
A new mural is underway at Yonge + St. Clair by the Toronto-based street artist birdO (aka Jerry Rugg). He started over the weekend and should be finished by next week, depending on the weather. Here is what it looks like so far:

Architect Jeanne Gang (of Studio Gang) has just been named to the TIME 100, which is Time magazine's annual list of the world's most influential people. Jeanne is the only architect to be included in the 2019 list.
Jeanne was named to the "Titans" category, which typically honors those who are at the top of their respective field. She sits alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Tiger Woods, and LeBron James in this year's TIME 100.
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Past honorees within the architecture profession include Elizabeth Diller, David Adjaye, and Bjarke Ingels. All, stars.
The list is in its 16th year. But it'll be the first year where there will also be a day-long conference. (Lynne and Marc Benioff, of Salesforce,
The MIRA Tower in San Francisco is one of my favorite buildings by Studio Gang and probably my favorite tall building under construction right now. Here's a video and a few photos from the San Francisco Chronicle's urban design critic, John King:
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When we first met Studio Gang, this project hadn't yet started construction. They broke ground in April 2017. But it was one of the designs that got us particularly excited about what a Studio Gang building could mean for midtown Toronto.
Now that the MIRA Tower is well underway, I have to say that it looks even better than it did pinned to the walls of their Chicago studio. I can't wait to see it in person once it's complete.