A Different Perspective

elaine: 21st Oct 2005 - 06:59 GMT

i can sort of see the peacock thing from the fromt, but separated from the background it looks more like a dog.
what it mainly looks like, to me, tho, is one of those chunky men's sweaters in puce from the 70's

jeeff: 21st Oct 2005 - 07:21 GMT

yeah the place is an architectural nightmare. i always think, "turkey" rather than peacock, which i think is appropriate. inside is even worse. totally confusing and claustrophobic. at least it has a good view.

jamie: 21st Oct 2005 - 08:10 GMT

robarts library? robot library, morelike

Peter: 21st Oct 2005 - 15:56 GMT

wow, that building is crazy! definitely "turkey" over peacock. whts in the part thats the bird's "head"? that looks like some odd use of space.

the view is breathtaking... i was surprised to see so much green. trees! autumn!

thanks for posting these :)

jeeff: 21st Oct 2005 - 16:45 GMT

the part with the head (below the head really) is the thomas fisher rare book library. the oldest piece in their collection is a 1789 BC cuneiform tablet from ur. they have all sorts of crazy shit.

info (and a pixelated photo of the library's interior) here: www.library.utoronto.ca/fisherold/

colavito's ghost: 24th Oct 2005 - 21:24 GMT

let's just pretend it did look like a peacock; would that be much better?

2012: 17th Nov 2005 - 02:20 GMT

Yeah I thought the edgy design gave off a nice futuristic look. I'll just pretend that I didn't read about any peacocks here tonight.

tmc: 5th Feb 2006 - 01:42 GMT

Just another example of the architect who thinks he's an artist. U of T is fully of buildings like this one. Not far from it is a building that does a great job of looking like a sand crawler. Tiniest windows I've ever seen on a building that's supposed to be a residence. Oh where, oh where have all the true architects gone?

It is actually possible to design a building that is both beautiful AND functional. Yet, it's the flakes that get all the high profile projects. *SIGH*