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Construction Well Underway at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Located at the base of the CN Tower, construction is progressing well on the city's newest major attraction. Developed by Ripley's Entertainment Inc. and designed by B+H Architects, the $130 million...
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Topping Off August 2012: What's Hot On UrbanToronto
In the real estate and development industry, August tends to pass by at a crawl. Construction slows down amidst the city's scorching temperatures, and those lucky enough head off to a lakeside escape....
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Topping Off September 2012: What's Hot On UrbanToronto
September was definitely an interesting month here on UrbanToronto. With the conclusion of summer the City's planning department was back in full-swing, holding public consultation meetings and...
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Topping Off October 2012: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
It has been another busy month here at UrbanToronto, with lots of discussion going on in our Forum on some very high-profile development announcements. Needless to say, it's all kept us very busy...
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Topping Off November 2012: What's Hot On UrbanToronto
November has been another busy month for us here at UrbanToronto. The most visited story of the month was the cancellation of the Globe and Mail's new head office at Front and Spadina, prompting a lot...
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Topping Off December 2012: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
The last month of the year was a busy one at UrbanToronto. The Forum was a hotbed of discussion, as always, with the most talked-about project being One Bloor East. In the news, a stunning rendering of...
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Ripley's Aquarium Taking Shape
Do you think your aprtment building or condo tower is crowded with too many residents? Well try sharing your living space with 13,500 other inhabitants; that is what the aquatic creatures at the new...
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Photo of the Day: Rising South Core
There are cranes and construction all over the place in the south core. Ïce is rising steadily in the background, while Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is taking shape in the foreground. This photo, taken...
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CN Tower and the Ripley's Aquarium Race to Summer Openings
Few parts of Toronto see as much tourist traffic as the area surrounding the base of the CN Tower. Each year, millions of visitors from across the globe stand at the base of this monolithic concrete...
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Topping Off April 2013: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
The past month at UrbanToronto has been quite eventful. Our Twitter page has just hit over 20,000 followers, our Facebook page is approaching 4,000 fans, and the city of Toronto is growing faster than...
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KDA Interventions Transform and Personalize Toronto Public Space
The giant media screen at Maple Leaf Square, image by Kramer Design Associates As the sting of Toronto’s seventh-game loss to Boston fades, a vision from the playoffs remains; it’s the image of...
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Progress at Ripley's Aquarium Hinting at the Finished Look
With the months trickling down to days until the planned August opening, the race is on to prepare the building for the public at what will undoubtedly become one of Toronto’s busiest attractions. Once...
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Topping Off May 2013: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
Unfortunately Toronto has been in the world news lately for the antics of its mayor, not for displays of creative or dynamic development nor urban design best practices. Fortunately, Torontonians can...
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Exhibits Moving Into Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
We are less than two months away from our first look inside the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and with opening day coming quickly, exhibits are now being installed in the 135,000 square-foot facility....
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Topping Off August 2013: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
As the summer comes to a close, the squeals of children playing outdoors fades as parents ship them off to school, and the blistering heat slowly transitions to crisp autumn air. It's also a time for...
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Opens at the base of the CN Tower
With all of its construction delays behind it, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada opened this morning at the base of the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto.The new Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is located at the base...
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Photo of the Day: Inside Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Toronto's newest tourist attraction opened to the public last week and UrbanToronto's Jack Landau took part in some of the action. The 135,000-square-foot aquarium holds over 5.7 million litres of...
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Topping Off November 2013: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
With over 2.75 million views this month, including around 225,000 unique visitors, it has been another big month for UrbanToronto. To round up the highlights of the last month, we have collected the 10...
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A Year of Impressive Growth in Toronto's new Southcore
Toronto is a city on a lake, but one that we pushed away from the downtown over the years with new land for railways and shipping. When Great Lakes shipping declined we began to reclaim the waterfront,...
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CONTEST: Win Tickets to Ripley's Aquarium of Canada!
Our friends at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada have passed along tickets to give away. If you haven't checked out Toronto's newest attraction yet, here's your chance!Before you can enter the contest, you...
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