This building wouldn’t really bother me if it were on Dupont somewhere, but given its prominent location at a major intersection beside a future subway station, I must confess my disappointment. I know it’s not finished, but it’s looking insanely bland to a degree that I’m not sure that any...
Once you clear the podium, it’s not SO so bad.. the execution’s pretty cheap, but I really quite like the balcony design. I think it’ll ultimately look ok from a distance. We’ll see.
The podium though… between XO at King and Dufferin and The 1200 Dundas West, I thought I’d seen the worst that...
Cladding on the north and south elevations has progressed far enough that I can finally state that this subjectively looks like total shit and is one of the top five most disappointing project executions of the last decade. Inflammatory take, I know. Obviously the podium is strong, but it just...
Indeed. That part of the gardiner’s belly actually looks vastly improved, work was ongoing just west of where I took that photo, but vastly improved only means so much considering it looked a notably rough part of Gotham five years ago
Bit off topic, but the clock tower at Mississauga civic centre as seen in Lake Ontario’s excellent first photo directly above is a strong contender for one of my least favorite buildings in the GTA. It’s so hopelessly ugly and hokey, and will only feel increasing dated as the area modernizes...