20230819. Post Office G (Edward Lennox, 1913) -> Ralph Thornton Community Centre + Queen / Saultier library branch (1980).
Tag Archives: architecture
20230818. The Rosedale Mansion (1941) in the Art Moderne style that followed closely after the Art Deco style (note the octagonal windows) in an era when the artisan was replaced by mass production.
20230817. March of the Condominiums III.
20230816. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it II.
20230815. The new Bayview Pumping Station has a very postmodern look to it.
20230814. The Nordstrom department store at the Eaton Centre was looking quite different on July 30th. The retailer lasted less than a decade in Canada. This does not surprise me as the store had limited selection and terrible prices. What was your impression of Nordstrom?
20230812. Suburban townhouses as far as the eye can see.
20230809. In with the new and out with the old at Bloor Collegiate Institute. Image 1: the facade of what remains of Kent Senior Public School and soon to be condo front. Image 2: Construction of the new Bloor CI.
20230801. Hollowed not Hallowed II.
20230731. Sometimes mid-century modern towers are shaped like giant equilateral triangular prisms.
20230729. Modernist industrial park architecture. Does anyone recognize the logo on the building? Note the fire hydrant with the funky attachments.
20230728. Feeding frenzy at Pigeon Lane.
20230725. Weston 3: The low-rise with the large prominent stairwell. The brickwork to the right of the front door may suggest that this stairwell enclosure was added on. Could there be an elevator lift in there too?
20230723. Weston 2: A modernist midrise with a lovely patterned facade and an unusual entrance orientation.
20230723. Weston 1: The weird and wonderful Westlaw in Weston (1966),
20230721. Parking garage and swimming pool cross section.
20230720. Clever. And right beside the Herb House.
20230719. Bell Brutalism.
20230715. A sleepy subdivision in the suburbs.
20230712. The mid-century modern highrise.
20230709. What the heck was this architect thinking? That strange postmodern office architecture at the Metro East Corporate Centre (1986) II.
20230707. Virtual Colonnade II.
20230706. Virtual Colonnade.
20230703. Postmodern Foyer.
20230702. Rectangles and their reflections.
