alklay
Senior Member
In fact, I would argue that flashing billboards of advertising would make this intersection unfriendly to pedestrians.
I have a feeling his renders are way off.If wyliepoon's renderings are a depiction of the real thing, I'm worried.
...Ginza can outclass Yorkville, Fifth Avenue, and Rodeo drive all day.
... make it classy and glitzy...
If wyliepoon's renderings are a depiction of the real thing, I'm worried.
It's not the fact that it's basically a block that bothers me so much, it's the scale and the proportioning. Can we persuade the architect and developer to put this sucker on a slimming diet? Think Atkins, baby, think skinny, think anorexia. And think taller.
Bloor-Yonge needs some dignity, not clumsiness.
aA?
True, the Giza is a premier shopping district, with the best of the best retailers in the world, but in North America (outside of Las Vegas) "Neon" and "Class" (or high-end stores) do not equate.
Help!...I searched the thread and can't find the renderings by Wylie you are talking about. Where are they?
I did a quick Sketchup model of the building, assuming a height of ~220m. Here's how an Aqua-like N1B might look on the Toronto skyline of the future...