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The canoe is admittedly a bit more cartoonish than I was expecting - for some reason I though it might be a little bit more realistic, complete with detailed gunwales and ribs. I am still pretty excited for this park -- maybe T.O. can use a bit of whimsy? I feel like it migh even continue a theme created by the cartoonish umbrellas at HtO (alhtough this is probably a stretch, given that the two parks are pretty far apart and are separated by the Gardiner). I hope my general faith in Coupland won't be shattered by this project...
 
ProjectEnd said:
All these oversized novelty items bring this one a little too close to an Claes Odenburg ripoff...without the poetic irony and latent sarcasm which characterize many of his works.
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I find that some of these elements are emerging as rather ironic, no? The 'bobs' almost feel like a bit of a wry nod to the Stanley Park totems...

I like the colour and humour being used here and I think these elements will work well providing that the plantings and actual park itself are of good solid quality.
 
I like what's happening. I worry, however, that once all the surrounding towers are built, and wedged in as it is by the highway, this park could be in covered by shadows a lot of the time.

Nonetheless, this is a step forward for the city's green spaces.

I wish they'd hire a designer to clean up that nearby park on Spadina, just north of Front. That space sure could be better used.
 
Design Wallah said:
I like what's happening. I worry, however, that once all the surrounding towers are built, and wedged in as it is by the highway, this park could be in covered by shadows a lot of the time.

Nonetheless, this is a step forward for the city's green spaces.

I wish they'd hire a designer to clean up that nearby park on Spadina, just north of Front. That space sure could be better used.
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Clarence square. The park has great potential... but all these dog owners let their dogs loose there... the place is a mess.
 
Fair enough if they poney up the money but I don't think a park with the heritage status of Clarence Square should be left in the hands of developers. This is a little gem and deserves some special treatment.
 
/\ Agreed. But Fly is also on the hook for a mid-block, pedestrian connection from Front St. north to the park. Perhaps their dollars, combined with increased pedestrian traffic could make this the space it always wanted to be.
 
Design Wallah said:
I like what's happening. I worry, however, that once all the surrounding towers are built, and wedged in as it is by the highway, this park could be in covered by shadows a lot of the time.
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The sun mostly shines from above and from the south and west on this park, so the only time there would be any shadows is in the early morning hours.
 
I took a stroll through the new park today...I may have slipped passed an open fence to do so...
Anyway, I snapped a few pics:
 

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Tewder said:
Fair enough if they poney up the money but I don't think a park with the heritage status of Clarence Square should be left in the hands of developers. This is a little gem and deserves some special treatment.
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Any changes won't be left to the "hands of the developers" - it's a simple financial transaction where the city receives the money from Empire and the city is responsible for allocating the funds.
 
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