Tag Archives: TTC
20140307. Rosedale subway station in Toronto is a fine example of modernist architecture (c.1954, Architect John B. Parkin).
20140304. The curved glass roof at Toronto’s Yorkdale Subway Station (c.1978, Architect Arthur Erickson).
The station’s glass roof featured a light installation called “Arc en Ciel” by Michael Hayden that stopped working in the mid-1990s. This installation may be restored with LED lighting.
20140303. The TTC launched a trial today testing numbered subway lines. Great idea!
20140225. TTC’s modernist Old Mill subway station (c.1968) in Toronto.
John Martins-Manteiga’s Mean City documents some of Toronto’s finest post-war era modernist architecture. Although not mentioned in the book, I think that Old Mill station is also a fine specimen of modernism with its half elevated and half underground station design and beautiful views of the Humber River.
20140202. TTC’s new Dufferin Station west-side entrance in Toronto.
This design provides a larger space to wait indoors for your bus but the single set of sliding doors and the narrow staircase will act as bottlenecks during rush hour. What do you think of the design?
Photo 20131209. Sound baffling wall under high-pressure sodium lamp light. Minimal Aesthetic #18.
Photo 20131203. New vs. old subway entrances at TTC’s Queen’s Park station, Toronto.
