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From yesterday evening. Quite the angle on the formwork.

I always thought a lovely loop around the Exhibition site for the streetcars would be a good idea. In addition to the current Exhibition stop, it could perhaps go by some of the attractions at the west end, stop at Ontario Place and picturesquely pause by the front of the Prince's Gates, before...

Archived: Mr. Bozikovic's G&M article.

I like the scale. As for the rest of it, it's hard to overlook the parade of flaws on display here. The parking garage entrance on the site of the former Boutique bar, for starters. Really? With a perfectly fine alleyway running behind this thing, they do this? This little strip is arguably the...

This one is definitely at the lower end of the grey-blue boom. Aggravated staggered 'variety' in the facade cladding that looks like leprotic panelling mistakes. Top floors visually divided from the building below them by an peculiarly filmy cladding that turns the box top into an unrelieved of...

Fantastic photo, thanks for sharing. It really underscores what a loss this is.

I walked by a few days ago - I was struck by how cheerless and cheap it looked. Clumsy overhangs, the monotony of dark brick, the lack of finesse. The mammoth bulk of the podium feels ponderous, huge to each side, visually heavy without relief or intrigue. The architects seem to have obliquely...

It's hardly flying upward, but slow and steady...which isn't unusual for the first lower levels. At least it's continuing. Shots looking northwest to west, walking north.

I wouldn't be surprised if a number of the planned proposals go residential or mixed residential-office. The real estate market is still a-go-go even if the demand for specialized office space is not.

A big thank-you and congratulations to Cadillac Fairview for taking the time and care to do this so beautifully, and on the splendid result. It looks absolutely wonderful.

Ugh. Lumpy little thing. Gawd, the base of the tower is becoming an architectural mess. It's enough to make one yearn for the super-simple open base of yore with its reflecting pool. The base of the tower's main access structure is a bit of porridge, but it's pretty much tucked out of sight. I...

Well, this is really sad. I'd thought that we, as a city, would do better than this. To quote Ada Louise Huxtable, "What's lost forever is the real thing". This is a building that would have made the area more interesting by being worked with and worked around. I think of Queen's Quay terminal...

This looks quite well done: well proportioned, interesting massing and just enough flair. If it turns out as well as these preliminaries promise, it should be a markedly positive addition on the skyline. Great to see Hamilton finally getting some love and attention. It was 'the big city' to me...

From the train:

From the train. In all its history, this is the only view I haven't despised it from.

From the train. Love the line of perky umbrellas.

From the train, to-day.

For me, this has gone from what might have been a slick bit of modernism to a quirky little thing. Its detailing and textures, its curious colours against the grey (the orange, the blue and green of the roof) and its moderate scale all work unexpectedly together. In a good way. For its size...

This is probably an utterly naive question, so apologies for my ignorance. But - the original design for Terminal One showed it from above as being a semicircle, unlike the quarter of a circle we have now. It seems like plans have been being made for all sorts of additions and such around it...