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If Apple ends up moving anywhere in the Eaton Centre - it'll be in the current Atmosphere space - they've a knack for old spaces when they're available. Plus it's next to Saks / Harry Rosen / Bay Street / Rich People...

Looks about right:

I imagine it's going to be something fast fashion related - a full size TopShop or similar with a screen like that. It would make sense to group H&M, Uniqlo, and something similar together. Otherwise - secrets can also be beneficial if it surprises your competitors - it makes catching up much...

Any idea what Hydro Poles they're talking about? The giant ones that power downtown are all east of the Don Roadway.

The referenced masterplan link is a fairly old document, it was published in June 2011 - hence all the misinformation.

This is all sorts of awful. Wasn't Adam Vaughn going to make this site into an urban plaza / park?

Definitely reading too much into it - 'pending project design approval' could mean just about anything. Could be the Pottery Barn, could be 1 Bloor West, could be the Hudson's Bay space for all we know.

Some white guy opening a Ojibway dictionary and picking out a few words isn't honouring anyone. The larger point I was making was one of hypocrisy. This country will spend billions on an Olympics games, and claim indigenous identities as ones this country respects and values. We'll name random...

Do we know if the proposed tower on the south end of the mall is still a go? Town Shoes could be moving to make way for it's construction.

I feel like naming it after a first nations word is going down the path of cultural appropriation & tokenism - especially when so many first nations communities are in crisis right now. Perhaps once Canada lifts it's indigenous populations out of such dire straits we can consider naming our...

The area inside the box was what was described to me, though it's from a second hand source. I can't clarify any further until drawings leak. I understand the city pushed the developers to work together - the city isn't running the competition. 5 international architects have been invited to...

Planning a neighbourhood doesn't make any sense? It's in the best interest of both the developers and the city. I think it was KWT that asked the developers to get together after the majority of the two blocks were slated for redevelopment. The competition is being run by the developers. It's...

Word around the block is everything North of Bloor, between Yonge & Bloor to Yorkville Avenue is now being planned as one entity. The city is apparently behind the push, with an international design competition coming along with it. There's a strong desire to make it feel more like a...

You could foster a guess at how big it is, but then again you might be feeling grim. But, you'll be feeling refreshed after your run around the blocks.

http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/news/property-post/yonge-and-busy-big-deals-are-on-tap-that-will-reshape-canadas-hottest-retail-cornerll-reshape-canadas-hottest-retail-corner I hear something Big is in the works.

I think Oxford's actually out on it's own with this one. The city could easily build something large enough at the exhibition grounds, or potentially Ontario Place. Why line the pockets of Oxford when you don't need to right?

The point I was making is - it's almost irrelevant whether Gehry is hands on or off - his firm is perfectly capable of producing drool worth buildings without his presence. In fact, his presence might actually produce something less 'Gehry' than you've come to expect from 'Gehry'. For example...

While Gehry is given all the credit, it's important to remember there are hundreds of architects working at his firm that are the ones actually producing the work. Most starcitects act mostly as figure heads - flying from place to place giving good PR for projects, obtaining new work, or...

@interchange42 : Inquisitive friends would likely be happy to find out what a bent is, which should make Bentway Park a great name in your books: but somehow it doesn't? These friends aren't all that inquisitive if they find 'under gardiner' stimulating. Secondly, under gardiner is a confusing...

No one will be explaining it - when was the last time you explained the name of Allan Gardens, or any park for that matter to someone? Most parks are named after simple dumb things like high / central / etc. or some random person no one remembers - naming a park after a random piece of the...