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Well now that we are bringing Mies and Calatrava into the equation, I'm starting to think our dalliances with starchitects haven't been so bad after all. But to go back to the two images charioteer posted above... I've got no complaints about Terminal One - it is as precise a piece of...

Wait, are you throwing those pics out as examples of watered-down architecture, or good architecture? Is that a confirmation or a rebuttal? I can't tell.

Toronto City Hall, Viljo Revell 1965. I think that's the most recent one of the other sort. Though to be fair, I don't think the ROM was watered down. I think Danny L was trying his darnedest. Ditto on Alsop with OCAD. And Frank Gehry proved with the AGO that his B-game is still pretty...

I couldn't find a thread on this series of projects, so I thought I'd start one. I think sometimes interesting work in this city gets overlooked if it doesn't have a significant skyline profile, even if it has real city-building potential. So here's to the hardworking little (or at least low...

@BlacktowerTV has a new picture of this one up on his feed. Not sure how it differs from earlier images, but thought it might be worth bringing this project back to the front of everyone's minds. http://twitpic.com/769her

Whether or not the casino itself is an inspiring piece of architecture is a different matter (though an important one, too). My concern is that if it does not directly encourage engagement and facilitate the use of other parts of the OP/Ex site, it won't really 'revitalize' anything as much as...

Yeah, you're probably right. In which case a casino will do nothing to revitalize the existing spaces, and will contribute little to city-building. In which case, do we really want it?

I think a casino could be an asset, but not if it's designed in the typical fashion - a hermetically sealed mega-box won't do much to elevate the rest of the Ontario Place, nor would it make best use of the assets of the site. If they could somehow distribute casino functions throughout the site...

Ontario Place might become a casino? So says Christopher Hume, without any 'sources' or 'concrete information', here. I don't quite get his stance in this piece. Does he like Ontario Place or hate it? Does he think a casino is an imperfect but generally appropriate use of the land? Or does he...

Which means "We know exactly who did it, or at least ordered it, but they covered their tracks well enough that we can't make it stick."

Come now, you wouldn't really want to see landmarks like the comfort zone and the waverly hotel vanish, would you? ;)

Here is a Toronto Star article and very abbreviated video of a baller-status suite.

Here is an article from the Star to that effect. Nothing too concrete, just speculation based on the appointment of one of the Ontario Place bigwigs to the Exhibition Place Board. "A recent appointment to the Exhibition Place board of governors has revived rumours of a possible merger between...

It still is completely out scale for the neighbourhood, but I think I'm okay with that. If the project develops the way I think it will, it will end being an interesting skyline object from many angles, and maybe it will set a precedent for higher density development of the actual corners of the...

The elevations are showing some positive evolution since that first one was released. Could be a pretty fun addition to the skyline. I'm looking forward to the renderings.

I think that pushing down all of the elements except the very southwest corner to align with neighbouring buildings, and maybe adding a bit of height to the tower element right at the corner might be a a reasonable solution that keeps the density, assuming that the issues about traffic and...

The number of proposals/semi-proposals in this small area are making my head spin - 30 Bay, 90 Harbour, 85 Harbour, 120 Harbour, maybe more. Has anyone posted an aerial or map of which sites/proposals are where?

What does it look like now? I can't picture it. I'm assuming the light sculpture is gone.

It sounds like the meeting brought out a lot of good points (though "Just because it's brick, doesn't make it Victorian" is NOT a good one no matter how much applause it got - Victorian is not really an option for contemporary construction unless you work for Disney World). Hopefully the...

CanadianNational - Did you actually draw that? Too funny... I think I see ProjectEnd there with his camera.