Air Miles Tower, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

Air Miles Tower

The Air Miles Tower, 438 University Avenue, Toronto, headquarter of Air Miles Canada's, is not a building with an eccentric exotic design, but stands out for its refined design.

The plan with shifted blocks creates a staggered fa軋de. The glass curtain fa軋de is creating an optical spatial woven fa軋de by the use of horizontal layers that gives the building a very attractive graphical pattern.
Due to the varying brightness of the reflections if the layers and the jagged structure, a very lively three-dimensional image is created.

The building was designed by Omar Yeung Architect & Associates and was commissioned in 1992.

I used different focal lengths for the three photos of this presentation

■ Picture 1: ◄ 50 mm � close up►

■ Picture 2: ◄ 23 mm � full facade ►

■ Picture 3: ◄ 16 mm � panorama view►

The skyscraper left of the Air Miles Tower is the Residences of the RCMI - Royal Canadian Military Institute, high 145 m, designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects

The best way to view the pictures is to use the links above.

ikeharel, ikeharel, Tue, Tue, Fis2, papagolf21, pierrefonds, Royaldevon, pajaran, jhm, tyro, PaulVDV, PiotrF, jean113, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102708) 2019-11-02 2:54

Hello Rob,
The WS photos show this building as rather more modest than the main photo indicates. The close view and tight framing, and the angle from where you took the photo, make the maximum use of the effects created by the design. We see smart patterns and attractive reflections that certain modernist painters or sculptors may have created. Judging from the full size views the artistic composition of the main photo is no doubt due to your eyes and skill, more than the architects.
Best regards,
Gert

ikeharel (113353) 2019-11-02 3:12

Hello Rob,
A fine three distances posts of the modern edifice, attrrcative and an eyes catching subject.
My best regards,
Ike

Tue (92370) 2019-11-02 3:15

Hallo Rob,
Een heel mooi zigzagpatroon waarbij het moeilijk te zien is wat gespiegeld wordt en wat niet. Er zijn bovendien enkele aantrekkelijke warme kleuren tussen alle blauwe tinten.
Lars

Fis2 (170779) 2019-11-02 3:25

Witaj Rob!
A very interesting building, curious fragment of fasade.
Excellent geometry and reflections make imoression.
I love it, WS too.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Have a good weekend.
Krzysztof

kasianowak (17676) 2019-11-02 3:29

Hi Rob
You did an amazing job by selecting this fragment of the fa軋de. You created a powerful abstract image showing a repetitive pattern in different warm and cool hues.
The WS give us an idea what the whole building looks like but, as photographic art, this is the obvious main upload.
Have a nice weekend
Kasia

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-11-02 3:34

Bonjour, cher Rob,
F駘icitations, vous avez su me convaincre des architectures contemporaines. J'ai eu l'occasion de regarder diff駻ents reportages t駘騅isuels sur les am駭agements ext駻ieurs et int駻ieurs, ma vison a chang� et j'avoue appr馗ier cet aspect plus pratique.
Vos compositions sont toujours remarquables.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

pierrefonds (114470) 2019-11-02 4:38

Hi Rob,

The reflections on the windows are asset to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the building. The light is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Royaldevon (85932) 2019-11-02 4:59

Hello Rob,

Your main photograph shows the building off to its best.
The zig-zag threads, in reality and reflection, create a hypnotic effect, very 3D in appearance. It really is an amazing patter.
It is interesting to see the building's location and overall shape but it does lose the the impact felt in the main shot.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (221627) 2019-11-02 5:02

Ciao Rob, lovely composition with beautiful geometry and fascinating reflections, fine details and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend have a good weekend ciao Silvio

BennyV (34748) 2019-11-02 8:12

A bit of a strange name for a tower, but yes that's another great architecture shot, Rob. (Soms gebeurt het dat ik spontaan in het Engels schrijft en dan pas achteraf merk dat het ook in het Nederlands kon, waarvoor sorry...ik bedoel: vergiffenis)

Benny

Energysavingelk (7832) 2019-11-02 10:09

Hello Rob!

This is very fine - just structures and geometry, with some dots of non-blueish colour.

