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Originally Posted by JayPro
I have a strong feeling that Mr. Gehry is starting to push his luck with skyscraper aesthetics. The only reason he pulled off what he did in Downtown NYC is that he was constrained by the locals to tone down what he originally had in mind.
It surely seems to me with this design that the Big Apple's Torontonian counterparts are quite willing breathe a good deal less heavily down his proverbial neck.
For these reasons I fear that the optimism that could be on display here will be soon regretted. Gehry run amok is not a good thing, I'm afraid. What I perceive to be the aggresively deconstructuralist tendencies of architects like him and Rem Koolhaas IMO warrant *very* close observation, *especially* with structures in this height range.
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This project has yet to submit a development application. It will face harsh views from both planners, council and, months of community consultation. That doesn't even address the value engineering from any developer that signs on (if Mirvish can even find a partner or, the more likely scenario, someone willing to take it over). Gehry will likely follow in the same footsteps as so many before him when everything is said and done; run to the airport vowing never to step foot in the city again. It's fun to dream though.