Category: Architecture (Page 7 of 8)

East Bayfront

September 14, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

This emerging new Toronto neighbourhood on Lower Jarvis Street is called East Bayfront. The land is currently undergoing a transformation from industrial use to mixed-use as part of Waterfront Toronto’s plans to create a residential and commercial district urban core near the lake. The area is bordered by Parliament Street to the east, Jarvis Street and the Jarvis Slip to the west, and the rail line and Gardiner Expressway to the north.

**Outdoor Food Court**
This was a great food court in which to hang out. The hundreds of little ceiling panels move freely, so when they catch the breeze the entire ceiling appears to move.

**New Condos**
East Bayfront neighbourhood

**George Brown College Campus**
3 Lower Jarvis Street, East Bayfront neighbourhood

**Artscape Daniels Launchpad**
Offers office space for co-working, Queen’s Quay East

**Condo In Progress**
East Bayfront neighbourhood

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Grange Park

September 13, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

I have passed through the Grange Park many times but have never stopped to photograph it… until now. Grange Park is located south of the Art Gallery of Ontario, next to the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU) and north of University Settlement House, at the north end of John Street. The Park lends its name to the Grange Park neighbourhood in the vicinity of the park. Historically, the park was the backyard of The Grange, a manor that was later expanded and became the Art Gallery of Ontario.

St. George by the Grange Anglican Church (background)

**Flowers In Remembrance of Queen Elizabeth**
Left on the plaque for the Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden in Grange Park

St. George by the Grange Anglican Church

**“Peace Not Pieces”**
by TheKaunArtist, Grange Park

**“Large Two Forms” by Henry Moore, 1966-1969**
In the summer of 2017, “Large Two Forms” made the move from the corner of McCaul and Dundas Streets – where it lived since 1974 – to Grange Park. The sensuous curves of this larger-than-life sculpture invite visitors to interact with and explore the bronze giant.

**“Aquaverde” by William Pye**
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation commissioned Aquaverde for the redesigned Grange Park adjacent to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. This water sculpture resulted from a limited competition to design an artwork for the circular area at the end of a curved wall carrying a rill of water across the park. The design is a mirror polished stainless steel bowl which receives the water from the rill, with seven spouts delivering laminar flowing water into cups. The cups break the flow and create animation of the water that can be seen from a distance. LED lights are set below the cups to provide a programme of colour changing lighting at night. The park was reopened and Aquaverde inaugurated on July 8, 2017 by Mr. and Mrs. Galen Weston.

**Rear of Art Gallery of Ontario**
“The Grange” in foreground

**Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD University)**
Underneath the Sharp Centre for Design, 100 McCaul Street

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RBC Reflections

September 8, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

It was a sunny afternoon when I shot these frames. The 24-carat gold in the Royal Bank Plaza windows at 200 Bay Street were reflecting the city beautifully…

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Bay Street in Black & White

September 8, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

A Few Shots of Bay Street

A Ray Of Light: Outside the Cadillac Fairview building on Queen Street West & Bay Street

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Brookfield Place

September 8, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

Brookfield Place is an often-photographed subject downtown, and why not?! The beautiful arches just beg to be captured.

Allen Lambert Galleria

The Allen Lambert Galleria, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, connects Bay Street with Sam Pollock Square. The 6-story high pedestrian thoroughfare is structured by 8 free-standing supports on each side of the Galleria. The supports branch out into parabolic shapes evoking a forest canopy or a tree-lined avenue due to the presence of building facades along the sides of the structure.

Sam Pollock Square

Who is Sam Pollock you may ask? I asked the same question and found out that he was a Canadian sports executive who was General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens for 14 years. In the 1990s, when the Hockey Hall of Fame relocated to downtown Toronto, the indoor public square at the end of the Allen Lambert Galleria was named Sam Pollock Square in his honour.

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Today’s PhotoWalk

August 29, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

It was a beautiful day today, so naturally I went for a photowalk with my trusty camera. I wandered down to the Esplanade then back, capturing the city on a Saturday afternoon. Here’s a few shots from earlier today.

[Note: this is an older blog post from July 2021 which I’ve brought over from my general blog site, Ramblings. I’ve posted it here on TOcityscapes as it’s in keeping with this blog’s topic.]

**St. James Cathedral Centre Event Venue**
65 Church Street

**“Dream Ballet” by Harley Valentine**
Outside Meridian Hall, southeast corner of Front and Yonge Streets

Part of “Dream Ballet” (left) and surrounding towers

Leonard chills out, promoting Canada Post’s new stamp

**Yonge Street Music History Murals – Part II**
On south-facing building at 423 Yonge Street

Stackt Market

August 27, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

Created in April 2019, Stackt Market is designed entirely out of shipping containers. The marketplace features a mix of shops, eateries, a microbrewery, great city views, plus lots of art and ongoing community programming. Located at 28 Bathurst Street, Toronto.

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The Wheatsheaf Tavern

August 27, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

Located at 667 King Street West (SW corner of Bathurst Street), the Wheatsheaf is Toronto’s oldest bar, open since 1849.

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St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church

August 27, 2022 / Marvin Job / 0 Comments

St. Mary’s is located in Portugal Square at the corner of Adelaide Street West and Bathurst Street. The parish was established by Irish immigrants in 1852. The Gothic Revival-style church was designed by Joseph Connolly and completed in 1889, with the tower finished in 1905.