how DARE they follow the permit drawings exactly! lol, don't they know they're in Ottawa??

Just seems a bit extreme to pay for high-early and leave the slab exposed overnight like that, rather than just cover it up/provide some heating when they're done pouring. Also, I'll believe it when I see it, 10 years from now. This type of construction doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies for...

Am I missing something here? I thought it was -25C all week? Is that slab just freezing solid immediately with zero protection?

One of the best train experiences I've ever had: standing just behind the monitoring guys with the back door open on the VIA train backing out of Montreal. Front-row, open-air view of the entire track infrastructure through Griffintown. People might panic about losing Colonel By. Can the whole...

Here's hoping the architecture remains at a high bar and we end up with a good clump like at Charles between Young and Church in Toronto. Very nice clump. I mean, having said that, a distinct lack of charc-whites or beige brick in Toronto downtown generally...

When they say 'soon new residents will be steps away from shops' are they referring to the audiology clinic, or the water purification supplier? I'm not seeing other shops on the google. This was always a big swing from Zibi, to build out all these units without any commercial tenants. What...

So is the crane on the taller tower pretty much topped out? Or close to it? Just trying to get a sense of the height of these bad boys.

Bang up job on that precast panel on the lower right... can already see the spall at the anchor frig. Not to mention broken corners. These towers are absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully their completion marks the beginning of the end of charcwhites.

Can confirm: ARL is an excellent program for adults of all skill level and fitness. For a hilarious and strenuous Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night activity through the spring and summer, join up! Race Nights are probably the most fun you can have while trying not to pass out.

I think he would say "Why aren't they replacing the split-faced concrete block at all the stairwells while they're here doing all this work? They're clearly in rough shape and will probably fall apart in the next couple of years, requiring additional construction mobilization, disruption to the...

I don't want to pooh pooh anything, because this project is great, but I can't help but cringe at the future engineer who is assigned for a leak evaluation at those skylights. I really hope that air/vapour barriers, insulation, framing (see: thermal bridging), and the glazing are all...

These are gonna fly now with the fancy slip forms/weather protection. Looking at the new clump forming here, its too bad the Charcwhite is going to stand out next to all this architecture. *architecture spoken in a vaguely euro accent*

"Lets take something that is already dowdy and make it even more matronly." - Michael Kors, Project Runway Happy Friday :) This is what I think of when I see all these grey RLA buildings. And also piss my pants laughing.

Oh, thank the lord. Finally, somebody gets it.