skyrise
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Add me to the count: leave the Three Sisters as they are!
If Gehry gives his seal of approval, I will trust his judgement: this will be one of his highest profile projects in the world, his legacy to Toronto, the city in which he grew up. I have to believe that he won't bow to a simple money making scheme. If his aesthetic judgement is that the heights can be similar and complement each other, then so be it. I also think that people are underestimating just how many towers will surround these when they are finally built, which will certainly mitigate the impact of any perceived stiltedness in the tripartite design.
You make some very valid points agoraflaneur. Gehry is still working on the finer details such as cladding, which in his last interview, he indicated had not been decided on yet. I am hopeful that you are correct in your belief that this will be his masterpiece. Gehry has so many iconic structures throughout the world. When measuring his legacy up against this project as currently proposed, I'm not yet seeing this as his masterpiece. However, once the details are worked out and there are proper renders, I might change my mind. As far as the towers surrounding these towers, the highest will be approx. half as high with most in the 130m to 160m range. The area really needs some towers in the 180m to 220m range to balance out the ED skyline if these are built. With the current height outside of Mirvish row limited to 157m, Gehry's towers will literally dwarf everything in the area.
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