OKLAHOMA CITY | Devon Headquarters | 850 FT / 259 M | 54 FLOORS | U/C - Page 16

Onward · #**301** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 6:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rail>Auto

Great addition for OKC. I have a feeling this won't be their last building over 800 ft to be built this decade either.

Hope so, OKC is more than deserving of a few new towers.

Onward · #**302** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 6:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by Deepstar

That conservatory looks great!

It's alot better in person!

shane453 · #**303** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 7:39 AM**

As far as speculation on other new towers is concerned, our best hopes are for a convention center hotel as part of the new convention center that will be built near the end of the decade, and residential or mixed-use towers in a few ideal areas around downtown. There are a few developers that are under suspicion for planning to build residential high-rises at some point, one in particular is across the street from Devon Tower.

shakman · #**304** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by shane453

As far as speculation on other new towers is concerned, our best hopes are for a convention center hotel as part of the new convention center that will be built near the end of the decade, and residential or mixed-use towers in a few ideal areas around downtown. There are a few developers that are under suspicion for planning to build residential high-rises at some point, one in particular is across the street from Devon Tower.

Although I would like to see the OKC skyline grow, don't get your hopes too high.

worthy cook · #**305** Posted **Feb 24, 2010, 4:44 PM**

some pics I took yesterday

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45571065@N04/

shane453 · #**306** Posted **Feb 28, 2010, 7:23 AM**

Awesome picture of downtown with the new crane, seen from Will Rogers airport several miles away. By SkyWest OKC at OKCTalk

shane453 · #**307** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 1:48 AM**

By OKCMomentum at OKCTalk
3/3/10 progress on tower foundation

espalorius · #**308** Posted **Mar 4, 2010, 1:55 AM**

i had no idea about this! what a good looking building.

ChiSoxRox · #**309** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 2:56 AM**

Congrats guys, aside from New York this is the tallest building currently U/C in the country.

I like OKC's skyline. Back in the post-war era I'm pretty sure it was the smallest city with two 400-footers.

evanmack · #**310** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 11:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

Congrats guys, aside from New York this is the tallest building currently U/C in the country.

I like OKC's skyline. Back in the post-war era I'm pretty sure it was the smallest city with two 400-footers.

What about the Chicago Spire?

AtlantaMustang · #**311** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by evanmack

What about the Chicago Spire?

Theyre having a lot of problems with financing and its on hold..

ChiSoxRox · #**312** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by evanmack

What about the Chicago Spire?

It's looking like the financing is gone and the Spire won't rise, so this is one of my new "buildings to watch."

vandelay · #**313** Posted **Mar 10, 2010, 3:09 PM**

Pickard Chilton come up with some great towers. It's good to see them getting some major work.

shane453 · #**314** Posted **Mar 12, 2010, 10:26 PM**

A second tower crane base was set up today, and it looks like the concrete pour for this part of the core/foundation will begin this weekend!

worthy cook · #**315** Posted **Mar 17, 2010, 4:10 PM**

Live WebCam up and running

http://www.livestream.com/devoncam

Zerton · #**316** Posted **Mar 17, 2010, 5:21 PM**

This building is beautiful.. just had to say it.

shane453 · #**317** Posted **Mar 20, 2010, 7:13 AM**

Foundation pour is set to occur this weekend, depending on weather. It was 70 today and an unexpected blizzard seems to be coming in for Saturday. But if all goes according to plan, a 15-hour concrete pour will occur on Sunday. 26 million pounds of concrete, hauled in by 65 trucks from five different cement plants.

Rebar that has been set up over the last few weeks:

Wooster · #**318** Posted **Mar 20, 2010, 3:56 PM**

Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary probably gives you guys a bit of a preview of what the Devon Tower might look like in real life - another Pickard Chilton project, looks to be similar glazing at least in the renderings:

by Surrealplaces

Renderings:

phase 1:

I prefer the Devon tower design.

Thread:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=144946&page=21

Architect2010 · #**319** Posted **Mar 22, 2010, 3:02 AM**

Oh yes. The glazing is very similiar. I like it.

Here are a few pictures from the pouring of the foundation today. Courtesy of Cornbear from OKCTalk.

djvandrake · #**320** Posted **Mar 22, 2010, 4:03 AM**

Wow. What an impressive design. I really like it. It has such an interesting facade and excellent vertical lines. The crown has interest too with the triangular cut.

I don't mean to sound insulting (Really, I mean that) but I didn't expect to see a tower of this magnitude in Oklahoma City. Isn't that a typical midwestern city with space to spare?

It's a very beautiful tower and my congratulations.