Toronto Ontario Court of Justice Toronto | 95.7m | 17s | Infrastructure ON | Renzo Piano

[AlvinofDiaspar]

That’s probably more my bad photography skills. It actually looks quite appropriate in person, at least to me. But then maybe I also have weird art taste.

It definitely wasn't an issue with your photography skills - all of the art on the courthouse ground is incredibly mundane and literal.

AoD

 

[UrbanAffair]

Thanks for the reassurance, AoD.

Totally literal, but I kind of like that with the “law books”, given the context. The message being blatant was important, in my view. It’s less about art, and all about statement and reinforcement of values. It was the only art in the square that appealed to me though, to your point.

 

[BermudaTO37]

Thought I would give you all a day time and night time shot. Beautiful building IMO.

 

[bilked]

It definitely wasn't an issue with your photography skills - all of the art on the courthouse ground is incredibly mundane and literal.

AoD

Think this one just stole the On The Nose Award from the lion lamb thing.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Think this one just stole the On The Nose Award from the lion lamb thing.

Clearly lady justice need to use her sword more often.

AoD

 

[Johnny Au]

Clearly lady justice need to use her sword more often.

AoD

She should take off her blindfolds then.

 

[Bojaxs]

A sculpture of giant law books in front of the court house. Incredible...
Classical art is truly dead.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Thought I would give you all a day time and night time shot. Beautiful building IMO.
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Regardless...that mean green City Hall shot is certainly for the win here! <3

 

[alexb]

No press release but this one achieved Substantial Completion at the end of January per IO's website.

 

[Bayer]

Government press release on the opening of the court house.

 

[rdaner]

Great! What happens to the other locations?

 

[Northern Light]

Government press release on the opening of the court house.

Funny to me that they chose to describe the opening as 'imminent' rather than give an actual date.

That said, I will bring this forward for the click-averse:

 

[bowen]

Article up from the Star on today’s ribbon-cutting. Opening Monday.

Province unveils $956-million downtown Toronto courthouse

The new court building will eventually take on all criminal matters from six existing courthouses scattered across the city — a move critics say raises access-to-justice concerns for people living outside the city centre.

www.thestar.com

 

[rdaner]

Yes, there will be a coffee shop. Lol

 

[rdaner]

Now maybe we can do something about this mess.