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  1. Lenser

    Toronto 522 University Avenue | 232.35m | 64s | IA Financial Group | WZMH

    Well said. It's incredible what Toronto has knocked down over the past six or seven decades in the breathless rush toward modernity. We had some good'uns in the core - real architectural gems.
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    Toronto Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects

    As I said - looks quite clean and lovely from the appropriate distance. The nautical white feels appropriate for a build that's overlooking the lake. The above pix are so clean they resemble renders!
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    Toronto Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects

    This is the kind of build which looks much more attractive from a certain distance... the massing is interesting, even the crisp white is OK.... it stands out quite nicely. But then you get...closer.
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    Toronto Biblio Lofts | 28.91m | 7s | NVSBLE | BDP Quadrangle

    Sweet addition to Riverside for sure. Lovely to see that brick, those arches!
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    Mississauga M3 at M City | 260.29m | 77s | Rogers Real Estate | Arcadis

    I think M3 might be very cool. As for those twisty neighboring towers? Mind not blown.
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    Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

    That last one's a great compression shot. But man, the Gardiner's understructure sure looks tawdry and haphazard.
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    Guelph 303-317 Speedvale Avenue East | 19.02m | 6s | Habitat for Humanity | Newton Group

    Looks very institutional/military... like stacked barracks or a squat bunker. Not terribly inspiring. That part of town deserves better than this arid, forlorn proposal.
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    Toronto Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 2) | 283.6m | 85s | Menkes | a—A

    In this market? It's kinda dodgy at the moment. Condo sales are in free fall, are they not? Even if this is a fairly attractive location. They are probably going to move forward only when circumstances permit. Even so, I wish this pair of towers weren't so stodgy-looking.
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    Toronto 1233 Queen East | 35.7m | 9s | Core Development | Studio JCI

    That particular shade of darker brown reminds me of the ubiquitous wooden wall panelling you'd see in basement rec-rooms of suburban homes typical of the late 60s/early 70s. The truly offensive thing to me is that there is already peeling on the cladding. It's as if it were sealed with an...
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    Toronto 1233 Queen East | 35.7m | 9s | Core Development | Studio JCI

    Shame if that's true. Reminds me.... there's a newish 3 story loft building near the top of Connaught Avenue on the east side that's recently been semi-completed. It looks like hell and the cladding is already peeling. A true eyesore. Whoever's behind it seems to have neither deep pockets nor...
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    Toronto 1233 Queen East | 35.7m | 9s | Core Development | Studio JCI

    Great documentation of the demolition of this site. Most peculiar methodology but I'm enjoying the novelty of it. Really looking forward to this project - it's going to beef up and urbanize the presence of that long-dormant corner of Leslieville.
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    St. Anne's Anglican Church (St. Annes, ?s, ?)

    Fantastic pics of the church's destruction, it's truly tragic. I hate when this kind of thing happens.
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    Toronto 2323 Yonge | 190.8m | 58s | RioCan | DIALOG

    As it stands, it's a graceless carbuncular mess. Two words: try harder.
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    Pickering Porsche Experience Centre Toronto | ?m | ?s | Porsche Cars Canada | HOK

    Dealership, schmealership. It’s a Porsche lifestyle aggregator leveraging the brand by offering a full palette of exceptional experiences specifically attuned to the unique community it remains Porsche’s honour to serve. It washes, it dries, it minds your children. Look, you’re soaking in it!
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    Toronto Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects

    The Skydome has always been terrifically ugly in my books - it always reminded me of a squat commode.. But that pool is something I admire. I think it's closed while they do some much-needed repairs to the interior of the facility, including the pool liners.
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    Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners

    Respectfully, I think Mr. Au would help his cause just by settling on one descriptor rather than two. Me, I just see it as Yonge and Bloor, as I always have.
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    Niagara Falls 6546 Fallsview Boulevard | 210.05m | 58s | Hennepin | a—A

    This looks terrible. If you're going to go tall, do it with some style. As it stands, this would be an epic blight.
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    Toronto Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects

    Personally, I'm OK with it. I like the idea that not everything needs to be a slab-sided box. These buildings loosely reference much older architectural styles - they're rather like pyramids modded by digital glitches. Plus, with the lake in view, some of these stepped-back buildings remind me...

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