Doors Open 2006 photos+videos (Day 1)

[wyliepoon]

At last... my annual post-Doors Open ritual, the photo thread!

Here are some photos and videos I took on the Saturday of Doors Open...

CCBR:

MaRS:

Video of the glass elevator trip up to the 8th floor

Jazz:

Entrance lobby

Entrance lobby

"Heritage Suite" bedroom- window is built to align with the opening in the historic facade fronting Church St.

Party room

View across the street to Metropolitan United Church

Ahh... outdoor patio with BBQ grill and a view to the Spire... perfect place for a forum meet!

Metropolitan United Church

Taking a page out of Chartres... a labyrinth

Ontario Place (Eb Zeidler presentation in the Cinesphere... I took some photos of the slides in the presentation, but they turned out dark- I guess you should adjust your screens)

Sketch describing the construction of the Pods, the original component of the Ontario Place design. Barrier islands to counter wave action would cut down on construction costs to build the Pods.

Creating a waterfront for people, not cars... still a valid idea today!

Building the man-made islands

Components of Ontario Place

Layout and circulation of the Pods

Circulation through the Pods

Section of the Cinesphere- the first permanent IMAX theatre in the world

Cinesphere under construction

Section through the old Forum

Site plan principles of Ontario Place

Ontario Place today:

City Hall (East Tower Observation Deck)

Sign in the elevator

Walking around the City Hall observation deck

That's it for Day 1!

 

[ganjavih]

Great tour, wylie... some really nice views. Whatever software you're using to resize your images is causing them to be a bit pixelated though.

 

[wyliepoon]

ganjavih:

Yes, I've noticed the problem. It has nothing to do with software- it's a camera problem. The photos I post on the Forum are taken at 640x480 on my camera, and then uploaded to Photobucket. At that size the images are a bit too sharp. I could take the photos at a higher resolution, but when I upload them to Photobucket the site automatically resizes the photo to a smaller size, often with bad results. That's why I stick with this photo size.

 

[MetroMan1000]

I'm very sad I missed the observation deck. :\

Why is it permanently closed? For the same reason they closed off the walkways?

This is City Hall, it should be wide open and free. If they install some security cameras up there and have somebody monitor it, there should be no problem with keeping it open.

 

[Copper1212]

cool pics