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- open letter to the fixerJune 19
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…now that I’m a regular commuter to work… by car in the morning, and transit in the evening, I realize why drivers are so frustrated. city officials don’t seem to have any planning for road repairs, cleaning, closures.
401 Traffic in Toronto, from spacing.ca
garbage trucks pick up garbage on yonge street during the morning rush hour!! could it be so difficult to plan a route where garbage wouldn’t be picked up on toronto’s busiest roadway at the busiest hour?
so, my letter to the star and allen pinkerton (transportation services manager) about a traffic anomoly that i really hope gets fixed.
When driving south along Avenue Rd (11A), and at the intersection of Oxton Ave and Oriole Pkwy, there is an unneccessary stop sign before turning onto Oriole Pkwy.
In the recent past (around 5 years ago), the intersection was changed from a T-Inter
- hindu temple in TorontoJune 1
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The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir was open for this year’s doors open and attracted large crowds and long lineups. Opened last year, the temple cost $40 million and took 2000 laborers to carve the intricate designs on the marble and limestone structure. The building was constructed in the traditional manner, without a steel structure to hold up the the walls or for bracing.
A few photos.
- veer iphone wallpapersMay 6
- koolhaas houselifeApril 17
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a new film about architecture!
this is a film about the house in bordeaux designed by OMA/Rem Koolhaas, as experienced by the housekeeper who cleans it. koolhaas houselife is a decidedly contemporary take on a contemporary building, how fitting.
Rem Koolhaas’ Maison a Bordeaux, photo courtesy of ‘A company’
the home, named ‘best design of 1998′ by time magazine, was designed for a man bound to a wheelchair following a traffic accident. there are three levels to the building, all connected by a central elevator/room. the bottom floor is carved into the ground, the middle level is a 3×3.5m glass room which rises and lowers to the other levels of the home, and the top level has bedrooms for the family. the glass elevator-room is lined on one side with bookshelves!
Rem Koolhaas’ Maison a Bordeaux model, courtesy of
- Sala Rosa ConcertApril 12
