Thursday, October 30, 2014

Steel Wall

This is the front wall of the new visitor centre at Fort York where you find out all kinds of info about the fort before entering into it. It was designed by Patkau Architects Inc & Kearns Mancini Architects Inc and the Corten steel gives it a contemporary vibe while at the same time referencing the defensive setting of the fort behind it. That structure to the right is the Gardiner Expressway which is an elevated roadway running along our waterfront. More pics to come for a couple of days.
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17 comments:

  1. cieldequimperOctober 30, 2014 at 8:36 AM

    Modern fort look, rather forbidding!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    Perfectly apt for its surroundings!

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  3. TexWisGirlOctober 30, 2014 at 11:47 AM

    now THAT'S a good fence!! :)

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  4. RevrunnerOctober 30, 2014 at 12:12 PM

    Certainly has a fortress-like appearance.

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  5. CloudiaOctober 30, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    Ah! I lived in a boat made of corten steel! but it still needed dry dock. Nice post!

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3

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  6. HalcyonOctober 30, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    I really like this.

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  7. GosiaOctober 30, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    different but nice

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  8. EG CameraGirlOctober 30, 2014 at 2:52 PM

    I bet it's noisy under that bridge!

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  9. Bruce ClarkOctober 30, 2014 at 3:33 PM

    I like the angle you took in the shot.

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  10. SharonOctober 30, 2014 at 3:47 PM

    Seems perfect for the location.

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  11. William KendallOctober 30, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    A nice reminder of just how close it is to the expressway. It reminds me of the contrast between the freeways a little further up towards the 401, and a cemetery stuck right in the middle of it.

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  12. jennyfrecklesOctober 30, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    It weathers wonderfully, I think.

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  13. LoisOctober 30, 2014 at 7:35 PM

    Looks like it would be hard to climb!

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  14. RandyOctober 30, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Nice looking modern design.

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  15. JackOctober 30, 2014 at 9:55 PM

    I am guessing that you framed this to make it look very nice, hiding most of that elevated motorway.

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  16. StephanieOctober 30, 2014 at 10:49 PM

    Looks like it works well in its surroundings.

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  17. Laura. MNovember 2, 2014 at 6:43 AM

    Buena perspectiva!!

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