The pictures now released of the proposed 80-storey condominium buildings “as sculpture” are surely breathtaking. They are so unusual they set the nerves a jangle. That goes for the idea of knocking down the Princess of Wales Theatre as well. Even the prime movers to all this, David Mirvish and architect Frank Gehry, are all over the place as to what we should make of it. Gehry was saying his models are works in progress. You get clobbered for this kind of architecture in the early stages, he mused. Mirvish and Gehry were apparently struggling to stress their Toronto roots, according to the CBC. That was supposed to make it go down easier, we suppose. There will apparently be an art gallery and a great school in the structures (the Ontario College of Art and Design). “These towers can become a symbol of what Toronto can be,” Mirvish said. “I am not building condominiums. I am building three sculptures for people to live in.” We shall see. CBC.caMirvish’s King West concepts blow the mind
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The pictures now released of the proposed 80-storey condominium buildings “as sculpture” are surely breathtaking. They are so unusual they set the nerves a jangle. That goes for the idea of knocking down the Princess of Wales Theatre as well. Even the prime movers to all this, David Mirvish and architect Frank Gehry, are all over the place as to what we should make of it. Gehry was saying his models are works in progress. You get clobbered for this kind of architecture in the early stages, he mused. Mirvish and Gehry were apparently struggling to stress their Toronto roots, according to the CBC. That was supposed to make it go down easier, we suppose. There will apparently be an art gallery and a great school in the structures (the Ontario College of Art and Design). “These towers can become a symbol of what Toronto can be,” Mirvish said. “I am not building condominiums. I am building three sculptures for people to live in.” We shall see. CBC.ca