The only two buildings in Toronto worth saving are Old City Hall and Osgoode Hall, Frank Gehry says

Curiously, he doesn’t include his own work on the Art Gallery of Ontario on his list of buildings worth saving. OK, we don’t have hundreds of years of splendid architectural history in this town, and granted, along the way we’ve seen a lot of bad development decisions made all in the name of a greasy buck, but still, where does Gehry get off making a statement like that? Toronto does have a number of character neighbourhoods, and I think it would serve Mr. Gehry well to go spend some time in them.

The National Post article includes a picture of the proposed trio of 80+ story buildings proposed for the Mirvish lands on King St. Are you excited to see these things erected? Not me.

“Having theatres that are not full all the time is not better than having art museums and a relationship with OCAD and a relationship with the city… These towers can become a symbol of what Toronto can be,” he said. “I am not building condominiums. I am building three sculptures for people to live in.”

I expect there will be some good things inside for Torontonians, but I’m not feeling the love for what they’re cooking up on King St. so far.