Albion: Christopher Hume and Albion Library

albion: DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY Clad in glass and brightly-coloured vertical panels, the Albion Library stands out as a unique presence on the streetscape, according to Toronto Star. DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY By Christopher Hume Urban Issues and July 18, 2017 At a time when architecture seems little more than a desperate search for novelty, the appearance of a building such as the Albion Public Library offers reason for hope. DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY The new Albion Public Library in Etobicoke includes courtyards, gardens and spaces that are practical without being utilitarian and mean. This new structure is a powerful reminder of what architecture can be when designed with users in mind, not its creators' reputation. The result is that, like cities everywhere, much of Toronto is a degraded landscape of architectural failure. Only in an age of starchitecture, of buildings that see no further than themselves, of outlandishness and disconnection would such a distinction be necessary, but such is the tragedy or is it farce of contemporary architecture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.