Wooster
Dec 20, 2006, 10:45 PM
Well, as we thought at this time last year 2006 was a banner year for Calgary. Just way too much to even keep track of. Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of the things that happened of significance this year. Also, below 2007's wish list!
Office:
- EnCana released their design for the Bow
- We got a glimse of FCC2, currently in the design process
- Jamieson Place Office building
- New City Centre concept released
- Bankers Court design released, started construction
- Genco Place started construction following redesign
- Homburg-Harris I, II redesign and start of construction
- Centrium Place continued under construction
- Centennial Place started construction of first phase
- Livingston Place continued construction
- Palliser South design released
- Penny Lane was revived, got approval, then died again.
- Southland Park 4 under construction
- IBM campus phase II started construction
- 8 west design released, started construction
- Stampede Station started construction
- Quarry Park approved
- New Century Plaza design(s) released
- Acera Headquarters released.
- Cambrian office project design released
- Opus 8th and 5th under construction
- Glenmore professional office started construction
- Westmount Corporate campus phase 1 completed
- Citadel West under construction
- Ribtor II started construction
- Interplex offices under construction
Residential/mixed use:
- Princeton neared completion
- Chocolate was completed
- Sasso was completed
- Stella was completed
- Nova began construction
- Anthem's Greyhound project (990 units) got land use approval
- London at Heritage phase 1 started construction
- Colours started construction
- Skytower died
- L/M design released
- New Renoir Suites design released
- Exchange got land use approval, prelim concept released
- Centuria on the park design released
- Inglewood midrise proposed
- Hotel Germain/office/condo design approved
- Riverside Quays approved (inglewood)
- Marda Loop mixed use proposed
- Brava completed
- Encore started construction
- Castello started construction
- 5 West I completed
- 5 west II started construction
- Midtown towers started construction
- Montana started construction (kind of)
- Xenex started construction
- Arriva 1 under construction
- Arriva 42 approved
- Keynote introduced, started construction
- Kai Towers design released, approved
- Bridges phase 1 complete. phase II parcels sold
- Churchill estates under construction
- Astoria on 10th design released
- Oscar design released
- Vantage Pointe crawled to near completion
- Riverfront Pointe started construction
- Union Square I (finally) started construction
- Nuera Design released
- Grand Royal/Haras designs released
- Providence Kensington/Bankview under construction
Institutional/Other
- SAIT Residence Started construction
- SAIT announced Bing Thom as architect for expansion
- COP released expansion plans
- Sheldon Chumir started construction
- Zoo released expansion plans/ designs
- Heritage Park expansion under construction
- Eau Claire Plaza concepts released
- Courts Centre nearing completion
- Stampede expansion started with Casino
- Water Centre neared completion
- Child Development Centre under construction
- University Projects ISEEE and digital library chose architects
- U of C veterinary medicine building started construction
- U of C international house design released
- Bow Valley College Reno/Expansion under construction
- Various Hospital expansions (rockyview, foothills, peter laugheed) under construction
- Beltline ARP approved
- Centre City Plan released
- NE, NW LRT extenstions under construction
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With all that happening, can 2006 be topped? I think so. 2007 should bring a lot more. We will really start to see cranes dominate the skyline this year like in the early 80s. A lot of big projects are just starting construction or will be in the first half of 2007.
Things I am looking forward to most
- EnCana starting constuction
- Design of Central Library
- Continued progress on WLRT
Wish List:
- All the major office proposals to start (except PLT), plus 1000' Imperial design release
- Public Art Gallery project announced
- Dozens more major residential projects
- East Village to start
- Some TODs starting (Anderson)
Your turn.
Office:
- EnCana released their design for the Bow
- We got a glimse of FCC2, currently in the design process
- Jamieson Place Office building
- New City Centre concept released
- Bankers Court design released, started construction
- Genco Place started construction following redesign
- Homburg-Harris I, II redesign and start of construction
- Centrium Place continued under construction
- Centennial Place started construction of first phase
- Livingston Place continued construction
- Palliser South design released
- Penny Lane was revived, got approval, then died again.
- Southland Park 4 under construction
- IBM campus phase II started construction
- 8 west design released, started construction
- Stampede Station started construction
- Quarry Park approved
- New Century Plaza design(s) released
- Acera Headquarters released.
- Cambrian office project design released
- Opus 8th and 5th under construction
- Glenmore professional office started construction
- Westmount Corporate campus phase 1 completed
- Citadel West under construction
- Ribtor II started construction
- Interplex offices under construction
Residential/mixed use:
- Princeton neared completion
- Chocolate was completed
- Sasso was completed
- Stella was completed
- Nova began construction
- Anthem's Greyhound project (990 units) got land use approval
- London at Heritage phase 1 started construction
- Colours started construction
- Skytower died
- L/M design released
- New Renoir Suites design released
- Exchange got land use approval, prelim concept released
- Centuria on the park design released
- Inglewood midrise proposed
- Hotel Germain/office/condo design approved
- Riverside Quays approved (inglewood)
- Marda Loop mixed use proposed
- Brava completed
- Encore started construction
- Castello started construction
- 5 West I completed
- 5 west II started construction
- Midtown towers started construction
- Montana started construction (kind of)
- Xenex started construction
- Arriva 1 under construction
- Arriva 42 approved
- Keynote introduced, started construction
- Kai Towers design released, approved
- Bridges phase 1 complete. phase II parcels sold
- Churchill estates under construction
- Astoria on 10th design released
- Oscar design released
- Vantage Pointe crawled to near completion
- Riverfront Pointe started construction
- Union Square I (finally) started construction
- Nuera Design released
- Grand Royal/Haras designs released
- Providence Kensington/Bankview under construction
Institutional/Other
- SAIT Residence Started construction
- SAIT announced Bing Thom as architect for expansion
- COP released expansion plans
- Sheldon Chumir started construction
- Zoo released expansion plans/ designs
- Heritage Park expansion under construction
- Eau Claire Plaza concepts released
- Courts Centre nearing completion
- Stampede expansion started with Casino
- Water Centre neared completion
- Child Development Centre under construction
- University Projects ISEEE and digital library chose architects
- U of C veterinary medicine building started construction
- U of C international house design released
- Bow Valley College Reno/Expansion under construction
- Various Hospital expansions (rockyview, foothills, peter laugheed) under construction
- Beltline ARP approved
- Centre City Plan released
- NE, NW LRT extenstions under construction
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With all that happening, can 2006 be topped? I think so. 2007 should bring a lot more. We will really start to see cranes dominate the skyline this year like in the early 80s. A lot of big projects are just starting construction or will be in the first half of 2007.
Things I am looking forward to most
- EnCana starting constuction
- Design of Central Library
- Continued progress on WLRT
Wish List:
- All the major office proposals to start (except PLT), plus 1000' Imperial design release
- Public Art Gallery project announced
- Dozens more major residential projects
- East Village to start
- Some TODs starting (Anderson)
Your turn.