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isaidso · July 16th, 2012, 03:07 AM

I do like Atrium on Bay but other than that examples of this proportion married with appealing design are rare in this city. This was one of the rare examples post 1930 in Toronto of a building with these proportions that I liked.

I don't find those 60s blocks in the gaybourhood similar at all and to repeat my position: the issue with those 60s blocks was to redesign for optimal use of scarce land. It wasn't about land efficiency and meeting 2 needs instead of 1. Saying that I don't like them is a massive over simplification of the argument I made in that thread.

***Taller, Better*** · July 16th, 2012, 05:40 AM

Okay, well... its not like I was expecting you to actually agree with me, so maybe we can now just move on! The project is quite likely not going to fly for some time, and even when and if it does it may look different.

July 16th, 2012, 03:07 AM	#41
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,653 Likes (Received): 338	I do like Atrium on Bay but other than that examples of this proportion married with appealing design are rare in this city. This was one of the rare examples post 1930 in Toronto of a building with these proportions that I liked. I don't find those 60s blocks in the gaybourhood similar at all and to repeat my position: the issue with those 60s blocks was to redesign for optimal use of scarce land. It wasn't about land efficiency and meeting 2 needs instead of 1. Saying that I don't like them is a massive over simplification of the argument I made in that thread. __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898 Last edited by isaidso; July 16th, 2012 at 03:13 AM.

July 16th, 2012, 05:40 AM	#42
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,838 Likes (Received): 307	Okay, well... its not like I was expecting you to actually agree with me, so maybe we can now just move on! The project is quite likely not going to fly for some time, and even when and if it does it may look different. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

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