Winnipeg: New Tallest

204 · #1 Posted **May 29, 2007, 6:31 AM**

Winnipeg needs something like this

The Jabroni · #2 Posted **May 29, 2007, 4:18 PM**

...I don't see anything...?

MolsonExport · #3 Posted **May 29, 2007, 5:09 PM**

Winnipeg needs another 80's tower of banality?

vid · #4 Posted **May 29, 2007, 8:12 PM**

I'm pretty sure the Dutch are asking for that one to be torn down... Keep looking, Amsterdam has some great towers. You'll find a decent one soon.

rgalston · #5 Posted **May 29, 2007, 9:41 PM**

I'd rather see a score more of these on vacant lots and strip mall sites than I would a new tallest:

Canadian Mind · #6 Posted **May 29, 2007, 10:35 PM**

you actually had me going that Winnipeg had a new tallest.

1ajs · #7 Posted **May 29, 2007, 11:03 PM**

^^^^ we almost did last week lol

raisethehammer · #8 Posted **May 29, 2007, 11:06 PM**

it's one thing to ask for a new tallest, but that piece of crap??
I've never been to Winnipeg, but I've heard it's architecturally like Canada's Chicago.
I'm doubting that after reading this request.

Smron · #9 Posted **May 29, 2007, 11:08 PM**

What a pointless thread...

1ajs · #10 Posted **May 29, 2007, 11:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

it's one thing to ask for a new tallest, but that piece of crap??
I've never been to Winnipeg, but I've heard it's architecturally like Canada's Chicago.
I'm doubting that after reading this request.

depends witch part of downtown your in....

spiritedenergy · #11 Posted **May 30, 2007, 12:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

it's one thing to ask for a new tallest, but that piece of crap??
I've never been to Winnipeg, but I've heard it's architecturally like Canada's Chicago.
I'm doubting that after reading this request.

Winnipeg is Canada's Chicago! Well on a smaller scale...

I can't believe someone can like that skyscraper, it's ridiculously ugly.

Edit: the title and the light bulb (!!!! yes, great idea) of this thread are misleading at least... clooose it!

WHISTLERINMUSKOKA · #12 Posted **May 30, 2007, 12:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Canadian Mind

you actually had me going that Winnipeg had a new tallest.

Same, and also Winnipeg does deserve a new tallest but better then that one.

vid · #13 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:16 AM**

I didn't do much searching (just looked at Amsterdam, really) and I think these buildings might fit in Winnipeg fairly well. If they weren't built in Amsterdam first, of course. No one likes a copycat.

IJ Toren

Viñoly

Mondriaantoren

Rembrandt Tower

Oh, only the last one is taller than CWP but you could stretch them up. They're really just ideas, I'm not saying we should transplant the buildings exactly as they are. Though they'd make amazing filler.

Only The Lonely.. · #14 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:24 AM**

I'd like to choose a Minneapolis inspired model for our city.

vid · #15 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:27 AM**

# South Some Ordinal Numbered Street would fit in better than IDS or Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo is more of a Montréal style building, IDS would fit in in Calgary.

1ajs · #16 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:30 AM**

we need a new signiture tower.........

Only The Lonely.. · #17 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

we need a new signiture tower.........

You mean like 100 main?

1ajs · #18 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..

You mean like 100 main?

yes but better desinged i hated that design... i preferd the other 100 main design...

The Jabroni · #19 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:48 AM**

Yeah, after seeing that, that's really disappointing and misleading.

Something has to be tall, like this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:J...33-8436_WC.jpg

vid · #20 Posted **May 30, 2007, 2:49 AM**

That is a scary building.