Toronto Infinity Condos | ?m | 35s | Conservatory Group | Richmond Architects

480 University--University and Dundas St West is getting recladd and an addition to be 55s by Core Architects. You're thinking of the Zurich Building. I would love to see Brutalist-style concrete or anything other than 100% glass in Southcore. Esp considering the Lake effect--it was noticably colder and windier south of the tracks today than north so all glazed means less environmental friendliness. Picture Manulife Centre downhere---yes I believe that would be an improvement!
 
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Friday they brought up a derrick preparing to take down one of the tower cranes. A friend sent me some pictures.

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I would have never guessed that the precast concrete on Infinity would eventually serve as much-welcomed visual relief from an onslaught of glass in this neighbourhood.
 
Hah! I was just about to post the same thing. I'm looking at that picture japrologue posted and thinking "How nice to have some pre-cast for diversity's sake".
 
glass exteriors last around 40-50 years. Buildings tend to need a recladding after that, as seen with many older glass buildings. (UN building, TD centre, FCP off the top of my head)
 

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