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

[vatche]

Sheraton and Hilton have got to go.

 

[MafaldaBoy]

Still can't get over how awesome this is: (moar please)

 

[cruzin4u]

Taken today. 5-star hotel and residences with an overhead wire running in front of the signage, now that`s 5-star.

 

[vatche]

Wow that glass cube/box with the statue is gonna be amazing

 

[coolcanadian]

Taken today. 5-star hotel and residences with an overhead wire running in front of the signage, now that`s 5-star.

Yeah... because a power line really defines a hotel... It should only be a 2 Star because of that wire!!

Must we always find something to complain about!? This is a great addition to the city!

 

[vegeta_skyline]

Say what you will about the podiums, which both have their proponents and detractors, but the highrise portions of Shangri-la and the Four Seasons are both fantastic. Though I'd give Shangri-la the nod(an A+ vs an A) due to having a few more design details:

images courtesy of cruzin4u & Bruvyman

 

[Towered]

Regarding the "statue" - what is it?

 

[someMidTowner]

Still shot from a timelapse i am working on, shot at 11:15pm tonight
Bishops Block/SL podium

 

[officedweller]

Hmmm - that sign isn't very legible from a distance.
The Vancouver one is easier to read:

 

[zcczcc]

When I was walking by this morning, I noticed that a large section of the windows were washed on the University side of the building. What a difference, the glass is really nice.

 

[gabe]

 

[Red October]

^ Looking on that picture really makes me wish Vimy Circle happened.

 

[Chrisel]

^ What might have been:

Source: http://mathewborrett.squarespace.com/illustration/spacing-magazine-illustrations/

 

[vatche]

Wow! That's so cool,

 

[interchange42]

Fascinating to contemplate what it would have looked like, and interesting to see Mathew Borrett's interpretation… I wonder how far reaching the changes would have been to how our Downtown works and how it would have evolved, had this circle been built. Impossible for us to know if we would have better off or not.

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