Canadian City Proposals

[caltrane74]

Habsfanmaan will not be amused.

[Travis007]

More Toronto Infill.

The Rushton, 743 St. Clair Avenue West, 9 storeys

Rendering posted by Urbanation : http://twitter.com/#!/urbanation

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by CanadianNational

Here's a Sketchup mockup of a building on that site, at 38 floors, or 400 feet in height.











From Carlton and Sherbourne looking north:

Canadian National did a massing of 159 Wellesley Street.

Rendering here:


photo by Travis on the previous page

[Travis007]

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/9958...could-finally-give-brampton-its-downtown

Controversial new plan could finally give Brampton its downtown

Published On Mon May 23 2011
Urban Affairs Reporter
San Grewal

As Brampton's population continues to swell the nation's tenth largest city remains desperate for a downtown that will give it an identity.

But a plan that could cost more than half a billion dollars accepted after more than 20 years of promises now has many questioning the vision Brampton's leaders have endorsed.

Today, when you walk the intersection of Queen St. and Main St. — the centre of historic Brampton — it has the look and feel of a sleepy town, not a city of 500,000 people. A hodge-podge of ageing single-storey buildings home to a variety of small businesses and services line the streets. Unlike the draw of a vibrant downtown it is devoid of lively pedestrian traffic and a bustling commercial scene.

Bramptonians recognize the need to replace the buildings of a bygone era with modern, urban corridors that will attract the brightest people and best businesses flocking to the region; or risk losing out to neighbouring communities while outlying sprawl continues.

With mounting demands to finally act on old promises, city council recently approved a bid by developer Dominus Cityzen Fernbrook to recreate the downtown.

Supporters say the plan fulfills a much needed large-scale expansion of city hall, modern office and retail spaces, parking and a new library.

They want to know why the cost is about twice that of a bid that was disqualified under a selection process they call secretive--only two bids were eventually considered for the largest project in the city's history. The Dominus bid, for just the first of three phases (the city hall work), has a ceiling of $205 million, which includes construction and leasing costs over 25 years. The construction cost for phase two and three is $157 million, not including financing costs.

When Brampton's population started to balloon council realized the city had to choose — either define itself or become a feeder city to Toronto and booming Mississauga. The city moved to define itself and embarked on a path of downtown revitalization.

The options council faced were stark: Scramble to become the dense urban city that the province mandated under its growth strategy, with modern industries, transit hubs and its own commercial/cultural centre; or allow the comfortable pattern of donut style growth to continue as the city settled into its identity as a bedroom community.

But with Brampton now on track to finally fulfill the promise of a defining downtown to draw residents in and create the feel of being its own city, taxpayers such as Chris Bejnar are more worried than ever.

“I am a huge supporter of downtown development,” says Bejnar, who has become the loudest voice advocating for fellow residents. “But why are there so many questions about the Dominus bid the city won't answer? Why is the cost so high and why don't we know if it even includes the whole project”?

Bejnar and other critics of the bid also want to know how the $205 million for just the first phase will be paid for.

[caltrane74]

Cool. Brampton is huge and deserves it's own downtown.

[Travis007]

^Agreed. Brampton has been a 2nd tier commuter town for so long. It's nice seeing Toronto's suburbs (Sauga, Vaughan, Markham, and now Brampton) finally growing up and building more urban oriented developments.

[caltrane74]

I'm pretty sure people in Brampton and Mississauga are getting sick of having to drive into Downtown Toronto for entertainment.

They need to entertain themselves in their own towns, without having to come to Toronto to have a good time.

[Travis007]

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/central

http://www.ownatcentral.com/

Central: 1618 Quebec St. ,Vancouver

[Travis007]

http://www.riverdistrict.ca

Community Plan
A vision that’s coming to life

River District is bounded by the Fraser to the south and the rest of Vancouver to the north, so it needs to act like a city that’s not in the city. Over 25 acres of the 130-acre site is devoted to public space, part of a sustainable plan that has a long-term vision. Designed by a world-class team of planners, architects and engineers, this will be a thoughtful modern solution, a new way to live and work in Vancouver.

[dsim249]

The Art Gallery of Saskatchewan

Originally Posted by neoen

The StarPhoenixMay 25, 2011 1:31 PM

The first glimpse at the proposed design of the $84-million Art Gallery of Saskatchewan was unveiled Wednesday morning at River Landing.

“Today is a day for rejoicing,” Mayor Don Atchison told a gathering of roughly 40 city officials and dignitaries.

