20240420. The modernist Moss Park Armoury (Page & Steele Architects, 1966), has lost some of its modernism. Take a look at the roofline in both images (taken 2024 and 2020).
Tag Archives: modern architecture
20231220. It’s always sunny at Effort Square in Hamilton.
20231128. How the Ambassador apartment building has changed. Before and After.
20231012. The Favorite.
20231005. Pillars of the modern age II. #hamilton #gtha #architecture #architectureTO #modernist #modernism #modernTO #modernarchitecture
20231004. Pillars of the modern age.
20230723. Weston 2: A modernist midrise with a lovely patterned facade and an unusual entrance orientation.
20230723. Weston 1: The weird and wonderful Westlaw in Weston (1966),
20230707. Virtual Colonnade II.
20230706. Virtual Colonnade.
20230616. The Beaches IV: Baltic butterfly-roofed modernism in the Beaches by Estonian Viktor Tretjakewitsch, 1952. With a group of other immigrants, they may have been the first in Ontario to propose a co-operative model.
20230615. The Beaches III: Inside the Beach Mall. Formerly the Allen Beach Theatre (Hymes Feldman and Watson, 1919), a 1929 ad read “A Nice Place for Nice Folks to Go.” The theatre lasted 50 years and was renovated into a mall in 1970. The architectural style of the time is still evident today.
20230411. Stripping the Sutton (2016).
20230329. Fine Fenestration.
20221123. Crowned modernism on Antibes Drive.
20221116. The Goodland Gardens Apartments, 1974.
20221115. This old lot and rather gritty modernist institutional building would make for great film set for something sinister.
20221114. St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church. James Haffa, 1957.
20221101. The modernist apartment buildings of Antibes Drive
20221029. 10 Sunny Glenway (1973) is one of five modernist concrete highrises in Flemingdon Park, North York.
20221024. Elements of Modernism.
20221017. Interesting angles, exposed pipes and smokestack at the Power Plant (Murray and Murray, 1973), providing district heating and cooling at University of Ottawa.
20221012. Three of five Brentwood Towers (Harry Kohl, 1958-1961) of Midtown Toronto.
20221011. Pleasant Park Baptist Church (Norman D. Sherriff, 1961) features a zigzag chimney and handrail, coloured tiles and glass blocks.
20221002. This modernist Concourse building is attached to a strip mall (1085 Steeles Ave W) which would make a great location for a new residential building with retail at ground.
