Tag Archives: concrete
20210313. Looking up at the main entrance of the postmodern Rogers corporate campus at Jarvis and Bloor.
20210312. Sheraton Centre Toronto tower in profile.
20210311. The big brutalist boot of Toronto, also known as the Hilton Toronto. Searle, Wilbee and Rowland with Negrin, 1975.
20210304. Uno Prii’s 1972 666 Spadina Ave is looking spiffy after its recent revitalization.
20210221. A side profile of the impressive Brutalist Masters Condos of Etobicoke’s Markland Wood.
20210219. The Padulo Building North Facade. Sigmund D.F. Reszetnik, 1968.
20210125. Glencairn Station has a new skylight system, a reimagination of the original skylight panels by artist Rita Letendre that were removed due to water damage.
20210124. Parking under the overpass at Lawrence East Station.
20210116. Silos South Side. Canada Malting Co., J.S. Metcalf, 1928.
20210112 A brutalist radome-topped ground radar tower in the Toronto Pearson International Airport infield cargo area.
20210107. A revitalized block of St. James Town features ultra clean modern towers, a new black tower (previously a No Frills) and townhouses but do these elements match?
20200102. Promenade Gardens (1965), a large three-winged modern building.
20210101. The Kingsview (1960) on the Kingsway, a brutal modern luxury cellular tower.
20201229. The ventilation stacks and chambers of Plant Complex 3 Building 36 (1952), a jet engine repair and testing facility at the former de Havilland Aircraft Company campus at Downsview Park.
20201226. 477 Mount Pleasant Road (1960) is quite modern for a mid-century office building.
20201219. The aptly named Outllook Manor at 55 Outlook Ave and Jane St sits at the top of the Black Creek Valley.
20201218. The covered concrete and glass walkway along the Progress Ave ramp over McCowan Ave is still fairly appealing.
20201212. The new Storm Water Quality Facility (SWQF) at Lake Shore and Cherry to treat urban run-off from new West Don Lands development.
20201204. The only similarity between the Chaz Condos and the 1966 Macy Dubois gem that it replaced is the octagonal shape of both buildings.
20201203. Beauty in coarse, grooved, poured-in-place concrete.
20201130. The Colonnade was the first modern mixed use building in the city. Gerald Robinson and Tampold Wells Architects, 1964.
20201127. The A.N. Bourns Science Building, McMaster University.
20201126. Jail is a brutalist place to be. Jail II, Justice Center Complex, Cleveland, Robert P. Madison International, 1995.
20201125. Hamilton’s brutalist hospital.
