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Posted by dEsidEL on Mar-04-2006 22:45:

the new Yonge & Dundas Square

behold TO's cheezy attempt at imitating Times Square / Picadilly Circus!

i heard that there are dozens of these all over Tokyo..

i agree with the source's comments about stuff like this.. i wish TO urban planners could be a little more creative in their vision of a large public square.. this is more like media overload

i've seen some amazing looking public squares in my time, and most of them consisted of nothing more than a fountain, trees and some statues..

source:
http://spacing.ca/wire/?p=516

Posted by Stilez on Mar-04-2006 22:53:

Re: the new Yonge & Dundas Square

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

... i wish TO urban planners could be a little more creative in their vision of a large public square.. this is more like media overload

hey hey... easy on the planners. The architects design the actual look of that horrible thing. Planners just help decide how high.. where exactly it goes..faces.

Posted by dEsidEL on Mar-04-2006 22:54:

Re: Re: the new Yonge & Dundas Square

quote:
Originally posted by Stilez
hey hey... easy on the planners. The architects design the actual look of that horrible thing. Planners just help decide how high.. where exactly it goes..faces.

planners shoulda got another architect!

Posted by electro funk on Mar-04-2006 23:09:

this is so fuckin stupid!!!!

what a waste of money.

Posted by phoned on Mar-04-2006 23:14:

looks like a video game. ugly.

Posted by dEsidEL on Mar-04-2006 23:18:

we need new signs too..

Posted by Crazy Serb on Mar-04-2006 23:58:

whoa... now that's a sensory overload... instead of simplyfing the things they mess them up even more. wow.

Posted by Jayx1 on Mar-05-2006 00:15:

Dundas square itself is deadspace.

They should have made it like a mini dome so that it can be used in winter as well.

Posted by smuncky on Mar-05-2006 02:23:

you know that you can't do anything on dundas square without a permit. my prof was telling me that one of his friends went with a group of ppl to test it out and they got kicked off the space in 15 min. all they were doing is knitting. stupid politics

btw, i also read that ryerson is going to have educational space in there, ie: classes and lecture halls

Posted by m2j on Mar-05-2006 07:52:

seeing rendering such as the one above, as well as the many "clone" condos all over the place, really pisses me of a lot.

these architects and urban planner don't give a shit about the way these structures effect the surrounding environment and mood... all they want is money. they don't deserve to be in a powerful position of an architect or urban planner with such a mentality

architects should always fight with the investors for the best interest of the community based on the budget.
and judging by the rendering above, this architect didnt say anything... it was basically designed by advertisers.

Posted by malek on Mar-05-2006 08:25:

that square was really cheezy, but now this??!?!??

you know whats even more retarded? people taking pictures of the place....

oooh an LG neon thing *shik* *shik*

Posted by rabbitjoker on Mar-05-2006 13:49:

I like it.

Posted by vickyvale on Mar-05-2006 17:24:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I like it.

haha

+1

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-05-2006 17:38:

quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I like it.

i'm lovin' it haha

Posted by Beach420 on Mar-05-2006 17:47:

thats intense!

Posted by Jayx1 on Mar-05-2006 17:50:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
you know that you can't do anything on dundas square without a permit. my prof was telling me that one of his friends went with a group of ppl to test it out and they got kicked off the space in 15 min. all they were doing is knitting. stupid politics

btw, i also read that ryerson is going to have educational space in there, ie: classes and lecture halls

Soon in Canada you wont be able to breathe without a permit.

Posted by cono_sur on Mar-05-2006 18:47:

What an eye sore!! I REALLY hope they don't do that.

The best public squares that I've seen have been the simple ones, exactly as described by Emery - an open area with a fountain or statues and some trees. Bu then again, I think the whole focus of the square at Yonge/Dundas is for the city and corporations, as opposed to a place for the citizens of Toronto.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Mar-05-2006 19:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
Soon in Canada you wont be able to breathe without a permit.

oh come on you know it's for your own good

Posted by zoogla on Mar-05-2006 19:18:

LOL @ the tricked out rides parked out front. Yeah, it's Toronto, alright!

Posted by Orko on Mar-05-2006 21:33:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
that square was really cheezy, but now this??!?!??

you know whats even more retarded? people taking pictures of the place....

oooh an LG neon thing *shik* *shik*

Haha soo true. You gotta feel sorry for tourists, who go to look at that. They probably left something much more beautiful at home to come to Toronto.

ooooo...concrete slab....

Posted by allym on Mar-05-2006 23:39:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

we need new signs too..

THATS HILARIOUS

Posted by KaiLee on Mar-05-2006 23:45:

There are a few places in Taipei that look so similiar to that.....hahahaha

Posted by Halycon on Mar-06-2006 02:50:

it could use a sketchie afterhours house club on the lowest level.........

Posted by LittlePoonzgirl on Mar-07-2006 21:19:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

we need new signs too..

Does this mean I'm an alien and I park my spaceship at school?

Posted by muzzybear on Mar-07-2006 21:20:

Is it bulletproof?

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