutalist St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts with a new state-of-the-art cultural and civic hub.
20200201. The McDonald Block complex, the administrative hub of the Ontario government, is undergoing a major reconstruction that will replace all core building systems.
20200131. Satellite Dish Place, Regent Park.
20200129. The greenhouse-inspired structure above the patio outside New Fort Hall at Hotel X. The hall features glass floors both in and out with foundations of former barracks of nearby Fort York below.
