Thursday, June 23, 2011

Old Meets New


This pic was taken in the courtyard of Commerce Court while standing near the elephants of a few days ago and shows how the original Commerce North building (with the wonderful ceiling of 2 days ago) was connected to the new stainless steel Commerce West Tower. Commerce Court, completed in 1972, covers 4 acres and consists of the 1 old building plus 3 new buildings and a courtyard designed by architect I. M. Pei. In the space between the 2 towers you can see the rich marble of Scotia Plaza across the street and catch a glimpse of Trump Tower under construction with the crane on top. It is a very busy area!
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15 comments:

  1. LúciaJune 23, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Cool picture and good colours, there are so many things to see here, and it is still a very sharp shot!

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  2. AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Wonderful urban capture... your point of view really leads the eye of the viewer in a pleasing way!

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  3. Leif HagenJune 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    A very cool way to connect those buildings! Tall buildings - sure beats our tallest "skyscraper" of 10 floors here in Eagan....

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  4. Paul in Powell RiverJune 23, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Great shot Red!!

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  5. Montreal Photo DailyJune 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Great eye! Excellent capture! Since you're on the subject of architecture... Have you seen this? Maybe it's something you'd like?

    Thanks for the link! :)
    Happy Thursday.

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  6. BirdmanJune 23, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    I.M. Pei certaing has put his stamp around the world.

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  7. Regina KJune 23, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    This is an amazing photo!!

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  8. JackJune 23, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    My first reaction was of shock. On reflection, maybe this will work. It is a congested area of tall, unornamented buildings, so perhaps they need something unusual to create interest in an area that otherwise could be too stark. Maybe . . .

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  9. EG CameraGirlJune 23, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    It's such a cool photo!

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  10. RandyJune 23, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Great shot with so much to see.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)June 24, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    Just caught up with several of your remarkable posts. I want to visit Toronto! What a great city. My favorite post was the elephants, but I loved every post. Great architecture and art everywhere -- your home city is on our must visit list!

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  12. PerthDailyPhotoJune 24, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    That is just so cool Red, you've got to wonder what goes on in the heads of some architects, who would have thought of such a fantastic concept. I love when you pull this image and see just how much is going on. Brilliant!

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  13. HalcyonJune 24, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Definitely I.M. Pei's style. Notsure how I feel about Trump Tower though. Have you ever been in the one in NYC? It's ghastly ug. :S

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  14. UnknownJune 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    This one deserves being enlarged, what an amazing structure, love it!

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  15. LindaJune 25, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    Somehow I'm very disconcerted by this. Still trying to work out why.

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