CodeMonkey
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Different teams work on different stuff. I think there's about 7 construction teams in total that worked on the building.
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City-TV & OMNI-TV's H.Q. (formerly Torch, Quadrangle)
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Different teams work on different stuff. I think there's about 7 construction teams in total that worked on the building.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Most of these guys are focused on a particular trade and may not know otherwise. Let's wait and see.
MetroMan
Senior Member
That's horsecrap. You think asking a construction worker is going to yield you any reliable information? Maybe if you saw an engineer with blueprints, but the construction workers are given a task to do, and they do it. They have no idea what the grand scheme is.
They will be covered. It's in the city signage permit. In the least, they'll be covered in a grey corrugated wall.
CodeMonkey
Active Member
I know that I'm sounding like a broken record
But does anyone know the status on when Rogers is planing to launch the Citynews Toronto Channel???
But does anyone know the status on when Rogers is planing to launch the Citynews Toronto Channel???whatever
Senior Member
You'd be amazed how many things have been built without final, approved drawings. A lot of times there's just a big revision bubble around a portion of the building that never actually gets addressed. I'd imagine on a rework project like this the revisions are coming out piecemeal and everything is subject to change.
MetroMan
Senior Member
There's supposed to be a Dundas Sq. event for the unveiling of the building but I think that'll only happen once the exterior is complete and the final polishes have been done. Rogers is supposed to launch the new news channel at that event.
whatever
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It's not like engineers are gods that tell the peons to put a screw there, and there, and there. Those blueprints that the engineers have only result in a building when they're given to the trades. Granted, any particular tradesman may not have a full set of architecturals handy, but if he had asked someone involved in building envelope then sure, it's entirely likely (actually, it's a damned sure thing) that their prints would show elevations and give at least a rough picture of what was going on.
Mind you, as a construction worker I'm a little bit biased on the point.
MetroMan
Senior Member
^ I know what you're saying: engineers don't go around telling workers where to put a screw but they do delegate tasks and finishings like a corrugated wall at the top of the building might not be a crucial element to a particular worker's job.
Let's just put it this way: very few people at Citytv and Rogers know what the building is going to look like from the outside. Only the people that need to know, know.
If it were as easy as asking a construction worker, then curious staff would have known by now and I personally know staff high up in the food chain who don't have a clue. They know about what they're assigned to and unfortunately, I don't know anybody who's assigned to the exterior of the building -- probably because there isn't anybody at City who's assigned to that because it isn't an essential item for the functionality of the station.
Unless you have access to the execs at Rogers making the decisions, nobody's gonna know what the exterior will look like until it's finished.
Let's just put it this way: very few people at Citytv and Rogers know what the building is going to look like from the outside. Only the people that need to know, know.
If it were as easy as asking a construction worker, then curious staff would have known by now and I personally know staff high up in the food chain who don't have a clue. They know about what they're assigned to and unfortunately, I don't know anybody who's assigned to the exterior of the building -- probably because there isn't anybody at City who's assigned to that because it isn't an essential item for the functionality of the station.
Unless you have access to the execs at Rogers making the decisions, nobody's gonna know what the exterior will look like until it's finished.
khris
Senior Member
The people that need to know don't know. Us. The public. The people who should count when it comes to building design.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Only us architecture enthusiasts care at this point. Regular citizens will only care once it's finished and will form their opinions then.
While I'd love to know what the final design looks like, Rogers clearly doesn't think it has to release any drawings... and it's their right.
We don't have much to wait anyway. Work continues and I'm sure that at the latest, NYE will be a good opportunity to showcase the building and Rogers will be ready to do so.
While I'd love to know what the final design looks like, Rogers clearly doesn't think it has to release any drawings... and it's their right.
We don't have much to wait anyway. Work continues and I'm sure that at the latest, NYE will be a good opportunity to showcase the building and Rogers will be ready to do so.
khris
Senior Member
While I agree we're more enthusiastic about it, the general public does have an interest in aesthetics and design.
All one has to do is look at the design competition for the Absolute World towers, or the pride people have for some of their buildings in their cities.
I guarantee many people walk past this building every day, and wonder what is going on with it, and what it's going to look like when done.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
These were not all construction guys working on the building. These were guys inside the cafe/torch part and only the first one looked like he was a construction worker. The other two looked like managers or something because they were better dressed and sitting at a desk. They just looked like they would know. Well, it's better then asking John Tory, which is what I was thinking of doing but then I wasn't sure if he has anything to do with Rogers now. Anyway, I hope I got the wrong information but I did the best I could.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Wednesday's 6pm news broadcast had Michael Kuss using a live remote HD camera from both Dundas Square along side the Hard Rock and in front of TLS on Dundas Street. The image was perfect vs. the camera used for Gord's remote opening from Dundas Square during Tuesday's 6pm broadcast. Kuss did however have a few audio drop outs on Dundas Street. The rest of the broadcast seemed flawless.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Sept. 10th update
From Victoria Street and Dundas Street E.
I love the entrance, I hope it is an indication of what is yet to come.
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From Victoria Street and Dundas Street E.
I love the entrance, I hope it is an indication of what is yet to come.
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khris
Senior Member
I'd like to see some uplighting from the ground to show off the red ceiling at night time.