Tag Archives: high-rise
20161215. The 1925 Gothic Revival McLaughlin Motor Car Showroom facade now forms part of the ground floor of the Burano Condominiums (Architects Alliance, ERA Architects, 2012).
20161214. 488 University; before an impressive concrete facade and now a glass envelope awaiting another 37 storeys.
20161211. Demolition of the Bnai Fishel Towers parking garage is underway.
20161020. New additions to the steadily densifying South Core include, from left to right, the Sun Life Financial tower, Harbour Plaza Residences (under construction) and RBC WaterPark Place III.
20160928. Reflecting east Toronto at X the Condominium.
20160927. Although Regent Park is widely criticized, its low-rise buildings have some appeal.
20160826. Moss Park Modernism.
20160814. Functional modernism at Parkdale’s Seabreeze Apartments in Toronto.
20160811. The towering modernist forms of St. James Town at night.
Looking west from Parliament Street. Several buildings are named for Canadian cities – the white building with shapely balconies is the Toronto and in the distance the right tower is the Hamilton.
20160810. The tiny New World Laundry is dominated by the high-rises of St. James Town.
In the 1960s, during redevelopment of the area, the then owner refused to sell.
20160809. The modernist Bathville Towers (1966) of North York – reminiscent of a castle’s curtain wall and its keep.
20160807. Looking up at the Winnipeg (1968) of St. James Town where the buildings are named after Canadian cities.
20160719. Toronto’s L-Tower looks as impressive from the sky as from the ground.
20160717. An aerial view of the densest, largest high-rise community in Canada – St. James Town, Toronto.
20160714. Face to face with Toronto’s postmodern Dynamic Funds Tower (Dundee Place).
20160626. The twin towers of the Edge on Triangle Park Condominiums.
20160624. The Picasso on Richmond’s blank western canvas.
20160621. The abstract yet patent facade of the Thompson Residences. Minimal Aesthetic 95.
20160617. The competing reflections of Bay Adelaide East versus Bay Adelaide West.
20160614. Looking up at Toronto’s newest office building at One York (Sun Life Financial Tower).
20160613. A full length rear aerial view of Toronto’s new Tableau Condominiums.
20160607. The prismatic podium of Toronto’s rhomboidal Burano on Bay Condos.
20160523. An aerial view of Toronto’s quickly rising Harbour Plaza Residences.
20160513. A rooftop view of Toronto’s River City Phase 2.
