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Love it! The tapered set-backs recall the classic deco NYC form too. Yes, more organic and more minimalist than the Gotham iteration but the legacy is there nonetheless.

What about ground covers/climbers like Ivy? There are a number of very hardy plants that need little care or water.

Sorry if this has already been discussed but this thread is dense and I only pop in on occasion... Has a relief line ever been considered that would run east and west somewhat equidistantly between King and Queen (aka a 'Royal Line')? I believe the 'Yonge' line doesn't even actually run...

... 'becoming apathetic'? That boat sailed a long time ago. Toronto lost the plot at some point in the 1980s. Ever since, a 'frontier town' mentality has prevailed. Lack of leadership. Lack of vision. Lack of planning. A city mired in stalemate due to politics and polarization. Our...

Toronto chefs and restaurants should be celebrating the peameal (aka 'Canadian bacon') sammy. Elevate it. Riff on it. Traditional or otherwise. Toronto was known as hogtown for a reason.

Is it me or is there a massive oversight here with respect to north/south connectivity in the southwest of the map? An electrified Lakeshore GO line still has no northward connection points until Union, meaning that somebody coming into the city from the West has to go all the way to Union in...

Why sad? Do you have any idea how popular the Rack is?

Uh, are you comparing the supply of policing and transit and hydro to the purchase of alcohol? Look, I agree there are many public infrastructure or service requirements where government control makes sense, and for any number of reasons. The critical distinction here though is that alcohol is...

I'm starting to think that the definition of 'iconic' has changed, in Toronto usage at least. I'm happy to hear about the new height but I do feel the design vision is being steadily compromised. I'd trash it altogether and go back to the drawing board with a fresh eye.

A novel concept I know but how about some 'competition'? The artificially inflated price of alcohol in Ontario is a direct result of the LCBO monopoly. They can name their price and what choice do you have? This hypothetic buying power you tell of isn't helping anyone. In fact, this...

This feels Gaudi-esque. I can't think of any other high rise in Toronto that's quite like it. That said, I'm sad for the loss of the clock tower. A clock tower crown would have been a nice contextual gesture here.

Huh? NYC may not be to everyone's taste but there's no denying it is a vibrant, dynamic, exciting, historic and truly great city. As an urban enthusiast who wouldn't want to experience it in the way Kotsy 'imagines'?... and NYC is quintessentially american - for good, bad and ugly - and...

More and more I'm appreciating traditional design elements, the curved facade facing onto the intersection for example. This is far more common in Europe. It's more pedestrian friendly than sharp right angles.

Exactly. The narrow streets are part of our unique built form. We need to embrace this and view it as an opportunity, not try to make it something different. Embracing this means adding adequate transit within the downtown core, pedestrianizing where possible and reducing lanes where not so...

Would a canyon in Toronto really ever look like that though? Our architecture isn't anything like that, nor the scale and size of our streets. Manhattan is Manhattan, and there will never be another so you may as well wish for Parisian cafe terraces or Venice canals.

I know this is probably asking too much but has Queen's Park divulged their 'logic' - for lack of a better term - in determining which municipalities are able to handle beer in grocery stores and which ones apparently are not? This whole mess started with the reveal of a government cartel...

What a little jewel box this is at ground level. I look forward to hanging here during an intermission at the Alex on a warm summer evening. Loverly!

I quite like the Hyatt at King/Peter. What is so off-putting about it to you? As for podiums, they work well in a Toronto context, in the more established areas of the city at least. They allow us to preserve the older low-rise built form at street level while adding height and density in a...

Definitely a major improvement but I still feel it's somewhat underwhelming given the location. It could have been an open-air extension of the art gallery but instead is little more than a community park, albeit a nicer one with nicer finishes. The AGO is one of our premier public...

The sublime and the ridiculous. Relax, it's all on offer in a great city like Toronto! ... and more to the point, it all represents authentic, local cultural output, not a needy outsourcing of culture that somebody with an Idiot's Guide to Art insists is better for us. LOL, you're just...