Recent content by Skyhighzz

Who’s not demanding change? It’s everywhere now. The pressure is there now, that I’ve noticed, from mayors, councillors, architects etc .. Just willful spite, cheapness & negligence if developers & the powers that be don’t turn that corner & move the needle.

Cynics aplenty on this longtime site. For good reasons …mostly. But people, things, buildings & cities can and do change.

Key words …”Red Aluminum” ~that’s why they are or will be, whenever, “iconic” in midtown. Downtown c’d use a big splash of red aluminum downtown. The gorgeous Scotia Plaza has been desperately lonely for decades.

I like this building on the Square. Brings much needed modern fresh edge & light to area, w frontal landscape arch. to come. One of my favorite buildings in city is right across the road. That good looking limestone (LCBO) w clock tower needs to be more than an outpost for selling beer & retail...

Definitely see brown in these new pics.

I hope so. Brown, beige, amber, gold. Anything but grey.

They’re turning this mofo grey. Aren’t they? Maybe it’s the cloudy grey sky backdrop. Yeah, right. The glass is dark grey!! Yech. It was a semi-good design. More than basic. I liked it more & more. And the one thing I liked above all for this supertall was the much needed soft gold light it...

Haven’t you heard? Toronto is forever banished to the boring, blue-grey, glass tinted skyline abyss. Where beautiful hues like gold, amber & any other colour scheme under the sun is …outlawed.

It’s happening now, in the last 5 yrs, some standout, good looking structures downtown. But took way too long.

Exactly. Why are all the cool, well designed buildings not being built downtown? Same with 1 Delisle in mid-town. Looks so out of place there. Royally backwards.

F*cking Grey.

They don’t need all the cute lighting if the building wasn’t all …GREY!? Maybe change up the permanent colour hue of glass used for podium & top of structure?? Would give this building more pop. Day & Night. Otherwise, nice looking edifice.

I get it. But claws come out quick on here.

I’m no apologist for trashy cheap city developers, who are based in Toronto, that don’t care about the city’s aesthetics. And I’m ignoring things built more than 20 yrs ago-Dark ages 4 T.O’s parochial low cost boring structures. But I wonder how many senior members look back & acknowledge what...

Hope so. I’ll take a golden’y tone over glum beige any day.