20220213. Now that’s an entrance canopy!
Tag Archives: modern
20220210. The bones of modernism on display during the Riverdale Hospital demolition.
20220208. Widdicombe Place (1975) features two condominium towers with clean lines and modern Elements.
20220204. The often overlooked Royal Bank Building (20 King St E) in intricate marble with fine detailing. Marani Morris & Allen, 1964.
20220128. The Winton Place condos are unusual in that they look more institutional than residential.
20220127. The Agnes MacPhail apartment complex features two towers connected by a narrow section in between them.
20220126. At these modern Jane and Finch townhomes, projecting volumes and fenestration orientations alternate.
20220120. Heavy-duty high-rise.
20220116. The days are numbered for this modern, handsome, uniquely cladded former Universal Studios Canada building at Victoria Park and Sheppard
20220115. Form follows function on this apartment building facade. The middle windows not level with the others suggests stairwell.
20220114. The Bayview Towers complex includes 4 buildings with 70 Ruddington Dr (centre) built 20 years later than the other 3. Differences include corner balconies, the roofline and fenestration.
20220113. The Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church of Alderwood, Etobicoke.
20220105. Tower vs. townhouse.
20220102. Modern Green Tile Pallete. Minimal Aesthetic #164.
20211210. The modern townhouse (in Don Mills) complete with tile work, brick wall patterns and two shades of brick.
20211206. Merton 5. Le Corbu (194 Merton St) is the coolest name for a repurposed loft building with modern curves (formerly home to Green Forest Lumber – logo on left side).
20211205. Merton 4. These buildings on Pailton Crescent are the backs of buildings on Merton Street.
20211204. Merton 3. Merton Street’s stock of unusual buildings includes this bulky modern concrete and brick structure at 250 Merton.
20211201-Merton1. Merton Street an excellent collection of interesting buildings including 170 Merton, the painted brick brutalist brokerage.
20211019. 1960s vs. 1980s.
20211013. Uno Prii’s 666 Spadina looks new again.
20210829. Modern August #29. Rexdale Public Library opened in 1959 and was renovated in 1991.
20210818. Modern August #18. The handsome Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company building at 165 University Avenue opened on September 11, 1962.
20210817. Modern August #17. A doomed mid-20th Century mall.
20210816. Modern August #16. The triangle is ubiquitous in modernist churches as seen here at the 1966 Immanuel Baptist Church in Hillcrest Village.
