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20140805. We are the Pillars of Justice. Sculpture by Edwina Sandys (c.2007) outside Toronto Courthouse at 361 University.
The plaque reads “Pillars of Justice. The People of our community participate in the legal system by serving on the Jury. We are the Pillars of Justice. The missing pillar invites you to imagine that you are the twelfth juror.”
20140801. The Canadarm of concrete pumping stands out Toronto’s Bay Adelaide East construction site.
20140730. Putting all the Brutalist planters in one place in preparation for the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto.
This is as Canadian as concrete gets! It is not the letters CNE stamped in the concrete but rather what the concrete is made of. If you look closely, you can make out the smooth pebbles that the cement is mixed with. This type of concrete is found throughout Canada; in Brutalist buildings, concrete benches and the ground we walk on in places like Montreal’s Olympic park. It must be a lot of work hauling these around but I hope they keep them to remind us of our architectural past.
20140728. The Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bridge triptych.
This is one of only three bailey bridges in the Greater Toronto Area. This particular bridge (in Markham) dates back to 1954. It was built by the Canadian Military Engineers in three days after Hurricane Hazel hit Toronto and washed out the original bridge.
Although hard to see in the bottom image, the bailey bridge does not actually make contact with the original bridge foundation.
Interestingly, bailey bridges are usually considered temporary structures but this bridge has been in place for 60 years.
20140726. The Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) grand rounded and segmented windows (c.1914, Architects Darling and Pearson).
This is the original ROM building featuring buff-coloured brick and terracotta. It faces Philosopher’s Walk and is now the west wing of the museum. The building you see facing Queen’s Park was added in 1933.
20140724. Lights and stairwells create patterns on the Essroc Cement Company silos in Toronto’s port lands.
As part of the re-naturalization of the mouth of the Don River, these silos will be decommissioned and made into a visual monument to our waterfront heritage and the company will move their operations to south of Commissioner’s Street just off Leslie St. If you have been down to the area recently you have probably noticed the new silos.
20140720. A silhouette of sport field lights against the sky. Minimal Aesthetic #36, Lamp #4.
20140717. Hanging out on an empty Lakeshore Blvd courtesy of Toronto’s Honda Indy.
20140710. Cubes, cylinder and shadows outside the Portlands Energy Centre (Toronto).
20140709. Ducts, frames and stairwells inside the Portlands Energy Centre in Toronto.
20140708. Looking up at the intricate roof of Sam Pollock Square (Architect Santiago Calatrava, c.1992) in Brookfield Place, Toronto.
20140707. The matrix beneath the Indy Pit-lane Grandstand at Exhibition Place in Toronto.
20140706. The mirrored merlons and concrete crenels of the Atrium on Bay (c.1981, Toronto) brought to you by Game of Thrones.
20140705. A sea of tents at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square.
20140704. The TD Canada Trust Tower at Brookfield Place in Toronto.
20140703. A narrow, new and colourful canyon of an alley beckons at the “Neighbourhoods of Riverdale” townhouse project in Toronto.
20140702. Planes of glass forest panes. Organic architecture near Bloor and Jarvis in Toronto.
20140701. The undulating waves of the Market Wharf Condo balconies. St. Lawrence hood, Toronto.
20140630. Walking along the Bloor West Lofts on a hazy sunny day (Bloor and Symington, Toronto).
20140629. Parking lot lamp on a partly cloudy sky. Minimal Aesthetic # 35. Lamp # 3.
20140628. River City Phase 1, the condominium clad in black, is the winner of the Toronto People’s Choice Award for residential architecture.
20140627. An elegant exposed concrete descent into the underground (Distillery District, Toronto).
20140626. The old Canary Restaurant (c.1859), covered in platform rigging, is getting a face-lift (Pan Am Athletes’ Village or Canary District, Toronto).
20140625. The sun shines between expressway and off-ramp under Toronto’s Gardiner.
I will be exhibiting three photos of high-rises along side other talented photographers at the opening gala for the Toronto Urban Photography Festival at Gallery 918 (918 Bathurst) this Friday June 27th from 6-11pm. Come by if you can! Check out www.tupf.ca for workshops, photo walks and phototalks from June 27 – July 12.