The quality of public projects in Toronto is not great. Praising things like this - which is clumsy, overbuilt, and poorly detailed - just makes everybody feel good and double down on the status quo.
I'm not an architect/expert, just someone who uses that library and I like it - it's welcoming and the space inside is nice to spend time in... Again, not being an expert, I don't know how it could have been made better, but it's a VAST improvement over the falling down room that was there before.
A completely understandable attitude! Yet when the people in charge say that – as they do – it eliminates any possibility for critique. Endless self-congratulation.
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The photo has good points but I get that it isn't presentive of the overall experience.