Winnipeg Construction

[1ajs]

2 buildings are being recladed

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

CN >

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

CN >

damn right!

[Jeff]

mts seems to finally be fixing their blue light strips that have been partially burnt-out for the past few years.. crews were hanging all over the building all afternoon.. mainly focusing on the big MTS logo on the south side.

[techfreak]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

Where is this located? I don't recognize this building at all.

[Enjoy03]

Originally Posted by techfreak

Where is this located? I don't recognize this building at all.

Im pretty sure it's in Edmonton

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by Enjoy03

Im pretty sure it's in Edmonton

Correct, Epcor the new one on the left and CN Tower on the right. You can't see it from this angle but the CN logo up top does a cool light up loop at night.

[Joshy]

Sorry, is this a thead about praising Edmonton or talking about construction in Winnipeg?

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Joshy

Sorry, is this a thead about praising Edmonton or talking about construction in Winnipeg?

read back a few posts u will see the context

[armorand93]

Originally Posted by Joshy

Sorry, is this a thead about praising Edmonton or talking about construction in Winnipeg?

I suggested the architects from The Bow, ENCOR and Manitoba Hydro to create a new high-rise in Winnipeg

[1ajs]

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Downtown development on right track, says HGTV star
By: Murray McNeill
Posted: 05/11/2011 1:00 AM

Winnipeg's Exchange District has a new fan -- HGTV star and condo pitchman Brad Lamb.
The Toronto real estate broker/developer blew into Winnipeg on Tuesday -- his first visit to the city -- to give a luncheon address on the Canadian condominium market and how condo developments can be a catalyst for downtown revitalization.
Before the luncheon, his host -- Winnipeg real estate investment firm The Blueprint Group -- took him on a 15-minute driving tour through downtown Winnipeg. And the man whose companies have sold more than 15,000 condos and have six condo projects under construction at the moment in Canada, said he liked what he saw.
"This is a much bigger city and it seems to be more cosmopolitan than I initially anticipated," he told about 300 luncheon guests at the Delta Winnipeg hotel. "And I found this area I really like called the Exchange District."
Lamb said it reminded him of the King West area in downtown Toronto, which he described as "the epicentre of cool in Toronto."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/busines...ight-track-says-hgtv-star-121620829.html

[yopaul]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Downtown development on right track, says HGTV star
By: Murray McNeill
Posted: 05/11/2011 1:00 AM

Winnipeg's Exchange District has a new fan -- HGTV star and condo pitchman Brad Lamb.
The Toronto real estate broker/developer blew into Winnipeg on Tuesday -- his first visit to the city -- to give a luncheon address on the Canadian condominium market and how condo developments can be a catalyst for downtown revitalization.
Before the luncheon, his host -- Winnipeg real estate investment firm The Blueprint Group -- took him on a 15-minute driving tour through downtown Winnipeg. And the man whose companies have sold more than 15,000 condos and have six condo projects under construction at the moment in Canada, said he liked what he saw.
"This is a much bigger city and it seems to be more cosmopolitan than I initially anticipated," he told about 300 luncheon guests at the Delta Winnipeg hotel. "And I found this area I really like called the Exchange District."
Lamb said it reminded him of the King West area in downtown Toronto, which he described as "the epicentre of cool in Toronto."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/busines...ight-track-says-hgtv-star-121620829.html

Interesting. I've always found Lamb to be a rather arrogrant pr1ck-but a very successful one. The amount of work he's completed in TO has been tremendous, and hopefully his visit might kickstart him into starting some projects in Winnipeg.

[sledhead35]

the more exposure the better, especially exposure to people that have resources like lamb. cant hurt! besides, dont you HAVE to be arrogant to be successful?

[c vist]

May not be about Winnipeg, and I may not understand it, but it is about our Designers taking the international stage:

Migrating Landscapes was selected by a national juried competition as Canada’s official entry at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture.It will be presented by Winnipeg-based 5468796 Architecture and Jae-Sung Chon.

More details at http://migratinglandscapes.ca/

Congrats Sasha!

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by c vist

May not be about Winnipeg, and I may not understand it, but it is about our Designers taking the international stage:

Migrating Landscapes was selected by a national juried competition as Canada’s official entry at the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture.It will be presented by Winnipeg-based 5468796 Architecture and Jae-Sung Chon.

More details at http://migratinglandscapes.ca/

Congrats Sasha!

indeed congratz to that whole firm

[cheswick]

Deal near for high-profile downtown complex
Hotel, parkade, office and retail spaces part of plan
By: Murray McNeill

A highly anticipated deal that will see a new hotel, parkade and office/retail complex spring up on the north side of downtown Portage Avenue should be complete by the end of next month, the head of CentreVenture Development Corp. said Thursday.

Rest of story: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakin...-profile-downtown-complex-121764919.html

[JustinL]

^^^ where exactly is that going to go? Anybody care to speculate on if we'll get a new highrise?

[1ajs]

^^^between hargave and donald


also from that artical

Other projects McGowan said CentreVenture is working on include the conversion of the Pantages Theatre on Market Avenue into a "community performing arts centre -- "that's probably a year out" -- the commercial redevelopment of the vacant James Avenue Pumping Station on Waterfront Drive -- "we hope to be well under construction by this time next year" -- and a design plan for the new sports, hospitality and entertainment district (SHED).

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakin...-profile-downtown-complex-121764919.html

[freeweed]

Originally Posted by JustinL

^^^ where exactly is that going to go?

Across the street from MTS Centre. And it's completely unrelated to Winnipeg's attempts to acquire an NHL team.

[JustinL]

Originally Posted by freeweed

Across the street from MTS Centre.

So I'd imagine it will replace the A&B sound building?