Showing posts with label Lake Ontario. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake Ontario. Show all posts

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Water Journey | Finding the Moon While Looking for the Sun


 And finally the sun rising from the mist was found in the other side of Landon Bay. The two suns could be admired in a kaleidoscopic dream, interrupted only by a trailer crashing only a few feet away! I am still thanking the Universe for my safety and being untouched by the scary accident.




Down by the Water | Waterdreams: Thousand Islands

Where the Saint Lawrence river meets Lake Ontario lands emerge with over 1000 islands; a surreal atmosphere, particularly the meeting between land and water is greeted by a misty fog.





Monday, July 30, 2012

Camminando | Toronto: Do Buildings Define a City?



To a first time visitor Toronto gives the impression of a city of major development without urban planning. The skyline throuhout is made of scattered highrise buildings, both commercial or residential. The street grid Is constellated by buildings but it seems like there is no urban impact of the buildings of street front or void definers: there is hardly any focal point or axis definition bt the solids of buildings which do not define an urban grids. With the exception of course with the signature buildings: it seems that every archistar left his trace trademark here, and as usual, with no connection to the existing site. Cranes pop up like mushroom in this steel and concrete forest, but how do these countless highrises define places?






 
There some nicely planned/designed public green spaces, the most recent located in the Lake Ontario waterfront. My favorite are the Toronto Music Garden and the Humber Bay Park.