This is probably the most solid, well put together Gehry project I've had a chance to see in person. The Guggenheim was built to be seen from afar, up close is a disappointment that looks like one of those western sets, propped up by sticks behind the scenes. The Disney Concert Hall from later...

This project went through bankruptcy, there is a level of caution to thread the needle to finish this and re-enter sales without bankrupting yet another developer. The market is down so they have little incentive to finish this quickly. As far as I know, it's not in sales yet and no commercial...

I like his confidence. I too believe that Crimea will inevitably be returned to Ukraine but "soon" may be too optimistic. Ukraine does not have the size of ground forces to invade Crimea. Their approach, to starve Russian forces and have them leave voluntarily will work but it may take years...

If I had to guess what happens next, Putin still has his Trump card — or is it getting it back — now that Trump is getting out of Iran with a misguided sense that he actually accomplished something and will be looking for something else to bomb the shit out of to earn his Nobel Peace Prize...

May was the second month in a row where Ukraine gained net territory, 100 square kilometres last month. You can see Putin getting increasingly rattled in public appearances. His snobbish attitude seems to have vanished. He's very likely being given optimistic projections and kept from bad news...

I mean if you didn’t know any better, yes it looks like the entire venue might’ve been propped up in a parking lot. Meanwhile, Vancouver: We're not just competing with other countries for tourism and investment interest, we're competing with other cities within Canada.

It doesn’t matter that they’re wrong. It matters what perception they take away and pass onto an international audience. Given what little will be left to show for what we spent hosting the Cup, hoping for a net positive reputational lift is the whole ballgame.

When very little of the hundreds of millions spent to host the World Cup in Toronto are going to remain in legacy infrastructure, then the return on investment hinges on PR. When this is all done, did Toronto come out looking better than when we went in? Do people want to visit and spend money...

It sort of came together with the World Cup branding and looked fine full of fans on a beautiful sunny day, but listening to the Spanish feed of the Canada - Bosnia game I had my first second hand embarrassment moment: they called it "a temporary stadium in a country that doesn't play football."...

Look, I strongly believe that drivers in this province are painfully under trained and far too easily given a license to operate a vehicle, but I also don't blame them for not knowing what to do at these intersections. Everyone has to agree that this much signage at an intersection is comical...

This is a slow march to the end of the Russian Federation. The best the world can do is insulate itself from Russia's inevitable societal collapse.

People are laughing at your post but you're entirely correct. Trump's incompetence has inadvertently made the move to sustainable energy a political imperative rather than a scientific one. The latter has been hard to explain to the dummy electorate, the former, they've figured it out...

It's kind of disappointing how few people are using the bridge. It does feel out of the way and a little bit of a jog from both ends. On the Union side, they could use a "Bus Terminal" sign in the Great Hall and at the entrance to the hallway. I guess people are fine during warm months going...

Nitpicking here but the Martin Goodman Trail is not a “bike lane” as she said repeatedly. That might seem like an unnecessary nitpick but it appears to be a common misconception by cyclists and it should be corrected. I often go running on the trail from Sugar Beach to Humber and back and I...

The fountain is coming along. Framing for the corner is in place. You can also see that cladding frames for the iron structure are being installed. Renderings show a bronze cladding over the iron beams. Meanwhile, glass is largely installed. This is going to look fantastic, a huge leap in...