Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3 - Page 254

SLC Projects · #**5061** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 1:38 AM**

FYI - 101 has topped out.

ToysNoiz · #**5062** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 2:29 AM**

Would anyone be able to get some photos of 101?

Boz · #**5063** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 5:55 AM**

Here's a link to my Salt Lake Comic Con fotoz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bozfoto/sets/72157635432043636/

Cheers

ToysNoiz · #**5064** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 5:35 PM**

Great pics! I didn't see too many costumes when I was there. Most costumes were outside of the Salt Palace. I really like this shot of the busy road with 99 west in the background.

I'll have to remember to repent now.

H4vok · #**5065** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 5:46 PM**

101 Boyer

101 Boyer by H4vok_13, on Flickr

Future Mayor · #**5066** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by ToysNoiz

Perhaps something like a Daylight and Building Component Award. I don't know. I'm just really impressed with the focus on making the building very attractive.

Do you know what LEED Certified is? LEED certified encompasses things like the use of daylight in the design.

I'm not sure it will win any architectural awards though, considering it is a very similar building to one in San Francisco (I believe that's where it is)

ToysNoiz · #**5067** Posted **Sep 8, 2013, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Future Mayor

Do you know what LEED Certified is? LEED certified encompasses things like the use of daylight in the design.

I'm not sure it will win any architectural awards though, considering it is a very similar building to one in San Francisco (I believe that's where it is)

I do realize what an LEED Certificate is. I wonder which was designed first, 111 or the SF building?

Thanks for the 101 picture. I like that angle.

gusam26 · #**5068** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 12:56 AM**

Will tower 101 have retail space?

jedikermit · #**5069** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Future Mayor

I'm not sure it will win any architectural awards though, considering it is a very similar building to one in San Francisco (I believe that's where it is)

Salt Lake City's Main Library is awwwfully similar to the Vancouver Main Library, but it still won a lot of awards.

Really, I just hope 111 is a good addition to our city, no matter how similar it is to that one in SFO.

jedikermit · #**5070** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 1:53 AM**

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I'm sorry, but lately people on this forum seem to think that Lego collections have something to do wth development downtown....and it's kinda annoying. I know I sound like a prude, but I'm just pointing out that other people have been told to stick to the topic in the past, sometimes by the very people that are now posting about Legos constantly. Can we please stay on topic? Thanks.

Yeah, my apologies -- Lee was pointing this one out in particular because I'm a forum member, and...yeah. So, thanks Lee.

And sorry downtownslcresident. I'll try to refrain from posting about LEGO stuff. Besides my off-topic posts about various LEGO shenanigans, there had been a lot of forum discussion about encouraging a LEGO Store (among other retailers) to get into the Gateway or City Creek Center, which, for many residents, is the same retail status symbol as say, a Trader Joe's. A sign that your city/community has grown enough, and is well-regarded enough, to support a specialty store. So a lot of the discussion about the LEGO Store I'd say is very much on-topic and a natural fit for the forum, much as the discussions about Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Cheesecake Factory, H&M, Sephora and other recent Wasatch Front additions have been.

That said, I'm sure after the LEGO Store opens in Fashion Place Mall September 20, the posts will die down.

Again, my apologies for the off-topicness. I'm sure the majority of it has been my fault. My need for medication has been well-documented.

jedikermit · #**5071** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

OMG!!! This is one of the ugliest buildings ever.

I sure don't like it--I think it's both boring and ugly. But I also wonder if the excessive plainness and traditional safeness of it is somehow meant to be comforting? Maybe that's what they were going for? I dunno. I think there are other, better designs that could have gotten to the same place. But hey. Ronald McDonald House.

jedikermit · #**5072** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Comrade Reynolds

• Video Link

Youuuuuuu just said you wanted a Horror Convention!!

FWIW, there was a lot of horror-related stuff at the Comic Con. But probably not the horror you wanted.

jedikermit · #**5073** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 2:18 AM**

I was at the Comic Con Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (setting up, and manning, and taking down, the Utah LEGO Users Group display)(which was pretty freaking amazing http://www.flickr.com/photos/14632327@N03/ ), and I think it caught a lot of people off guard at how many people did attend. On the Comic Con's Facebook page this morning, they posted:

According to fire marshals and Salt Palace Convention personnel we had 70-80,000 people attend Saturday which makes 2013 Salt Lake Comic Con the largest 1st year Comic Con in the nation.

