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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
I'm not sure where black is being over done, at least in Toronto, and of the black buildings we have or are u/c almost all of them I like. Toronto is not dark and grey for half the year, but all of the silver and blue, and green all blend into each other. At least black stands out.
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It's overdone in a lot of areas but there's no bigger offender than the Canary District, aka the Grey District. It's an unrelenting sea of black and grey buildings. It's downright oppressive. The same trend is happening across the country.
Toronto and most of Canada is objectively dark and grey from November to April. That period has no green vegetation, shorter days, and less sunshine than the other half of the year.
This year has been particularly bad. We should be compensating for that with our built environment, not making it worse.
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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper
The charcoal brick trend has given way to red brick. The decade of charcoal brick was reserved to mid rises and skyscraper podiums. Brick skyscrapers are being proposed in the current red brick era. A black brick skyscraper among different coloured brick and different shades and styles of red brick would be welcomed despite my worry over the wear and tear of brick and brick tile embedded on precast panels.
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A change to red brick would be welcome. Red brick has been the city's vernacular for 200 years and it goes a long way to bringing some much needed colour and warmth to the winter landscape. We need more of it in new buildings.