Toronto Living Shangri-La Toronto | 214.57m | 66s | Westbank | James Cheng

[steveve]

super structure emerging! Love the pics. the floor plans looks really jagged/wobbly for some reason. i'm having trouble keeping track of the floors.

 

[sodapop]

by me, sorry about the glare, from the hiltons glass elevators

from the street

 

[whatever]

This should really start moving now that they're getting the flyforms set up

 

[androiduk]

I'm guessing we should see cladding by Halloween/Rememberance Day.

 

[Automation Gallery]

I'm guessing we should see cladding by Halloween/Rememberance Day.

Maybe more like Christmas, Newyears.

 

[caltrane74]

[video=youtube;3IYJamiCAas]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYJamiCAas[/video]

Shangri la getting interesting

 

[Redroom Studios]

come on Cal - cant you build this thing any faster?

 

[caltrane74]

To be honest, I wish I could. But I guess part of the fun of all these forums is watching them go up, floor by floor. Personal observation on Shangri la, is how large the projects is at this level. I find it's very imposing on ground level, really powering over the street and sidewalks here.

 

[khris]

I walk by here several times a week as I live just across the street from it. It is VERY imposing compared to any building around it. University is such a wide avenue, and when you're at University and Adelaide on the west wide, it has this very massive feel to it.

 

[caltrane74]

Here is a shot looking south

 

[androiduk]

Scaffolding is up and it looks like they're getting ready to work on the Bishop's Block facade

 

[caltrane74]

Shangri la by me

[video=youtube;o4a9m7LUGCQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4a9m7LUGCQ[/video]

 

[urbandreamer]

25 August 2010: the Bishop's Block side is coming along nicely, but my photo of it did not.

 

[steveve]

I love the location/area this tower is built upon. this particular strip of University is special because its where university "slims down" which allows for Shangri-la to be facing University Ave. theres already an awesome streetwall here, and shangri-la will only add to it . if you ask me, its one of the best locations in the city.

 

[Redroom Studios]

my only concern is that once the glazing goes up on Shangri-la-tee da there will be too much blue glass happening in the short stretch shown in UD's photo. Really wish that more of these landmark buildings would use some different colours and materials...