James M. Flaherty Building (90 Elgin) | 17 Fl | Completed

[S-Man]

The only other view that comes close to qualifying as 'impressive' is from the Rue Laurier/Portage Bridge area.

But yes, the two new buildings fill in the eastern skyline nicely.

[Urbanarchit]

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[MountainView]

Thanks for posting all the pictures. Really like the set in this thread.

[AuxTown]

150 Elgin really draws some attention away from Bell from that vantage, but that's about all it does. 90 blows it out of the water!

[Urbanarchit]

Originally Posted by MountainView

Thanks for posting all the pictures. Really like the set in this thread.

Thanks! There are a few more that you can find in my Flickr set. It's been a while since I've gone out and explored and photographed our buildings, so this felt good.

Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

150 Elgin really draws some attention away from Bell from that vantage, but that's about all it does. 90 blows it out of the water!

90 Elgin and it's crisp glass corners is one of the best buildings in the entire region, no doubt about that. It deserves some sort of celebration.

But to be honest, I like Performance Court from this angle. It adds a bit of colour and variety to the view. It's also such a rich architectural cluster of things like Art Deco, Po-mo, Internationalism. I don't know what 66 Slater or the Lord Elgin count as.

What I don't like about Performance Court (other than the roof) is the white block behind the church. It completely ruins the view from that angle. Seriously.

[Harley613]

66 slater is cheap simple Modern Architecture style, a poor rendition of the Le Corbusier style of architecture that was so common in Canada in the 1960's and 1970's. The Lord Elgin is a sort of French Chateau/Gothic Revival hybrid style.

I love 90 Elgin! I didn't think much of it until the glass was complete, but it's a really gorgeous building.

[Urbanarchit]

Originally Posted by Harley613

66 slater is cheap simple Modern Architecture style, a poor rendition of the Le Corbusier style of architecture that was so common in Canada in the 1960's and 1970's. The Lord Elgin is a sort of French Chateau/Gothic Revival hybrid style.

I love 90 Elgin! I didn't think much of it until the glass was complete, but it's a really gorgeous building.

So we wouldn't define it as Brutalist, but more Corbusian?

[Harley613]

Le Corbusier created new brutalism, take your pick!

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by defishel

I went and took some more photos while the sun was out (but I should have left earlier because the sun was setting behind the buildings). I took these from the outdoor area on the NAC, which has some really great views and sadly no people using that space.


Elgin street skyline by Shel DeFi on Flickr

90 Elgin makes everything around it look better then before! If only the Lord Elgin would have built slick, modern wings instead of trying to replicate (epic fail) the rest of the hotel, the view would be nearly flawless.

[Urbanarchit]

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[Davis137]

It's such a large building...glad it turned out as great as we had hoped!

[Sean1337]

Anyone else on this forum going to be working there?

I will be working there

[DEWLine]

So the Altar of Austerity is just about finished?

[waterloowarrior]

The diversity of architectural styles on this stretch of Elgin is pretty unique! 90 Elgin is one of the best of the bunch.

[Urbanarchit]

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[J.OT13]

One of a few buildings that don't have a blank wall!

[drawarc]

Classy building.

[Urbanarchit]

David S. McRobie Architects have a little blog about 90 Elgin.

This posting talks about the progress during the summer months, with this view of Mackenzie King.


(Photo taken from their website.)

This talks about the planned lighting.

This shows how the interior should look.

[TMA-1]

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by southfacing, on Flickr

[Harley613]

Loving these aerials! I've been a very frequent visitor of your Flickr for a long time, nice to see them here