20240202. Modernist stairs versus brutalist stairs. Can you guess the wheres of these two sets of stairs?
Tag Archives: architectureTO
20240104. March of the Condominiums IV. Moss Park, Toronto.
20240103. The foundations of the new Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge (or Morley Callaghan Footbridge) and tunnel under Bloor Street East (from December 12).
20231227. Winter is a great time to explore the largely postmodern PATH. Here’s a portal pad between escalators in Commerce Court.
20231217. The Argyle Apartments in Hamilton are very unusual. Not only does the building have a unique entrance canopy but it sits on a barren square concrete base several feet above ground level.
20231216. Two sides of the same building. 970 O’Connor Drive.
20231215. I wonder why only one original set of bay windows is left on this 1913 commercial building on the Danforth.
20231213. What a difference paint, new windows and new balconies make at brutalist Centrepoint East.
20231212. The unique fenestration at 12 Ossington.
20231211. The retained facades of the 1928 art deco / modern classical Maclean Hunter Printing Plant building and future home of the 52 storey mixed-use United building.
20231210. The corner of a townhouse complex.
20231208. Three happy mega-mansard townhouses and a welcoming PHONE Box.
20231207. Demolition can occassionally lead to appreciation but when looking at the brutalist base of the Toronto Star building, I am not sure.
20231129. Buildings on the brighter side of Broadview.
20231026. Why have townhouses in rows when you can have them in a circle with a giant communal backyard?
20231023. Art in St. Clair West subway station.
20231018. An alley in Kensington Market.
20231012. The Favorite.
20231011. What it looks like underneath the pavers at Nathan Phillips Square. Also “Wellspring” by artist Jenine Marsh at Nuit Blanche 2023.
20231010. Scarborough Civic Centre. Notice how each level steps back right of the stairwells and steps forward to the left. An atrium reminiscent of Toronto Reference Library and North York Central Library. All 3 by Raymond Moriyama.
20231009. The mayor’s carpet-walled office at the Scarborough Civic Centre and its round window view.
20231005. Pillars of the modern age II. #hamilton #gtha #architecture #architectureTO #modernist #modernism #modernTO #modernarchitecture
20231004. Pillars of the modern age.
20231003. A mid-century modern roundhouse.
20230927. #Moriyama30 #25. University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (2004) at 158 St. George St.
In memory of Raymond Moriyama, here’s 30 Toronto area works by Mr. Moriyama and Moriyama Teshima Architects in 30 days.
