I am looking forward to this one!

Yup building completely closed off, hope they have their demo permit and construction BP! Looks like Manulife has just started construction too. This Brookfield Place, and Manu will be a huge boost to the central core and three more of the best looking towers in the country for us!

Manulife has been cracking lately, they've taken down most of a floor in the last day and shoring is progressing rapidly on the other half the site

I posted this in the construction forum as well
 

Art Central has been closed for a couple weeks and the process of removing the asbestos will begin shortly.

Updated Timeline:
Oct. 1, 2014 – Removal of the existing Plus 15. This bridge will be reconstructed at a later date.
Oct. 29 – Commencement of deconstruction of entire site
Dec. 2014 / Jan. 2015 - Excavation and shoring will begin
Completion – Mid 2018

Damn asbestos holding us up!

Recently released interiors of Telus Sky...

http://telussky.com/media/amenities-slideshow-1.jpg
http://telussky.com/media/amenities-slideshow-3.jpg
http://telussky.com/media/workspace-slideshow-3.jpg
http://telussky.com/media/amenities-1024x522.jpg
http://telussky.com/media/sustainability-1024x522.jpg


I also think this one has been updated too. Looks very nice :)

http://telussky.com/media/architecture-1024x522.jpg

Any ideas whether the balloon rabbit sculpure in the lobby is the actual design or just a placeholder? Jeff Koons is pretty hot in the art world right now - another piece in his balloon animal series sold for $58 million last year, which Christie's report to be a world record for a living artist.

Stantec mixed will be a little taller, but Sky is much sexier for the record.

Sky does seem more cohesive, must admit.

Interesting that the second floor windows can be opened?

Damn, I like that street level render ... Can't wait for this one to start :)

The weird stock-photo-people that populate architectural renders always kind of weird me out.

So Edmonton's new Stantec mixed use building is taller than TELUS Sky. Just sayin'.

:previous: And less than half as attractive :P



That would be awesome if that was on the +15 level.

We need more European designed projects here. This project's very elegant throughout.

european?! Omg! There are plenty of good artists in calgary! Just give them a chance! Cost savings! Blerg

I guess so. Foster, Snohetta, and BIG are all European firms and all three of their buildings are going to be icons of Calgary. I'd just say we're very lucky to be getting/have gotten the buildings we are getting. It would be wonderful in any city to get these insanely skilled architects designing towers and building them, but in a city of less than 1.5 million, that makes it even all the more incredible. These firms have made this pivotal point in our city's history a really worth-while and rewarding time.

Calgary has to get out of this "Bulky" style on a lot of it's newer buildings!

Haha the global firms are great and will inspire the local firms to up their game.

I was being facetious :)