Thread by @alexbozikovic

I talk to Frank Gehry about his Toronto towers: “I think [they] have a level of humanity other buildings around them don’t” theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto… 1/ #architecture #toronto #topoli

These will include roughly 2000 apartments and, after years of delay, the developers plan to begin sales in 2022 2/

The design has evolved. The geometry of the buildings is more regular. The cladding now includes a linen finish stainless steel (similar to the Luna Arles tower) with a textured pattern 3/

As always, Gehry spoke warmly about his memories of Toronto - and his high school, @BloorCI. I told him it’s being torn down and replaced. “Awww. They should’ve called me.” 4/

But: will the towers be good? Yes. This is developer architecture, and it was not realistic to expect the baroque extravagances seen in other recent Gehry buildings. But these would, still, be special. 5/

It’s another question whether Toronto’s pattern of hyper-concentrated growth makes sense. But it is the reality, and at least we have seen some ambitious architecture come out of it. 6/