The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 106

Surrealplaces · #**2101** Posted **Aug 21, 2012, 8:07 PM**

The Calgary Tower one is similar to the Willis tower one, and with a few adjustments and it could be close....course you'd never get that height

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Originally Posted by osmo

Yes the Calgary Tower glass part looks way better. The CN Tower one is bush league. It was cool when I went up but I kinda did a

. The Empire State building hit me more because I was outside bad had the wind swirling at me.

Now if either of the two towers construct something like this....

-http://jockohomo.tumblr.com

Maybe that is something that could re-transform the Calgary Tower you could look up at the towers and down at the street?

Chadillaccc · #**2102** Posted **Aug 21, 2012, 11:29 PM**

Of course not, but few buildings can.

Coldrsx · #**2103** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 3:18 AM**

Calgary tower would be cool if it had a nice skyline to look at.

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sync · #**2104** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 3:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Calgary tower would be cool if it had a nice skyline to look at.

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• Video Link

Witty Nickname · #**2105** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 12:16 PM**

Cloudy Calgary Panorama by Witty nickname, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**2106** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 12:20 PM**

^ Such a beautiful city.

caltrane74 · #**2107** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 1:57 PM**

Calgary Does Have a Sweet Skyline!

vanman · #**2108** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 3:34 PM**

Calgary has deservedly stolen the show lately. I like the powerful corporate vibe it gives off. The highrise condos will probably creep into the skyline over the coming decades and dilute the effect but right now it is like Toronto of the 90s.

Rico Rommheim · #**2109** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 4:41 PM**

Montreal skyline in slow, but steady transition

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Altitude, on the left; Marriott Ville-Marie on the right.

By Deborah Caro on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**2110** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 4:47 PM**

Some beautiful ones of Calgary on SmugMug as well:

http://danyuphotog.smugmug.com/Places/Calgary/23370810_Cbwk9v#!i=1887246828&k=thD9PS8&lb=1&s=A

Chadillaccc · #**2111** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Calgary has deservedly stolen the show lately. I like the powerful corporate vibe it gives off. The highrise condos will probably creep into the skyline over the coming decades and dilute the effect but right now it is like Toronto of the 90s.

The condos going up here (Calgary) are really high quality compared to most across the country. I don't think we have much to worry about. Even the worst of them, while plain blue, are still high quality (see Keynote complex).

Nuera:

It's twin is now under construction:

Arriva 42

two more towers planned (both with a much sleeker design):

Keynote Office and Residential:

Taller tower currently under construction:

Five West:

The Guardian:

Six and Ten:

Astoria on Tenth:

Kings on Fourth:

caltrane74 · #**2112** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

The condos going up here (Calgary) are really high quality compared to most across the country. I don't think we have much to worry about. Even the worst of them, while plain blue, are still high quality (see Keynote complex).

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I agree with your assessments.

Coldrsx · #**2113** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 8:40 PM**

Didn't know this was the calgary proposals thread...

Doug · #**2114** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Calgary has deservedly stolen the show lately. I like the powerful corporate vibe it gives off. The highrise condos will probably creep into the skyline over the coming decades and dilute the effect but right now it is like Toronto of the 90s.

I doubt more residential buildings will diminish the office core simply because space constraints will continue to force office towers to both build higher and use large floor plates than residential buildings. Most of the condos are being built just outside downtown proper where land availability is no where near as constrained. Downtown proper is only about 1 square mile.

vegeta_skyline · #**2115** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Didn't know this was the calgary proposals thread...

Jealous much?

feepa · #**2116** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:10 PM**

http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/photo-galleries/fire-in-the-sky-photo-gallery-1.925310

Coldrsx · #**2117** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by vegeta_skyline

Jealous much?

Admiration is not jealously.

patm · #**2118** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/photo-galleries/fire-in-the-sky-photo-gallery-1.925310

Woah.

No way.

Daveography · #**2119** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/photo-galleries/fire-in-the-sky-photo-gallery-1.925310

That building in the lower-left was actually damaged slightly by that hit. Just some brick work from what I could tell, which fell to the sidewalk and road.

O-tacular · #**2120** Posted **Aug 22, 2012, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Robertpuant

Batman is my favourite tower in Montreal.