Elmar Tamp\u00f5ld was an Estonian, who also designed Tartu College, which is now a very successful co-op run by a small group of Estonians, with an archive, Estonian Studies Centre, library, and event spaces under the 18 floor dorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little while ago I was asked to take a photo of the Rochdale College on Bloor Steer West in Toronto. It is always a challenge to get the high buildings in the photo in their glory. I tried from the top floor of Tartu College, but it didn’t work out due to a really sharp angle, as the Tartu building was too far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why it is so important for me to make a post about taking a photo of a building? First its history and second the architect who designed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 18-storey tower that once housed Rochdale at 341 Bloor Street is now known as the Senator\u00a0David A. Croll<\/a>\u00a0Apartments. Completed in 1968, it is the sister building to the\u00a0Tartu<\/a>\u00a0student residence a short distance west across Bloor street. Designed by the architects\u00a0Elmar Tamp\u00f5ld<\/a>\u00a0and John Wells (who had earlier constructed the Charles Street Apartments at\u00a0Bay Street<\/a>\u00a0and Bloor Street). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elmar Tamp\u00f5ld was an Estonian, who also designed Tartu College, which is now a very successful co-op run by a small group of Estonians, with an archive, Estonian Studies Centre, library, and event spaces under the 18 floor dorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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