Tag Archives: concrete
20150408. Lines and steps in the shadow of Brutalism. Minimal Aesthetic 53.
20150407. A massive concrete parkade stretches into the distance at CIBC’s 750 Lawrence Ave W complex.
20150404. Mixed-use modernism on Main Street in Milton (Ontario).
20150402. One man versus a behemoth Brutalist building. Manulife Centre, Toronto.
20150331. Ryerson University’s Brutalist Podium building dominates O’Keefe Lane in Toronto.
20150329. The capped conduits watched construction of Union UP Express station progress.
20150327. Markham’s concrete and coloured glass Unionville High School.
20150324. The striking modern facade of the brutalist Science Wing at UofT Scarborough campus in Toronto.
20150323. The versatility and expression of concrete exemplified at University of Toronto Scarborough.
20150322. Sideways Stairwell and Sconces on a Concrete Campus. Minimal Aesthetic 50.
20150319. A modernist 55 Yonge is a cliff over the concrete canyon of Colborne St. Architect:a prolific Peter Dickinson, 1958.
20150316. Brutalism at The Grand Hotel and former RCMP Toronto Headquarters. 1972.
20150308. The unique 1971 modernist Building T pumping station in Toronto’s Pump House Park.
The attributes that make this building unique include the circular plan, the engaged inverted engaged catenary arches on the lower wall and the taller engaged catenary arches on the upper wall with fins that extend beyond the original roofline. Unfortunately, the recently added metal penthouse (or cap on top) obscures these fins from view and diminishes the brilliant original design that you can see at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pumping_station_in_Ashbridges_Bay_Toronto.jpg. This pumping station is officially known as the Mid-Toronto Interceptor Pumping Station but being a part of the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, it goes by the name Building T.
20150301. The Brutalistic pre-cast concrete lines of Toronto’s TTC Kipling Station electrical substation.
20150220. The impressive main floor atrium inside Toronto’s new Ryerson Student Learning Centre opening Monday.
20150218. University of Toronto’s Brutalist Tartu College seems to lift off the ground as if supported only by its thin end walls.
Tampold Architects, 1969.
20150214. Lines and exposed concrete define the lower entrance to University of Toronto’s brutalist Robarts Library.
20150207. An unusual aerial view of the CN Tower without its main observation level.
20150202. The curved concrete modernism of Toronto’s TTC Wilson Station waiting area and wind barriers
20150201. University of Toronto’s Tartu College (c.1969) is brutalist but elegant with its thin precast cedar-board-formed concrete exterior walls.
20150128. At 129 metres in height, Toronto’s Leaside Towers in Thorncliffe Park scrape the sky.
20150123. Pre-cast canadiana concrete close-up under blue sky. Minimal Aesthetic 48.
20140105. Dirty vent covers and bright barriers in contrasting yellows at Lawrence West station. Minimal Aesthetic 46
