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As this is entirely a reworking of existing space without an expansion of the footprint, I'm not sure we'll add a database file. We'll talk about it though. 42

Yup. The Toronto Urban Design Awards thought so too! https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2023/09/toronto-urban-design-awards-2023-recognizes-two-years-citybuilding.53841 42

Let's see if the recent dropping of GST and PST on rental accommodation builds finally allows this one to go ahead. Here's hoping! 42

Uhhh… not trying to make "fetching" happen, but that is really fetching Kirkor. The curvy-cornered tower and podium work very well together, and this is a very good way to landmark where King Street meets the railway. If there's any spot in Kitchener best suited to a "you are here" moment on the...

We cannot talk about "new stuff" until it's in the public sphere, sorry, but we could consider a piece about GTA skyscraper numbers sometime! 42

Exactly… I just want to know more about their intentions in this case, and if they're willing to talk about any trend they may be seeing here. 42

Interesting! I wonder how many parking space deposits the developer will have to return… presumably few people were buying parking though. I will see where some inquiries lead. 42

Serious question… There are so many malls, plazas, etc, in the area, that most are starving for customers now. What was it you were expecting from this mall that isn't already available in the area? 42

The Herringbone pattern in the pavers is just beautiful; simple but detailed, striking but elegant. Claude always managed to balance competing thrusts in his work to a very satisfying end. First shot is another Photo of the Day coming up next week, thank you! 42

That one's in the front page story too!! 42

Frankly, if UT Forum contributors come up with more good photography of Cormier works in Toronto over the coming days, I'd love a weeks' worth of Photos of the Day. You are all challenged. Post them in the various dedicated project threads and/or this one. 42

Both should name parks after him. On your first point, I would hope that the powers that be at The Well are figuring this out now, and talking with the City about it. All of The Well's streetscaping is CCxA, and that includes The Cats Parkette that ties to project to Draper Street, and I...

@rdaner Can I ask if you took the candle down, or did you find it there already? Either way, one of these excellent shots is Monday's Photo of the Day. Thanks! 42

Yup, I'm so glad that we have that event to look back on, the whole thing from the packed public ceremony for the opening, to the time with him at the pub afterwards. (I think Marc Hallé and Yannick Roberge from the firm came to that too, no?) Claude had this kind of perpetual combination of...

If Le Corbusier created houses that were 'machines for living', this simplified diagram screams 'Minecraft-square transistor board for living'. 42

Just hearing that this sales office will now be home for two projects, not just this one, hence the branding changes. 42

Held up for technicalities that have theoretically now been sorted in a resubmission. Still 34 storeys and 116.1m tall, the technical items are things like moving where the visitor's bike racks will be located, etc. 344 units instead of 342. 3 elevators, or 1 elevator for every 114.666 units. 42

I'm also in the camp that thinks the reaction is overblown. Do I think this is perfect and what I would want for the site exactly? No... but it's nowhere near the near-apocalyptic vision that I think is being evoked. There's really just two design elements here, the first being the glassier...

Wonderful! I would want something permanent of that onsite though, incorporated into the structure. I would be a major shame to lose all of it once the hoarding comes down. 42

The parking ratio is particularly high here because of the convention centre/gatherings venue functions that they want to incorporate from what Bellvue Manor is now. 42