Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 81

Centropolis · #**1601** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 4:12 PM**

i might have to just tell my wife that im driving to toronto this summer. it looks pretty good in the sun like that. ive already seen vancouver recentlyish so might as well go down (or up) the line (sorry calgary)

it would be nice to just get in the car and go see something

isaidso · #**1602** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 7:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

The monolithic blue glass wallscrapers being built today are somewhat soul sucking but way better than the horrible concrete slabs (commieblocks) that still litter the Toronto landscape.

I've resigned myself to the fact that Toronto has been inundated with soul less high-rises like that. Looking for a silver lining, I take solace in that they're structurally sound and will one day be re-clad. There's also been a shift away from that sterile minimalist aesthetic and towards better quality finishes, more exterior detailing, use of colour/warmer tones, and more variety in materials. Hopefully in 10 years and 100 high-rises later, those soul sucking glass towers will fade into the background.

JHikka · #**1603** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

I've resigned myself to the fact that Toronto has been inundated with soul less high-rises like that. Looking for a silver lining, I take solace in that they're structurally sound and will one day be re-clad. There's also been a shift away from that sterile minimalist aesthetic and towards better quality finishes, more exterior detailing, use of colour/warmer tones, and more variety in materials. Hopefully in 10 years and 100 high-rises later, those soul sucking glass towers will fade into the background.

Honestly most of what's going up now is better than what went up ten years ago, at least IMO.

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Originally Posted by Centropolis

i might have to just tell my wife that im driving to toronto this summer. it looks pretty good in the sun like that.

Drive the Gardiner as much as you can before it's torn down.

Centropolis · #**1604** Posted **Mar 22, 2021, 2:39 AM**

i always find the dead freeways i ended up at the end of the alaskan way in seattle once and on top of the big dig in boston in a pick up truck lol.

someone123 · #**1605** Posted **Mar 28, 2021, 10:28 PM**

Sackville Street, Halifax

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Rico Rommheim · #**1606** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 4:44 PM**

Excellent framing and timing.

MolsonExport · #**1607** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Sackville Street, Halifax

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Doady · #**1608** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 8:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

The monolithic blue glass wallscrapers being built today are somewhat soul sucking but way better than the horrible concrete slabs (commieblocks) that still litter the Toronto landscape.

Even the commieblocks in that picture have a bluish tint to them. Maybe it's the light reflected from the newer skyscrapers, turning everything around them blue. Or maybe the brown of the commieblocks is turning all the green glass into blue and the sky into purple.

Chadillaccc · #**1609** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 8:57 PM**

That Halifax shot is stunning. The glass on the convention centre towers turned out great.

TorontoDrew · #**1610** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 10:11 PM**

That Halifax shot is great. It feels like Yonge and King.

Rico Rommheim · #**1611** Posted **Apr 20, 2021, 8:39 PM**

Rene-Levesque in April

Spring_My_Least_Favourite_Season_02 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

In the background we can faintly see the Appartement Dorchester (120m) rising and the 23 storey Enticy rising right next to it. Out of angle in this shot is the 120m Quinzecent condo tower. Another 120m is being planned right next to all these projects.

Chadillaccc · #**1612** Posted **Apr 24, 2021, 10:51 PM**

I don't know about "canyon" but this is one of the nicest shots of Stephen Ave I've seen…

https://www.calgary.ca/pda/pd/downto...-strategy.html

J.OT13 · #**1613** Posted **May 3, 2021, 8:53 PM**

More of a cliff than a canyon, but there working on it!

https://twitter.com/mchkzn/status/1388933004425318401

Coldrsx · #**1614** Posted **May 4, 2021, 1:16 AM**

Jasper Avenue looking west from 97st

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48no...ture=emb_title

davee930 · #**1615** Posted **May 4, 2021, 3:39 AM**

Canada should invest in beautifying this country architecturally. Re-clad at least! Hide all these God awful 1970s -2000 crap.

Marshal · #**1616** Posted **May 4, 2021, 3:49 AM**

You will need to find an agreeable dictator to take on the private ownership of all those buildings. Good luck.

davee930 · #**1617** Posted **May 4, 2021, 4:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by Marshal

You will need to find an agreeable dictator to take on the private ownership of all those buildings. Good luck.

What about incentives?

RoshanMcG · #**1618** Posted **May 15, 2021, 8:25 PM**

Hollis Street, Halifax

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Nouvellecosse · #**1619** Posted **May 15, 2021, 8:40 PM**

Cool image! That crane almost looks like a cable-stayed bridge on the background.

someone123 · #**1620** Posted **May 15, 2021, 8:48 PM**

It looks like the luffing jib crane is there for some major tower project but it's for a 6 or 7 storey building. But there might be some future towers in this view, Ralston and Skye.