Toronto Waterfront Innovation Centre | 53.03m | 11s | Waterfront Toronto | Sweeny &Co

Northern Light said:
A tour of every side, starting from the south-east:

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Now from the east, directly along the southern facade:

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Now looking at the south-western side, from the south-east:

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Mid-way, from the south:

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South-west podium:

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Look at the western and southern corner, from Sugar Beach:

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Now the north-western corner:

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Western facade, looking back south towards the Lake:

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Northern facade, starting on the west:

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Finishing w/the eastern facade, and some of the north as well:

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I think this should be renamed the Photography Innovation Centre, as it takes a fair amount of skill to make this building not look like a massive disappointment.

Great shots by you and everyone else that have contributed pictures to this thread.
 
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wmedia said:
At least the surroundings are interesting:

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Photo credit: Terry-Ann Wright
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It is best to wear a helmet when walking under these parasols.

It's never fun to have an icicle puncture through one's toque and end up with a hole in one's skull.

Better yet, don't go directly underneath them.
 
Undead said:
lol it's fine. the overly wide road is a bigger problem.
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Two thoughts:

1) You're right, the building is 'fine' as in adequate, good enough, not bad, so/so, okay etc. But is that the appropriate standard for a building:

a) dubbing itself 'The Innovation Centre'? Can the architecture here really be described as 'innovative'?
b) is situated in a prominent location on the central waterfront; on public land, where one of the clearly expressed goals has been excellence in design and a desire for something iconic?

2) The road, fortunately, will be fixed........once we finally get around to the Waterfront East LRT; which does seem to be getting closer; though measured in 'Toronto years' it may still be awhile yet!
 
BTB said:
Does anyone know what this black box on the top of the building is? This is not the best angle but it’s unsightly - is it permanent?View attachment 300810
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It's the mechanical penthouse. It's permanent. Most buildings have one protruding from the top, as opposed to integrating them behind what would look like just another floor.

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BTB said:
Does anyone know what this black box on the top of the building is? This is not the best angle but it’s unsightly - is it permanent?
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interchange42 said:
It's the mechanical penthouse. It's permanent. Most buildings have one protruding from the top, as opposed to integrating them behind what would look like just another floor.

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They never stopped with the "innovation" with this one 🤣

I don't know why I keep harping on this one. It really boils down to the irony of it being called an innovation centre.
 
Innovation Centre is just a branding/marketing ploy - I don't know if they'll even put up the name on the building. There are lots of buildings in Toronto with bombastic names like The Icon that don't look anything like their namesakes. I think the disappointment here stems from the earlier proposal (the one that supposedly looks too similar to the Ryerson Student Centre) compared to the present buildings.
 
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