caltrane74
Senior Member
Looks like there is accommodation for a new subway entrance?
Peter Kuitenbrouwer Apr 6, 2011 – 10:08 AM ET
Ryerson University holds a news conference at 10:30 to display details of its new Student Learning Centre, corner of Gould and Yonge streets, but since they have already leaked the details to another newspaper, I feel free to express my view: the “thing” they are proposing to build, for a cool $112-million, looks shockingly suburban and derivative. Rather than try to work with the historic character of Yonge Street and fit into the province’s most storied shopping thoroughfare, Snohetta of Norway and Zeidler of Toronto propose to slam an irregular, iceberg-esque monolith of glass and concrete where Sam the Record Man once stood.
Back a few years ago when Ryerson bought Sam’s, Sheldon Levy, the president of Ryerson, promised in a news release that, “we are working closely with the City of Toronto to ensure that the legacy of Sam the Record Man is honoured.” They have not done so.
Destination retail space will be available at grade and below, creating a prominent commercial façade to Yonge Street traffic.
Thanks to those who posted the images/sections etc.
This kind of commentary reflects more poorly on the person making the statements than it does on the building - If anything, Peter Kuitenbrouwer is suburban and derivative - historic character on yonge street? Yonge has lost all of that and is now just bits and pieces of loosely cobbled together architecture. What does he was faux-historicism?
p5
Thanks to those who posted the images/sections etc.
This kind of commentary reflects more poorly on the person making the statements than it does on the building - If anything, Peter Kuitenbrouwer is suburban and derivative - historic character on yonge street? Yonge has lost all of that and is now just bits and pieces of loosely cobbled together architecture. What does he was faux-historicism?
p5
The comments section of Hume's article is just depressing.
Fantastic. The sexy, seductive, Mayne-at-Cooper-Union-sans-the-metal-skin vibe is much appreciated.