Have a nice Sunday!
Sven

pajaran (115911) 2019-11-02 10:45

Pozdrav.
Interesantni i lepi pogledi, dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa arhitektura.
Lep refleks na staklu fasade.
Lep Air Miles Tower.
Lepo pokazano sa fotografijama u radionici.
Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and beautiful views, good text ...
Beautiful facade and details, beautiful architecture.
A nice reflex on the facade glass.
Nice Air Miles Tower.
Nicely shown with photos in the workshop.
I wish you all the best for the weekend.

jhm (211736) 2019-11-02 10:53

Goedenavond Rob,

Wie kan beter grafisch werk voorstellen dan jij met deze foto.
Al de hoeken en de weerspiegelingen zorgen voor perfecte foto.
Heel moioi gevonden en afgeleverd. Bedankt

Prettig weekend gewenst vanuit oost-Vlaanderen,
John

tyro (30513) 2019-11-02 11:35

Hello Rob,

I agree with others here that you have made the very most of photographing this interesting building by way of the fine composition of your main picture, while your two workshop photographs really present wider views and allow us to appreciate the full extent of the building. Your main image is the most "concentrated" and makes the very most of the building's form.

And all images demonstrate lovely light, true colours, perfect exposure and exquisite details and clarity.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-11-02 13:42

Rob, that glass facade is modern, very elegant and reflects what is around the building. The graphical patterns create a three dimensional effect. An excellent photo report showing the evolution of the architectural styles. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

lousat (139286) 2019-11-02 15:55

Hi Rob,it's nice to scroll the large version in the betaTE to have fun..ehhee..very very beautiful close up on the facades of this building,a perfect capture with the 2 useful WS showing full views from different points,i like it! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

PaulVDV (62920) 2019-11-02 16:38

Hallo Rob,
Je hoofdfoto is de meest artistieke.
Maar de andere foto's had ik wel nodig om het gebouw wat te begrijpen. Het bleef anders een beetje te abstract.
Nadat ik foto's 2 en 3 gezien heb, moet ik toegeven dat je er echt wel iets heel moois van gemaakt hebt met je hoofdfoto.
Vele groeten, Paul

ifege (48111) 2019-11-02 23:28

Another good series of modern architecture.
cheers
Ian

Nicou (193806) 2019-11-02 23:41

Hello

Quelle image et compo encore une fois ces bandes noirs en vague sur ce vitrage bleu sombre une touche de jaune droit quel graphisme et d騁ail fantastique
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

PiotrF (54698) 2019-11-03 4:12

Hello Rob,
Interesting photo of the part of the facade of Air Miles Tower.
Very good photos in the workshop.
Picture with nice sharpness and good quality.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

rychem (72187) 2019-11-03 6:16

Another great graphical photo, fantastic architecture design with so many glass surfaces reflecting each other, a splendid main photo and interesting photos in WS
regards Ryszard

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-11-04 2:23

Hi Rob
That glorious dappled light & shadow is a plus point for me, of a remarkable close shot of this ultra modern glass bulding that you really are getting some mileage out of this! Beautiful architecture especially its repetitive shapes and patterns with good contribution of horizontal and vertical lines which makes the compo more stronger. That marriage of colour is just awesome, simply graceful to view, Congrats.
Best regards

mkamionka (74447) 2019-11-04 7:02

Hi Rob,
great series of photos.
I always appreciate the view of the whole structure even though that without the doubt the main photo is the most creative.
The result is stunning also due to the reflections which especially in the upper parts are creating an interesting illusion of building being transparent.
Great capture and so very educational as always,
M

macjake (98456) 2019-11-04 15:06

Hi Rob
you know i'm going to like this one, you could have easily taken this shot in Vancouver. The overall visual is quite graphic, and I think the most effective of the group you show us. From my eyes, this is very striking. cheers
Craig

jean113 (27879) 2019-11-05 6:51

Hello Rob, your close up makes the most of the design of this building. The reflections are a delight.
Your workshop shots explain the buildings' situation, and with careful consideration you have shared its fascinating patterns.
As someone has commented, this is photographic art, keep them coming!
Kind regards, Jean.

mcmtanyel (68533) 2019-11-10 20:29

Hello Rob,
This is a beautiful frame of repeating patterns, lines and geometric shape - bordering on the abstract. The architecture is very pleasant, as seen in the other photos, but you have uploaded the most artistic photo as the main entry. 👏
Regards,
MT

jmdias (115186) 2019-12-02 11:40

rob

amazing the graphic impact of these lines and the reflections creating a special abstract and hard view. I liked.

take care

jorge

emka (158172) 2019-12-03 1:16

Hello Rob, Attractive facade and the close up shows the nice patterns.
But as I have said before, I find it very strange that you go again and again to similar places instead of seeing something different.
I fell in love in Dubai. It has all - the most breathtaking modern architecture in the world (IMHO), beautiful street art, old districts, efficient transportation, marvellous mosque and Louvre in Abu Dhabi, it is quite cheap and not so far. And it has something more than American cities - the wonderful Oriental atmosphere. I haven't any time to show all this up to now.
Kind regards MAlgo