Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Nice view of Corus from King and Freddie. Finally gives that little north-south street a reason to exist.
Marcanadian
Moderator
fiendishlibrarian
Active Member
^ Can't explain why, but the first shot makes me think of the opening to Barney Miller.
catcher_of_cats
Senior Member
That's a good shot of Toronto the Grey.
Yeah, too bad Spire isn't Hot Pink!
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scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
That would be an improvement. At least it wouldn't look like some of the windows were blown out by a hurricane and temporarily patched up with plywood.
maestro
Senior Member
^You're nuts! I don't see anything remotely plywood like and one hot pink tower in this city is more than enough.
DSCToronto
Superstar
Not to re-start the great "Spire window debate" of 2008, I was walking past today and some people in front of me were saying how the strange yellow panels DO look like temporary replacements. They put it down to poor construction rather than a hurricane! (Personally I think they look quite odd too!)
maestro
Senior Member
Well, I would of prefered the red as rendered however, there's clearly a pattern with the spandrel and none of it looks like plywood. I'm sure those people would find prodema strange as well.
I realize it was ment in jest but, don't kid around with this stuff. The reflective rose tinted tower at King & Spadina is already one too many.
I realize it was ment in jest but, don't kid around with this stuff. The reflective rose tinted tower at King & Spadina is already one too many.
Tewder
Senior Member
I like Spire but Corus is just plain fugly and bulky and disrespectful of its location. No redeeming qualities. F- to Diamond and crew on this one.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
And the City of Toronto for issuing the building permit.
simuls
Senior Member
Also, any redemptive quality this building might have is due to the Design Review Panel (who still didn't go anywhere near far enough imo) and not JD. God, could you even imagine what this would have looked like without their input?
41stfloor
Active Member
The crane is being removed.
maestro
Senior Member
I'll give you bulky and perhaps fugly but how can it possibly not be disrespectful of its location. I mean, the surface parking lot has been put underground with a commercial building on top.