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I think I started the 1 Yonge maligning. I didn't mean to criticize the building-in-itself, as it might very well hold to a certain Brutalist ideal. I also recognize the historic significance of the building, in being really the first outpost of business (commercial, suits and ties business) and culture on the waterfront. I just thought it was ridiculous for Hume to use the Star to criticize the way Corus fits into the urban fabric given the way that 1 Yonge fits into the burgeoning urban fabric on the waterfront today.
In some ways the two developments are very analogous cases, and Corus can almost be seen as a direct response to the design philosophy that 1 Yonge brought to the waterfront. Like 1 Yonge it's the pioneer is a perceived wasteland, but it's low-rise, glassy, and playful, with a welcoming environment and big overhead doors that open the building to the precinct. It isn't even so much about the building as it is about the programming of the building.
In some ways the two developments are very analogous cases, and Corus can almost be seen as a direct response to the design philosophy that 1 Yonge brought to the waterfront. Like 1 Yonge it's the pioneer is a perceived wasteland, but it's low-rise, glassy, and playful, with a welcoming environment and big overhead doors that open the building to the precinct. It isn't even so much about the building as it is about the programming of the building.