Category Archives: Worth reconsidering

New development proposal for Mountain/St-Antoine district

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

The Toronto-based Cadillac-Fairview Corporation recently announced their intention to build new condo towers and a commercial office building around the Bell Center, occupying the site of Centennial Plaza. From the looks of things, the plan would include demolishing the old … Continue reading →

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If only I had a machine to rage against… {MUHC Superhospital WTF!}

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So today I was treated to a lecture by a McGill architecture prof on the history of Montréal hospitals, with a focus on the Royal Victoria Hospital as an interesting perspective on local social history. Among several key themes, the … Continue reading →

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Perspective on the City { No.12 } – Phillips Square

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Having a close friend who happens to live right next to Phillips Square has allowed me to experience this space with a fair degree of regularity. It has been a public space since Thomas Phillips granted the land to the … Continue reading →

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Perspective on the City {No. 11} – the Bickerdyke Pier

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I can’t get enough of this picture. From this perspective we see the Bickerdyke Pier in its Expo 67 glory. In the foreground is Habitat 67 with the assembly crane from Dominion Bridge Co. which demonstrated the work-in-progress aspect of … Continue reading →

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A critique of the hyperbolic newspaper *updated*

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This is the letter I just fired off to David Johnston of the Gazette for the rather poor working of this particular article: Westmount Mini-war Sir – “Mini-war”? Really? A bit hyperbolic don’t you think? I think what’s going on … Continue reading →

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Who did it better? Montréal vs. Los Angeles

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

The AON Center in downtown LA, a 62-story Modernist office tower design by Charles Luckman and completed in 1973. The Tour de la Bourse on Square Victoria, completed in 1964 and rising 47 floors. It is considered to be a … Continue reading →

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