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Pick A New Waterfront Design
Christopher Hume weighs in on the $20 million design competition run by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation.
Hume seems generally pleased by the wide variety of ideas presented by the five finalists from all over the world. They range from pedestrian bridges, eight-storey teardrop shaped buildings, towers that change colour with the weather, floating wooden platforms, planting thousand of trees, building more urban beaches and more.
He especially praises the design from West 8 (pictured above) which calls for tearing down the Gardiner and “Lakeshore Blvd. beneath become the Champs-Elysées of Toronto.” Christopher we couldn’t agree with you more! We’ve hated the Gardiner since we moved to this city and couldn’t figure out why any city lucky enough to be situated near a lake would erect an ugly highway that blocks off access to the shore.
The debate has been raging over at the Urban Toronto Forum but you can make up your own mind by going to see all five finalists at BCE Place until May 26.