This collection of images was created to showcase the perpetuity of change in our world through architecture. We as a society are moving away from originality, and that can be most demonstrated through our architectural decisions. On the left, you see older buildings made of brick and other raw materials. Buildings with character. In the middle, an image of a crane symbolising construction and change as a transitional element, leading the viewer through the image. On the right, you see newer buildings made of glass and cement. Flat buildings with no character that all look the same. There is no originality.
Toronto alone has 43% of all cranes in North America, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington DC with just 9% each as stated in the 2021 report done by Rider Levit Bucknall (RLB). In the third quarter of 2022, Toronto had 230 active cranes in the sky. That is five times higher than the RLB survey second place winner, Los Angeles. The reasoning behind their need for so many cranes, is simply because Toronto is growing at an exponential rate, and have run out of land to build on, so their only solution is to go up.
