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Relentless usage of grey spandrel

Absolutely adore the injection of colour. If both were orange I'd have some reservation but the two towers play off each other well. Tower design seems like it will hold up well against the passage of time too. I'm glad Remington hasn't gone the precast brick/grey spandrel way of Times Group and...

Abort! Abort!

I am holding out for a design competition to make that space more people-friendly but at minimum could the ego-entrenched popo apply some thoughtful greenscaping to soften the "square" and create natural barriers to the wind tunnel effect the space suffers from? Evergreens can be quite masculine...

I weep.

Update - October 30, 2018 Some great 'heritage' Bur oaks on the easternmost end of the development's second phase: Looking north towards Highway 7 with Grand Cornell Brownstones middle-left and phase 1 of Condominiums of Cornell on the right:

Construction update - October 29, 2018 Phase 2 crane up: Looking southeast from Cornell Community Centre parking garage:

Cornell Terminal construction update - October 29, 2018 Looking southwest from Cornell Community Centre parking garage:

Glass colour combination looking a little like the Livmore.

Found myself in the far-flung area around Markham-Stouffville Hospital yesterday and this condominium development at 9th Line/Highway 7 happened to catch my eye. Suprisingly well-built and livable though the stairs do pose an accessibility issue. Still, infinitely better than Lindvest's earlier...

Spandrel sure sucks the soul out of a design when used like that

Stunning shots. Off topic, but I wonder why no one at One St. Thomas has taken the time to train the ivy up the obelisks? I'm tempted...

Organic and interesting form, much like the stalk of a plant. I adore the design's approach towards (enclosed) balconies. Base could use something...

Would someone please provide me with one redeeming quality for this building... I am at a loss for words

Bravo Northern Light. So often I am dumbfounded as to how we have neglected to feature and nurture our native species. It would save so much time and money. We have embraced non-natives in both private condominium and public park plantings. I have nothing against the use of non-native plants...

Not impressed by the materialization of so much spandrel window wall on the tower or the lifelessness of the frosted glass podium - it all make the building feel a bit too soulless for me in an area where apathetic new builds have sucked out what character this neighbourhood once had. I still...

Have the existing mature trees been removed already? Were they not to be saved and designed as a part of the new park design? The York Forest and BYOT schemes seems to have rendered them in but I can't find them in the CC plan and that perhaps is its only weak point for me. I do think we should...

Such a fan of this structure, if solely for the fact that it covers the backside of that infinity turd

I don't think I'd mind for a minute if this type of built-form/materials became the standard for suburban arteries/buildings.

What a clunker. Pug Awards 2018.