Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[dleung]

As cool as some of the new towers have been in Vancouver, there's a trending softness in the aesthetic that IMO doesn't jive with our stark skies (ie Butterfly, 320 Granville, 601 W Hastings, One Pacific, ARC, Kengo Kuma, even the Bjarke Ingels tower)

I miss the days of Shaw Tower, Shangri-la, Cielo, Flatiron, the Mark, Elan, etc

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

My neighborhood :-)


Photo: https://www.facebook.com/andre.pinsonneault.583

Apparently this neighborhood has the highest population density in Canada (well, Shaughnessy village, aka the Concordia Ghetto, to the centre-right of the shot).



I spent years studying and working in this neighborhood.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by suburbanite

Something about old hospitals and old high schools. From a time when institutional buildings weren't just completely utilitarian.

Toronto's likely candidate for most filmed location is a Deco era water treatment plant.

If you haven't seen this before than you don't watch enough English North American film and tv!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._C._Harris_Water_Treatment_Plant

[giallo]

I was treated to some nice skyline views while shooting the Kengo Kuma video.

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[LFC]

Originally Posted by giallo

I was treated to some nice skyline views while shooting the Kengo Kuma video.

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Fantastic video thanks giallo, absolutely stunning tower.

[craner]

Are the unfinished faces going to be clad with reflective glass ?

[Repthe250]

Originally Posted by dleung

As cool as some of the new towers have been in Vancouver, there's a trending softness in the aesthetic that IMO doesn't jive with our stark skies (ie Butterfly, 320 Granville, 601 W Hastings, One Pacific, ARC, Kengo Kuma, even the Bjarke Ingels tower)

I miss the days of Shaw Tower, Shangri-la, Cielo, Flatiron, the Mark, Elan, etc

Those buildings still exist

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Apparently this neighborhood has the highest population density in Canada (well, Shaughnessy village, aka the Concordia Ghetto, to the centre-right of the shot).

That would be St. James Town, which at 60,000/sqkm is twice the density of Shaughnessy Village.


https://www.stockaerialphotos.com/media/917394d1-24c4-4b4c-b170-cf289d446956-st-james-town-toronto

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

That would be St. James Town, which at 60,000/sqkm is twice the density of Shaughnessy Village.

I stand corrected. And it looks as though some other districts in DT Toronto have also eclipsed Shaughnessy Village (no doubt with the insane condo boom in Toronto)

Urban living: Canada’s 10 densest neighbourhoods
Census tract Where’s that? People per square km
1 5350065.02 Toronto: East downtown, St. Jamestown 82,434
2 5350063.03 Toronto: East downtown, Bloor/Church 54,647
3 5350062.01 Toronto: East downtown, Bay/Charles 52,388
4 5350307.06 Toronto: Yonge and Sheppard 52,054
5 4620065.01 Montreal: Sherbrooke/rue Guy 50,278

https://globalnews.ca/news/3234918/census-2016-canadians-embrace-downtown-living/

[TorontoDrew]

St James is nowhere near as interesting as Shaughnessy Village though.

[WhipperSnapper]

Shouldn't the Fort York/ Railways lands should be denser than St Jamestown?The built densities are higher. The number of people per unit has been trending upwards for years.

[Coldrsx]

https://twitter.com/YEGHugo/status/1591453264952045568

[Maldive]

Toronto Skyline by RubanCam's Pics, on Flickr

[Echoes]

Fantastic shot.

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

That would be St. James Town, which at 60,000/sqkm is twice the density of Shaughnessy Village.


https://www.stockaerialphotos.com/media/917394d1-24c4-4b4c-b170-cf289d446956-st-james-town-toronto

What's the closest thing to a view like this in the U.S.? Just curious.

[cranes]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

I'd like to see it anyway. May just take some day trips. Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Windsor (which I know well, but she's changed), Niagara (ditto), others... Nothing like getting out on foot and exploring.
But farther afield, I may plan visits to Victoria, Montreal (always a favourite!), Quebec, Ottawa (yet again), east coast cities... need to see what the budget will allow.

Someone should start a couch surfing / city tour guide thread: "SSP Airbnb". 2023 just casual to see if there's any interest. 2024 charter a bus around southern Ontario. 2025 charter a plane to check out Victoria/Halifax, etc..

Downtown Kitchener

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/25090380/20-st-george-street-unit-512-kitchener






Northdale Waterloo

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...ver-unaffordable-homes-survey-shows.html



From a Google search "Waterloo, Ontario" http://t0.gstatic.com/licensed-image?q=t...0xPC1-Nf5cHbjlLZTNv2BPjQ6QwblMfeuy3WOW8y

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by rousseau

What's the closest thing to a view like this in the U.S.? Just curious.

Looks slightly reminiscent to Stuyvesant Town in NYC with the commie-block, tower in the park style highrises. Also slight similarities to Waikiki Beach area of Honolulu.

[Hali87]

Originally Posted by rousseau

What's the closest thing to a view like this in the U.S.? Just curious.

I'd guess the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago or Pruett-Igoe in St. Louis, although I'm not sure if either of those still exist.

[905er]

Kitchener.... cute!... Waterloo...bulldoze, start over please.

[WhipperSnapper]

TV must have ruined my imagination. Ii doesn't look anything like a US housing project. The buildings have individual styles with front doors facing through streets. Pruitt-Igoe which has been a weed lot for decades was 30 identical 11 storey slab towers positioned in rows within a tower in a park super block.

I find it a mix of Eastern European and North American student housing. The Eastern European is the more colourful, exotic architecture while the beige stucco and faux split faced stone is mass market student housing.