Toronto KING Toronto | 57.6m | 16s | Westbank | Bjarke Ingels Group

[stevedean]

The Hermes Building in Tokyo as well

 

[AlexBozikovic]

The 80s revival of glass block was looking back to its heyday in the 1940s. In that earlier era, glass block was common in a few specific applications, including schools. Here is George Harvey, designed by the Parkin office and opened 1951.

https://www.newschoolexhibition.net/suburban-schools

 

[evandyk]

This almost deserves to be carved off onto its own thread!

 

[Towered]

 

[Vminkov]

The 80s revival of glass block was looking back to its heyday in the 1940s. In that earlier era, glass block was common in a few specific applications, including schools. Here is George Harvey, designed by the Parkin office and opened 1951.

https://www.newschoolexhibition.net/suburban-schools

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They have butchered this school's clean lines over the years

 

[Johnny Au]

Just now:

 

[AHK]

November 25 - Cladding installation has reached the south-east corner of the King Toronto building - last major section of the ground floor cladding remaining. Hopefully soon to see cladding start on the second floor.

Next section being hoisted into position

 

[unrealestate]

hoping this comes together nicely, but im not really liking it so far. just a lot more grey in the grey city

 

[DSC]

wasn't it super popular in the 80s/early 90s? I've seen tons of homes with it as well

Yes, I put into my house as basement windows in early 1980s.

 

[daptive]

hoping this comes together nicely, but im not really liking it so far. just a lot more grey in the grey city

Doesn’t help that the green ivy they have in the renders growing all over the glass blocks will—and I’m assuming here—never happen.

 

[karledice]

hoping this comes together nicely, but im not really liking it so far. just a lot more grey in the grey city

It does look darker than the renders...

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Doesn’t help that the green ivy they have in the renders growing all over the glass blocks will—and I’m assuming here—never happen.

...if it can happen, it maybe a long while before we see the true benefits of that.

Furthermore, the blocks would have to treated as such for the vines to latch on without compromising the brick structures, I suspects. Although, I'm a little vague as to how that would happen or if it's even needed at all.

 

[Riseth]

I was expecting the cladding to look more blue for some reason.