CN Tower, Toronto

I did a project on work experience at Sector Light in London about skyscrapers around the world. I was helping to put together research to win the marketing of a new tower in London. 

I thought at the time that the CN Tower in Toronto was a strange building, its the tallest structure in Toronto, and you can see how it towers above the rest of the skyline in the photo above. Its 553 meters high and until 2007 it was the worlds tallest free standing structure on land, but despite this it is not generally considered a high rise building because it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. I actually think its really quite an ugly building, but it definatley stands out on the skyline. It was interesting to see it first hand after having done so much research on it earlier in the year. 

A beautiful reminder

Having spent three days and nights at Niagara Falls recently I was reminded of something which I think is important we all remember when designing, and that is that sometimes less is more. 

Seeing the falls lit up at night, whilst still beautiful, wasn't even comparable, in my opinion, to experiencing the amazing natural power of them in the day. The falls are one of the wonders of the world for a reason and they just didn't benefit having coloured lights shone on them at night!!