It started out as an absolute mess, but it's kind of turning around (kind of). Waiting to judge the final product. I am more hopeful with these latest pics.
I was just as disappointed with the design bait and switch, but the latest iteration is growing on me more and more. Had we never seen the initial rendering, this forum would be doing cartwheels over this current look.
I feel bad criticizing from afar as an ex-pat, but I've followed UT for almost two decades and I've watched the butchering of Toronto condo architecture which seems to be rewriting swaths of neighborhoods with the same shitty disregard for detail - using window-wall and excessive use of spandrel...
continued surprise
I've been following this building for a decade so my expectations were pretty high. When I first saw the overly green cladding I wanted to cry. It's grown on me a lot and I think the end result will be fine. The more it evolves, the better it looks. Hurry up about it already.