
Tag Archives: modernism
20180723. Come on in to the Faith Sanctuary.

20180720. Mid-century modern concrete ventilation.

20180703. The modern 20th century 21 St. Clair Ave E.

20180522. Enjoying the cool covered parkade at the City Adult Learning Centre (formerly Parkview Secondary School). Peter Pennington, 1964.

20180518. The oblong spirals of a concrete stairwell at the University of Toronto Scarborough Andrews Building.

20180511. The modernist Humber Valley United Church entrance facade.

20180429. The symmetrical south facade of the modern TTC Finch Station bus terminal.

20180417. Catholic Modernism at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine (1960).

20180329. A rose window and square crosses on a curved and rounded facade greet churchgoers at Our Lady Queen of Croatia Church.

20180326. Masterful modernism at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute. Scarborough, Toronto, Allward & Gouinlock, 1959.

20180322. Tout est possible at the modernist École Élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau.

20180321. The striking yet simple design of the Bickford Centre (formerly Bickford Park High School, Toronto Board of Education, 1965).

20180315. Triangular prism shaped buildings such as the 1958 modernist Mimico Presbyterian Church have interesting side elevations.

20180313. The modernist triangular north elevation of the 1958 Mimico Presbyterian Church.

20180307. The 1959 modernist Winona Drive Public School.

20180303. The elegantly modernist 55 Ellerslie Ave, one of two excurvate buildings that face each other. Managed by Park Willow Developments and owned by M&R Holdings.

The modernist Cummer Avenue United Church may soon be surrounded by condominium towers. Reference No. 11 287471 NNY 24 OZ and 11 287481 NNY 24 SB.

20180212. Etobicoke’s Viceroy Building is a tiny, old modernist gem; sitting on slender columns, its bulk seems to defy gravity (wide-angle version).

Strange architectural bedfellows – colossal and contemporary contrasting with modest, modernist and moderne – until the older building sprouts its own office tower.

The epically modern and singular Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (II).

20171227. Strong lines relate the modernist Burton Tower (McLennan Physical Laboratories) to the contemporary One Spadina (John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design) north facade.

20171207. Abandoned possessions at the almost abandoned Massey Medal winning Don Valley Woods modernist townhouse complex which is slated for demolition to make way for the Ravine condo development by Urban Capital.

20171204. The massive modernist Moss Park apartment complex (1964) from above.

20171201. Modern symmetry at the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
