MISSISSAUGA | M City | 649 ft | 60 Floors X 2 |

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

I was in the area two days ago, these are from a walk after sunset:
MCity Night, May 1st by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
MCity Night, May 1st by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
I took this yesterday from about two miles away:
From a Ways by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Here's M3, from yesterday. They just finished pouring podium levels:
Construction at MCity, May 2nd. by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Construction at MCity, May 2nd. by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
M4 is getting there...
Construction at MCity, May 2nd. by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

I took these today, from a high school not too far away:
Mondays by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Monday, Westbound by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Down the street:
Monday, Westbound by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Monday, Westbound by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

[hkskyline]

9/30

[colemonkee]

These turned out a lot better than I expected, and the interplay with light at some times almost make them look like sculptures, not residential buildings, which I imagine was the desired effect. Kudos to the architects.

That being said, I can't help but feeling that standing under them for extended periods of time would cause some people - many people - some level of anxiety. As humans we are predisposed to perceive structural rigidity after a certain age - say 5-10 - and this building appears to break all of those rules. My concious brain knows this is structurally sound, but my unconcious brain has an ever-so-slight fight or flight response even when looking at some of these pictures. Will be interesting to see if regular people - not us skyscraper nerds - notice this and write or post about it.

[Doady]

As nice as these towers look, I prefer the podiums of the existing bland boxes surrounding it. Back when the condo boom started in the 00s, there were all these flashy towers being built, but the podiums were terrible and did not help to make a "downtown." In the recent, there has been less emphasis on nice towers and more on nice streets. Now with hundreds of existing high rises in Mississauga, close to a hundred in this neighborhood alone, maybe adding to the street is more important than adding to the skyline.

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

I have mixed feelings on the podium of M City's first phase, as I enjoy how dense it is from say, Confederation, but the Burnamthorpe frontage looks messy. I guess they're seperate phases, but basically the same building with how they're designed.
The towers are okay, but feel cold and bland, especially on cloudy days.

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

M City's Phase 3 is really starting to rise now, I took these a few hours ago, with the first and second phase next door.
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
The new street is now opn to the public, bisecting the site
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Phases 1,2 and 3 altogether
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Phase 4 is getting there
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Andd....two more shots of phase 1 and 2
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Mississauga DVLPMT, J2 by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr