20220124. The Columbus Centre with its “over-scaled curving corrugated cornice” and “long arched window openings with an italiante quality.”
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20220123. The Albert Campbell Library is back but different.
20220122. Braking for the last slivers of sunset.
20220121. The new Aquabella at Bayside features striping on the ground floor facade and balcony walls.
20220120. Heavy-duty high-rise.
20220119. Precast Concrete vs Corrugated Metal. Minimal Aesthetic #167.
20220118. The award-winning St. Joan of Arc Church (William Saccoccio, 1967).
20220117. The Evangeline Residence is the second largest women’s shelter in Toronto (from 2017).
20220116. The days are numbered for this modern, handsome, uniquely cladded former Universal Studios Canada building at Victoria Park and Sheppard
20220115. Form follows function on this apartment building facade. The middle windows not level with the others suggests stairwell.
20220114. The Bayview Towers complex includes 4 buildings with 70 Ruddington Dr (centre) built 20 years later than the other 3. Differences include corner balconies, the roofline and fenestration.
20220113. The Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church of Alderwood, Etobicoke.
20220112. The unusual glass block windows at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club (1957).
20220111. Connecting holes in a modern concrete wall.
20220110. The lines of the Munich RE Centre (1973).
20220109. St. Patrick Station have never looked like this before.
20220108. The live fire training structure at Fire Station 441.
20220107. Looking up at a fancy ceiling inside some new condo or another. Minimal Aesthetic #165.
20220106. Getting gothic at the gothic tudor Bradgate Arms Retirement Residence.
20220105. Tower vs. townhouse.
20220104. Cool concrete-clad condo (1979).
20220103. It’s nice to consider contemporary architecture occasionally. The Wong Dai Sin Temple by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects (2015) features weathered steel and a 10 metre cantiliver span.
20220102. Modern Green Tile Pallete. Minimal Aesthetic #164.
20220101. Recess under surveillance. Minimal Aesthetic #163. Surveillance #4.
20211231. Keep on looking up as we welcome 2022!
