20221001. A funky porte cochere that reminds me of the mid-century expressionism of Uno Prii.
Tag Archives: modern architecture
20220929. The base of the The Concourse building at 1085 Steeles Ave E.
20220928. The old school modernist concrete and brick bus shelters of the large and sparse Confederation Heights public service campus in Ottawa
20220926. The tent-shaped St-Rémi Parish by Polish architect Zygmunt Julian Nowak, 1965.
20220924. The Billings Bridge Tower (1974) is a modernist office tower with romanesque arches at grade.
20220923. An industrial park office building with interesting precast coarse aggregate concrete panels that interact with matching window blinds.
20220919. The Treehouse, or Kemper House (Jim Strutt, 1962) resides in the only modernist heritage conservation district in Canada.
20220916. Nested Triangles Parish or St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church in Alta Vista. Burgess, MCLean & MacPhadyen, 1959.
20220915. The brutalist porte cochere. 145 Marlee Ave, 1973.
20220914. A reflection of 275 Slater Street (1968).
20220912. The breeze block HVAC enclosure.
20220911. 220 Laurier Ave W uses lovely corduroy concrete precast panels apart from its ground floor entrance upgrade.
20220908. Vanier Community Church = City Church + Capital City Bikers Church. “Our services have a very relaxed feel, powerful ‘rock and roll’ music, and dynamic messages.”
20220907. Vaughan Road runs diagonally across Toronto’s street grid and close to Eglinton and Dufferin its buildings have unusual footprints making for some interesting apartment building massings.
20220906. St Aidan’s awesome Anglican Church. Burgess, McLean and MacPhadyen, Ottawa, 1965 (2nd of 2 – see 20220820).
20220905. Hopewell Court from behind the wall of the York Beltline Trail. Whenever I see a wall like this, I am reminded of Italian photographer Gabrielle Basilico (1944-2013).
20220904. Thistledown Collegiate Institute, 1957.
20220902. Eastview Plaza was a mid-century modern outdoor shopping mall before its recent demolition. My only image taken before appreciating modern architecture.
20220901. A derelict break at Pizza Manna in the very long Knob Hill strip mall.
20220831. Another unique, although modified, porte cochere or entrance canopy at the Century Park tower in Port Credit.
20220830. An unusual modern residential mid-rise where the balconies are made of concrete and glazed coloured brick.
20220829. The Janmount Towers (1972) and associated strip mall feature interesting concrete nibs.
20220828. Queen Elizabeth Tower A in profile – one of the earliest condominium developments downtown (1975-78, Tridel). Do the bulges have bigger units?
20220827. Robarts Library has a buddy – the National Research Council Canada National Science Library. Shore Tilbe Henschek Irwin, 1974, Ottawa.
20220826. The Sir Richard Scott Building uses panels of corduroy concrete giving it that fuzzy tactile look. This building also houses the main branch of the brutalist Ottawa Public Library.
