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20140314. Far below, the lonely little Toronto Harbour Commission building awaits development on its lot.
As mentioned at UrbanToronto.ca, the building and land is owned by the Toronto Port Authority and will most likely be developed by Oxford Properties.
20140313. Grayscale glass block wall. Minimal aesthetic #28.
20140312. The extreme brutalism of York University’s Curtis Lecture Halls.
Perhaps the rectangular concrete masses reveal the specific functional zones of the building – lecture halls. Only a small section on the other side has windows.
20140311. The derelict heritage-designated Art Deco Incinerator at 150 Symes in Toronto.
The building has been sold to an investor who has promised to retain the entire building instead of only a facade, like so many other buildings in Toronto.
20140310. A top-down view of the 50-storey Maple Leaf Square South Tower in Toronto.
20140309. Amesbury Park Library in Toronto (c.1967) – modernist and seemingly contemporary.
The surroundings probably looked exactly like this back in 1967.
20140307. Rosedale subway station in Toronto is a fine example of modernist architecture (c.1954, Architect John B. Parkin).
20140306. The Brutalist Berkshire House in black and white (c.1974, 411 Duplex Ave, Toronto).
20140305. The Northern District Public Library and Stanley Knowles Housing Cooperative near Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto.
The library opened in 1975. The co-op was added on top and opened in 1984. Together they make an unattractive complex with a Brutalist base and a modernist tower. Renovations of the surrounding exterior area start this fall.
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!
20140302. The demolition of the TTC Yorkdale commuter lot in Toronto has begun making way for more retail space and a new lot.
20140301. Four escalators and five floors at 10 Dundas East in Toronto.
20140228. The modernist Lord Lansdowne Public School (c.1961, Architect Peter Pennington) – main building, gymnasium wing and main entrance.
The folded plate roof unifies these three sections of the school.
20140227. 880 Bay St., Toronto – allegedly designed by the man behind the Queen Elizabeth Building (CNE) – Peter Dickinson.
At one point, this handsome government building was slated for demolition. Can anyone verify that this is a Peter Dickinson building?
20140226. Acrophobia above Adelaide and Church in Toronto from the Spire’s 15th storey.
I am not that afraid of heights but leaning over the railing from a corner balcony made me a bit nervous.
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.
20140224. Up close to 1 Dundas St W, one of three towers at the Eaton Centre complex in Toronto.
20140223. An empty Sears closed today at the Eaton Centre in Toronto. Anyone sad to see it go?
Nordstrom is next.
20140222. Looking through the glass roof of Queen’s Park subway station’s SW entrance (Toronto).
Queen’s Park subway opened in 1964 and the Ontario Power building in the background was completed in 1976.
20140221. The Chapters at Runnymede and Bloor in Toronto is now closed.
The last day was February 16th, 2014. The lease expired and Chapters was not willing to renew with the increase in rent.
20140220. Inside the tunnel linking Queen’s Park subway station and the provincial government buildings.
20140219. Tesserae in sun and shadow. Minimal Aesthetic #27.
20140218. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College St, Toronto. Architecture: International Style.
Although the CAMH building facades are made with concrete, it is an example of the International architectural style not Brutalism.