The Governor's office tells us we had the largest convention of any kind in the State of Utah.

You were a part of history. Next year Salt Lake Comic Con will rival San Diego, thanks to you.

There were some glitches, without a doubt. We will make sure that next year, things will be better in every way.

When Stan Lee tells you at the last minute he's willing to come to Salt Lake City for your first Comic Con, do you say, "Sorry Stan, we don't have enough time to plan for your participation."

When Adam West and William Shatner tell you in the last week that they will agree for the first time in history to be on stage together, do you say, "Sorry Gods of Geeks, we don't have enough time to plan for this."

We did the best we could. And we hope that you, our fans, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, guests will look at the best that we did, rather than the worst. You'll find whatever you're looking for.

Thanks again for making this a super fun, record breaking event.

So...yeah. If they were able to, they should have expanded into the other part of the Salt Palace Convention Center that extends across 200 South. It'll be interesting to see how this unfolds next year. If they can use the numbers to attract bigger names, and expand the venues, will the people that got burned this year come back? Would that even matter if the geeks that loved it this year came back in 2014 and each brought several friends? If people from neighboring states saw this as an alternative to the San Diego Comic Con (which has a lot of these same issues, despite it being in several convention centers and hotels across SD)? I dunno. When they're throwing around numbers like 80,000 attending just on Saturday, that's a big deal. I figure either next year it'll be twice as big, or it will implode. Either way, it'll be exciting to see.

And thank glob it wasn't at the South Towne Expo Center.

John Martin · #**5074** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 6:33 AM**

I like how one of the comments on the lego article was something to the effect of "how much you wanna bet that guy was at comic con..?"

jedikermit · #**5075** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 1:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by John Martin

I like how one of the comments on the lego article was something to the effect of "how much you wanna bet that guy was at comic con..?"

That's a pretty easy bet...

Stenar · #**5076** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 9:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

I sure don't like it--I think it's both boring and ugly. But I also wonder if the excessive plainness and traditional safeness of it is somehow meant to be comforting? Maybe that's what they were going for? I dunno. I think there are other, better designs that could have gotten to the same place. But hey. Ronald McDonald House.

Actually, my biggest complaint about the new Ronald McDonald house is that it is NOT very traditionally safe, in that it messes up proportions of traditional architecture, which makes it look terrible and not very "safe" traditionally. While I'm not a big fan of using traditional building forms today, I would like it a LOT more if it had stuck to traditional building norms, instead of becoming a Frankenstein creature.

SLC Projects · #**5077** Posted **Sep 9, 2013, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by gusam26

Will tower 101 have retail space?

I believe there's going to be a few retail space infront of the parking garage facing 200 east next to the office building.

jedikermit · #**5078** Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

Actually, my biggest complaint about the new Ronald McDonald house is that it is NOT very traditionally safe, in that it messes up proportions of traditional architecture, which makes it look terrible and not very "safe" traditionally. While I'm not a big fan of using traditional building forms today, I would like it a LOT more if it had stuck to traditional building norms, instead of becoming a Frankenstein creature.

THAT'S why it looks so weird. See, I know when things look "off," but not why. Unfortunate.

farmerboy · #**5079** Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 2:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

Actually, my biggest complaint about the new Ronald McDonald house is that it is NOT very traditionally safe, in that it messes up proportions of traditional architecture, which makes it look terrible and not very "safe" traditionally. While I'm not a big fan of using traditional building forms today, I would like it a LOT more if it had stuck to traditional building norms, instead of becoming a Frankenstein creature.

I guess I'm just not understanding what you guys are upset with. What proportions of traditional architecture are being messed up? It looks pretty traditional to me.

One thing I love about this structure is how they took into account it being the terminus of 900 East. It's wonderful seeing attention being paid to Urban Context in this day and age.

ajiuO · #**5080** Posted **Sep 10, 2013, 5:51 AM**

That is awesome how well Comic con did.. We need to exploit this to the max and take on San Diago.. Salt Lake has a much more geek friendly culture .. I think we can build on this..

If only we had a nice 40-50 story hotel.. Perhaps we could attract even more people for stuff like this and ODR

Hint hint