Eight concept drawings were unveiled of the new gallery, which will wrap around the Remai Arts Centre.

The modern building, designed by renowned architect Bruce Kuwabara of Toronto’s KPMB Architects and Winnipeg-based Grant Van Iderstine of Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, features a predominantly glass front with tiered levels.

The gallery has jumped in cost from a proposed $58 million to its current $84-million price tag.

The bulk of the extra funding will come from donors. The fundraising goal has been increased from $8 million to $20 million.

“Our city and community is eager to see an art gallery emerge as the centrepiece of the south downtown,” said Doug Hodgson, chair of the fundraising campaign.

Describing the design as “extraordinary,” Art Knight, chair of the art gallery’s board, said the building will be “an outstanding city landmark.”

The drawings will be presented at city council next Monday for approval. A new funding strategy will be up for approval by the end of June, city officials said.

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[Dylan Leblanc]

Marketing is starting soon for this 10 storey building in Victoria called the Mondrian.



More - http://vibrantvictoria.ca/local-news/10-...ondo-expects-green-light-from-city-hall/

[davidivivid]

This proposal, aptly named Technoculture, seems to be gathering steam within the city council. It was imagined by the young CEO of Beenox, a video game studio. It aims to place huge LCD screens on the facades of the buildings surrounding the Jardin St-Roch, a garden/public square.The goal of this project isn't to allow corporate product placement but rather to showcase the artistic and technological creations produced in this part of town. A lot of artists, musicians and designers live there and their work could be showcased for all Quebec City residents to see. Also, Laval University's Visual Arts School as well as the Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and the Conservatory of Music are all situated in this neighbourhood. Hence, the students creations could be presented on these screens. Same things goes for the video game studios (Ubisoft, Beenox, Frima, Sarbakan, etc) who have all set up shop in St-Roch.


http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actu...e-par-la-densification-residentielle.php

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by Travis007

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/central

http://www.ownatcentral.com/

Central: 1618 Quebec St. ,Vancouver

Quick somebody check to make sure no one is chopping off the top of Le Germain in Calgary right now.

[Coldrsx]

^^^Ain't all that Mondrian IMO.

[rapid_business]

Originally Posted by dsim249

The Art Gallery of Saskatchewan

So is this in Saskatoon or Regina?

[dsim249]

Originally Posted by onishenko

So is this in Saskatoon or Regina?

In Saskatoon. In a new riverfront development called River Landing. Here
Like the article says, it will wrap around the Remai Arts Centre (Persephone Theater).

[rapid_business]

Crazy. One would thing, and wrong obviously, that a provincial art gallery would go to the provincial capital, but I guess not?

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by onishenko

Crazy. One would thing, and wrong obviously, that a provincial art gallery would go to the provincial capital, but I guess not?

Regina already has a fairly decently sized art gallery; it's just not called the provincial art gallery (it's the Mackenzie Art Gallery). Although Saskatoon also had a gallery (the Medel Art Gallery). I think it's to be folded into the new Art Gallery of Saskatchewan though.

I was kind of surprised that they chose that name when I first heard of the proposal though.

[dsim249]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Regina already has a fairly decently sized art gallery; it's just not called the provincial art gallery (it's the Mackenzie Art Gallery). Although Saskatoon also had a gallery (the Medel Art Gallery). I think it's to be folded into the new Art Gallery of Saskatchewan though.

I was kind of surprised that they chose that name when I first heard of the proposal though.

Yeah. Why should it be? What an odd thing to say.
Regina has a library... It's just not called the Provincial Library of Saskatchewan!!

The Mendel Art Gallery is much larger than the Mackenzie (at least in terms of works of art, with over 2000 more. Not sure about building sizes). So the Mendel has been very cramped for years and needs a new home. Hence the AGS.
I'm sure funding played a big role in naming it the AGS. More funding from the province.

Saskatoon will also be home to the Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan. Which will be located beside Royal University Hospital.
We're still waiting on more detailed renderings. Don't think this has been posted in this thread either.

Source

Alberta's children's hospital is located in Calgary, not Edmonton. I think giving a building a provincial namesake means it's the biggest and best in the province, designed with people from all parts of the province in mind, and meant for all people of the province to use and/or enjoy.

Regina has the museum, science centre, Legislative and the Riders.

[CCF]

Originally Posted by onishenko

Crazy. One would thing, and wrong obviously, that a provincial art gallery would go to the provincial capital, but I guess not?

Mostly it's just an odd choice of name.