TO LIVE

The skyscape of Toronto has been growing by leaps and bounds for a few years, especially in the Union Station area.  After admiring Douglas Copeland's Dog Fountain, I crossed the street to the Sony Centre where all is completed on the the L Tower by Libeskind. The sign says the Sony Centre, but it looks like it will soon be the Meridian Hall on September 15th.  And the Toronto Centre for the Arts will be renamed Meridian Arts Centre.  The city-run organization which operates the venues will be called TO Live.  Do you remember the original name - the O'Keefe Centre?  That was in 1960, then the Hummingbird Centre in 1996.  So our pictures today are taken in the Sony Centre Plaza designed by Claude Cormier.  The article says it will have a fogging system and grass garden to depict a meadow-like garden.  The grass garden has been planted with barberry. The three sculptures are called "The Dream Ballet" and are by Toronto artist Harley Valentine.   I decided on a black and white rendering over the sand colours of the Sony Centre walls.  It gives it drama.

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The Golden Bone

We saw Jazz Lives yesterday at Koerner Hall in Toronto.  I went in the morning and spent the day in Toronto, taking pictures.  I checked out the Market area, and there is so much work underway.  All around the Flatiron Building is road construction, so there likely won't be good pictures of it for a while.  In the park behind the building is a new fountain.  Here's the description.  None other than Claude Cormier has designed this - he is the blue tree landscape architect that I've previously covered.   he's the designer of Sugar Beach with those umbrellas. The link shows pictures of the design, models, and installation so far.  All the breeds of dogs that are in the installation are listed. Here is another link that follows this complicated project.

The Blue Trees reach Florida

Blue Trees - this is an exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.  It was a great combination - the zoo had some stunning natural habitats, and then the crepe myrtle and magnolia trees have been painted with horticultural dye so that the trees stand out as sculptures in the gardens. The famous blue tree is by Claude Cormier and you can see it here.