Toronto The Taylor | 121m | 36s | Tricon | Diamond Schmitt

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This would have been really impactful from this angle had they gone with a brighter brick but instead the grid kind of just blends in becoming a big dark blob. A nice red similar to the well would have distracted from the terrible spandrel here and made that grid pop at a distance.
 
I like the darker brick used here. It's bold and contrasts nicely with its surroundings. Certainly caught my eye as I was walking past it.
 
Such an incoherent design. I'm looking forward to the day this gets hidden from most angles, but I suppose some poor souls will then have a view of it out of their windows.
 
I am relatively "ok" with it, other than a big misgiving over the injudicious use/location of spandrels. The dark grey brick-faced precast for the podium is fine; but it would have been so much better if they went with a say a light beige for the tower portion - it would have reduced and broke down the mass a bit better. The sad thing is Hudson and Victory - by D+S and about two decades and a decade prior both looked better and less clumsy.

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