20230111. Looking up at the tallest building in the Commonwealth upon completion in 1931 – Commerce Court North.
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20221027. Now that The Bay has left the Hudson’s Bay Centre, this terrible brutalism can be replaced.
20221020. Reflections of modernism in contemporary glass.
20221010. When a gas station becomes a presentation centre for a new condo development – in this case Centricity Condos (Graywood Developments, Turner Fleischer Architects).
20221009. A spot of art at Bay Adelaide Centre East. Minimal Aesthetic 174.
20221005. The Grid Condos facade.
20220921. The mid-rise Maclean Hunter building facade seems secured for the construction of the 55 storey United Building at University and Dundas.
20220612. Balconies at the Bay Charles tower (at 57 Charles St) cast the perfect shadows resulting in diagonal stripes between them.
20220513. An aerial view of the Alan Brown building reveals a little park terrace with grass and children’s playground.
20220424. The guards of the Allan Brown building.
20220423. Reflections of sunlight from a neighbouring mirrored tower give Toronto Police 52 Division a festive look.
20220407. York Centre’s pellucid postmodern passageway to the PATH.
20211103. Something’s afoot at the patched up and twice fire damaged heritage property at 422-424 Wellington Street West.
20210827. Modern August #27. The 1965 Bell Telephone building podium and tower at 76 Adelaide St W just lost its very thoughtful facade. Note how the brown exchange building in the background has a similar fenestration. Will the new facade be this thoughtful?
20210730. The colourful pedestrian bridge linking the North and South buildings of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (from 2018).
20210623. Brutalist June continues with Brutalism #23. Uno Prii’s Alan Brown building (1983) is one of a kind.
20210621. Brutalist June continues with Brutalism 21 – Brutalist Ventilation at the George Drew Complex.
20210613. Brutalist June continues with Brutalism 13 – demolished brutalism at The Grand Hotel and former RCMP Toronto Headquarters.
20210612. Brutalist June continues with Brutalism 12 – Reflections of sunlight give Toronto Police 52 Division a festive look.
20210521. Reflecting the roundish Panorama Condos.
20210513. Bike rack at precast concrete wall. Minimal Aesthetic 154.
20210430. Before and after the transformation at College and Huron. Apart from podium colour and shape, the new structure looks little like the original.
20210427. The modern Continental Can Building (1959) designed by prominent Toronto architect Peter Dickinson.
20200317. Above the Nathan Phillips Square stage.
20210308. Only the braced facades of heritage buildings remain along King St West for the King Toronto mixed use redevelopment.
