Last week was CES in Las Vegas. Some or many of you were probably there. One of the things that was announced at the show was a project by Bjarke Ingels Group for Toyota called the Woven City. Situated at the base of Mount Fuji… Read More
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Exploring KING Toronto
Today I stopped by the Exploring KING exhibit that is currently on at 134 Peter Street. It is an exhibition celebrating the design of KING Toronto. It explains how the design came about. Note all the different unit layouts on the floor. It includes (foam)… Read More
An elevator equalizer show
This week two new office buildings were announced in Toronto and Vancouver by Allied Properties and Westbank. Both are being designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). As you would expect, Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail has done a proper writeup, here. The building… Read More
Plus atelier
This morning I went through some of the floor plans for King Toronto, which are now up on BuzzBuzzHome. In case you’re wondering, they are currently showing an average price of $1604 per square foot. Here is a 1 bedroom + atelier: And here is… Read More
BIG’s IQON in Quito
BIG just announced its first project in South America. It is a 33 storey residential building in Quito, Ecuador. When completed, it will be the tallest building in the city. The developer is Uribe and Schwarzkopf. Here are a couple of other images: The building is… Read More
Unzipped wall on King Street West
Last night I checked out the Unzipped Toronto exhibition, which is the relocated Serpentine Pavilion (pictured above) that was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group in 2016. It was initially housed in Hyde Park London, but it’s now on King Street West Toronto. Westbank purchased the… Read More
Building on stilts
Last week Bjarke Ingels Group and UIA Management announced a 125,000 square meter mixed-use complex in Allapattah, Miami called the Miami Produce Center. The proposed project includes office, residential, and hotel uses on stilts over three existing warehouse buildings. The existing buildings will be transformed… Read More
Ziggurats and gondolas
Yesterday was an exciting day for Toronto city building announcements. Firstly, Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail published an exclusive preview of architect Bjarke Ingel’s plan for King Street West. Here’s a photo of the architectural model (it’s by Landon Speers): My favorite quote… Read More
Hot to cold
Architect Bjarke Ingels will be in Toronto next week to talk about how architecture can create communities and about a new project that he is working on with developers Westbank and Allied REIT here in the city. The last time I heard Bjarke speak was when… Read More
BIG coming to Toronto’s King West
https://500px.com/embed.js Earlier this week a press release went out announcing that Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP.UN) had established a joint venture with Westbank to redevelop 489 – 539 King Street West here in Toronto. “What is so exciting here is that Allied has over time assembled… Read More