20220412. The new Toronto Courthouse employs glass curtain walls that feel as impenetrable as many courthouse facades do. Minimal Aesthetic #170.
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20220411. A shard of CN Tower on the Ritz.
20220409. Toronto Dominion Centre reflected in Royal Bank Plaza.
20220328. The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema has that art moderne vibe.
20220327. Fenestration can be fun at night II.
20220323. C is for curved and cylindrical and concrete. Minimal Aesthetic #168.
20220321. Don’t you just love that corduroy concrete in the morning sun?
20220312. The Toronto Marine Safety School sits in the shadow of brutalism at the Westin Harbour Castle.
20220224. As the pigeon flies … by the modern facade (45 Carlton St., Edward I. Richmond, 1981).
20220216. The recladding of Parkin’s Simpson Tower includes black white walls at street level – for digital advertising perhaps?
20220215. Looking up at the bottom of the table top at OCAD.
20220214. Looking up at Princess Margaret Hospital.
20220207. A connection with your reflection at Commerce Court (the two limestone buildings are to be replaced).
20220204. The often overlooked Royal Bank Building (20 King St E) in intricate marble with fine detailing. Marani Morris & Allen, 1964.
20220119. Precast Concrete vs Corrugated Metal. Minimal Aesthetic #167.
20220111. Connecting holes in a modern concrete wall.
20220110. The lines of the Munich RE Centre (1973).
20211220. Patterned glass reflection at the Sick Kids Research Centre. Minimal Aesthetic #162.
20211102. Wrapped heritage facades along King Street West mark the front of the King Toronto construction site.
20211101. Looking into a big old brick box at the King Toronto Construction site.
20211030. The Well is rising fast.
20211029. The Entertainment District (now the Toronto Downtown West BIA) is construction central with tower cranes active at Nobu Residences Toronto, Maverick, 55 Mercer and 19 Duncan.
20211028. Wellesley Station’s second entrance at 17 Dundonald Street is reconstructed nine feet north of the original building shown here in 2015.
20211026. The colourful, playful and award-winning Sharp Centre for Design at OCAD completed by ALSOP Architects in 2004.
20211025. The Village By the Grange is a large scale mixed use project completed in 1980 by the ubiquitous WZMH Architects.
