20240405. Our Lady of the Airways was built in 1971 for $177,550.00.
Tag Archives: modernist
20240305. Porte-cochère II.
20240304. Porte-cochère I.
20240202. Modernist stairs versus brutalist stairs. Can you guess the wheres of these two sets of stairs?
20240120. Notice 10. The spectacular mid-century modern office building at 505 University (Shell Oil Building, Marani and Morris, 1958) may be demolished and rebuilt with 7 fewer floors (added 8 years after completion) and 50 more on top. That’s 3 of 5 ‘add a building on top’ proposals on University with 1 completed at 488 University.
20240119. Notice 9. There’s is also a proposal to add 33 storeys on top of 200 University Avenue (John B. Parkin Associates, 1961) while maintaining the existing facades. Will the materials be new?
20240118. Notice 8. There’s a proposal to add 35 storeys and widen the Padulo Building (Sigmund D.F. Reszetnik, 1968) at Yonge and St. Clair while maintaining and complimenting the existing facade. I like that the hideous ground level addition will be removed and improved.
20240116. Notice 6. Parkdale Library (Gordon Adamson, 1964) will be replaced by affordable housing at a new community hub with a larger library and community centre.
20240115. Notice 5. I want to re-emphasize that 522 University Ave is an impressive late-moderm office building (1972). There is no way that redevelopment will even come close to the artistry exhibited in this building, right wzmh architects?
20240110. On the block north of Waldron Tower are the two wings of the Louise D. Acton Building (1963). Together these two buildings are an impressive strip of mid-century modernism.
20240109. Kingston’s Waldron Tower (1968) is a fantastic example of mid-century modern architecture IV. I love how three different textures of concrete culminate in a projecting curve.
20240105. The King East Medical Centre building in Hamilton is a wonder of modernist curves and rough coloured concrete.
20231221. Brutalism on Barton.
20231220. It’s always sunny at Effort Square in Hamilton.
20231217. The Argyle Apartments in Hamilton are very unusual. Not only does the building have a unique entrance canopy but it sits on a barren square concrete base several feet above ground level.
20231216. Two sides of the same building. 970 O’Connor Drive.
20231128. How the Ambassador apartment building has changed. Before and After.
20231112. The Yorkdale of Dundas.
20231111. St. George Station.
20231106. Standing in the modernist shade
20231030. Mid-century medical.
20231026. Why have townhouses in rows when you can have them in a circle with a giant communal backyard?
20231012. The Favorite.
20231005. Pillars of the modern age II. #hamilton #gtha #architecture #architectureTO #modernist #modernism #modernTO #modernarchitecture
20231004. Pillars of the modern age.
