Future Canadian Skylines - Page 50

Andrewjm3D · #1 Posted **Jan 17, 2012, 3:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

Thats only one view of the skyline, from many other vantage points it will only be partially visible or not seen at all.

I know eh? Move 50 ft to the left and you see the core, move 50 to the right and you see it again. Not to mention how many people actually get to see that view on a daily basis? Only 50 or so commuters from Toronto Island.

That view was destroyed decades ago by Harbour Castle.

isaidso · #2 Posted **Jan 16, 2012, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Ugh.. dammit 90 Harbour.

Blocking the REAL skyline of the city (the bank towers) with the boring flat topped nothing. Leave it to aA to screw up the skyline of this city with their garbage they've been vomiting up as of late.

Agree. The bank towers are going to be blocked, so the quality of our lakefront skyline is going to plummet with the current design for 90 Harbour. This will look like our tallest and its certainly a huge drop from the beauty of our 2005 lake front skyline.

We had Scotia Plaza, FCP, the Royal York, TD Centre in plain view. Now we have Maple Leaf Square and 90 Harbour? What a shame! One would hope that growing the skyline would make it look better, not worse. Something like the fantasy building on the right is infinitely better:

Courtesy of innsertnamehere

Innsertnamehere · #3 Posted **Jan 16, 2012, 8:38 PM**

plus its much taller

vegeta_skyline · #4 Posted **Jan 17, 2012, 3:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Leave it to aA to screw up the skyline of this city with their garbage they've been vomiting up as of late.

Crap-itecture at its finest. With the Toronto condo market as hot as it is, the boys at Menkes realize they don't need anything groundbreaking or fresh to sell. Just call up aA, ask for a slight variation of their typical design and viola! The less you spend on design details/elements, the more you pocket in profit.

Andrewjm3D · #5 Posted **Jan 17, 2012, 3:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by vegeta_skyline

Crap-itecture at its finest. With the Toronto condo market as hot as it is, the boys at Menkes realize they don't need anything groundbreaking or fresh to sell. Just call up aA, ask for a slight variation of their typical design and viola! The less you spend on design details/elements, the more you pocket in profit.

I suppose you are privy to some inside information where you've seen the final design renders? care to share?

Chadillaccc · #6 Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

I'm looking forward to the groundbreaking on that project in 2020 when all the units would have been sold.

hahaha no shit eh! As soon as I saw that I'm like uhhhh... which London are we talking about here?

sparky212 · #7 Posted **Jan 13, 2012, 2:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

I'm looking forward to the groundbreaking on that project in 2020 when all the units would have been sold.

Well they want to start construction this year.

Chadillaccc · #8 Posted **Jan 12, 2012, 5:48 AM**

Omg Southcore.... what a disaster. :'(

caltrane74 · #9 Posted **Jan 13, 2012, 3:09 AM**

Have they(the developers) sold 60%?

sparky212 · #10 Posted **Jan 13, 2012, 4:59 AM**

It's not common for developers in london to presell a condo for example our tallest u/c is condo and they started selling after construction started and they did just fine. It was around 60% sold in a week so this one could start without sales.

Chadillaccc · #11 Posted **Jan 13, 2012, 5:53 AM**

Wow I didn't realize that about the Renaissance! That's great news then! London is expanding it's skyline in all directions it seems, the Crown On King outside of the core, this outside of the core, and the Ren inside! Wow

Good work!

Log1988 · #12 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 12:54 AM**

Same vantage point. More recent photo. More proposals.

Original photo by jmnoguera
I didn't realize how little there was to add here until well after I started. I'll have to find a good photo that includes downtown south.
Edit: Looks like 475 Howe is missing its mast. Oops.

Metro-One · #13 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 6:46 AM**

Nice job! About time we saw some renders for Vancouver

Any way you can do one for Metrotown??

whiteford · #14 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 7:27 AM**

imo the entire lake shore of Toronto if grossly misconceived. a travesty that needs to be addressed by better people than the past or present. its like not one thing put forward looks anywhere near as good as it could be. every render i see of this lake front is shitty at best. why is it so? there is so much potential for a world beating lake front skyline. yet the city planers always show something out of any skyline lovers worst nightmare. that's my strong opinion.

caltrane74 · #15 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 9:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by whiteford

imo the entire lake shore of Toronto if grossly misconceived. a travesty that needs to be addressed by better people than the past or present. its like not one thing put forward looks anywhere near as good as it could be. every render i see of this lake front is shitty at best. why is it so? there is so much potential for a world beating lake front skyline. yet the city planers always show something out of any skyline lovers worst nightmare. that's my strong opinion.

East Bayfront will be the game changer. It will have canals and waterfront shops, condos, public spaces and businesses. A true community built on top of the water, just like Venice or Amsterdam, but without the whole getting flooded all the time thing.

WhipperSnapper · #16 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by whiteford

imo the entire lake shore of Toronto if grossly misconceived. a travesty that needs to be addressed by better people than the past or present. its like not one thing put forward looks anywhere near as good as it could be. every render i see of this lake front is shitty at best. why is it so? there is so much potential for a world beating lake front skyline. yet the city planers always show something out of any skyline lovers worst nightmare. that's my strong opinion.

Wow! I'm now really quite interested in what you would do. That doesn't mean the lake flaws doesn't have major flaws.

Chadillaccc · #17 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 9:23 AM**

I'd love to see a render of the future Metrotown skyline. I tried to make one once but didn't work out.

Chadillaccc · #18 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 10:51 AM**

Where are the canals? I don't see it.

caltrane74 · #19 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 2:05 PM**

There is a shipping canal behind the towers.

Plus they need to build a spillway for the Don River to reach the lake and not flood the development.

MolsonExport · #20 Posted **Jan 15, 2012, 3:59 PM**

Not ever could Toronto be like (or compared to) Venice and Amsterdam. Anybody who has been to the latter two cities knows that.