Brookfield Place Calgary | 247M - 56F | Construction - Page 28

PPAR · #**541** Posted **Feb 15, 2014, 7:28 PM**

I see the successful parkade on site as part of the problem. It likely generates enough revenue to make holding the site "as-is" cost neutral on Brookfield's books. Why would they take any additional risk when they can just wait for another boom.

DarthMalgus · #**542** Posted **Feb 15, 2014, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by PPAR

After what has occurred with the cultural component of the Bow, the city should have insisted on completion of the Galleria and base of the second tower. I think there is more than a small risk that we get only phase 1 of this project with phase 2 joining the ranks of BMO phase 2 ( thirty years and counting).

Difference is, with The Bow we have been effectively screwed out of the reconstruction of a historic building. Whereas with Brookfield, worst case scenario is the parkade that is already there stays a long time. Not nearly as much downside.

jsbertram · #**543** Posted **Feb 16, 2014, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

Hey hey more than a hole here! Look at those excavators, the ramp, oh and those amazing tendon tie backs!

is this thread turning into 'construction —' ?

TallBob · #**544** Posted **Feb 16, 2014, 8:23 AM**

After seeing that 54 story monster office building proposal for TO, I wished this one was another 20-30 meters taller!!

Blader · #**545** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 3:01 PM**

Musings because I've got too much time on my hand.

As incredible as this sculpture is in the above image in practice it would a bad idea.
1 - it would draw a crowd - a very bad idea at the top of escalators - I've frequently witnessed a collapsing house of cards on escalators - very dangerous.

2 - Arachnophobia - I didn't realize how many suffer from it. There would be employees unable to go to work.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Arachnophobia.html

WaitWhat? · #**546** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 5:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blader

Musings because I've got too much time on my hand.

As incredible as this sculpture is in the above image in practice it would a bad idea.
1 - it would draw a crowd - a very bad idea at the top of escalators - I've frequently witnessed a collapsing house of cards on escalators - very dangerous.

2 - Arachnophobia - I didn't realize how many suffer from it. There would be employees unable to go to work.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Arachnophobia.html

I guessing it's just a placeholder for future potential works of art. The sculpture is an existing series called "Maman". There is an edition at the NGC in Ottawa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maman

Spring2008 · #**547** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blader

Musings because I've got too much time on my hand.

As incredible as this sculpture is in the above image in practice it would a bad idea.
1 - it would draw a crowd - a very bad idea at the top of escalators - I've frequently witnessed a collapsing house of cards on escalators - very dangerous.

2 - Arachnophobia - I didn't realize how many suffer from it. There would be employees unable to go to work.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Arachnophobia.html

Lol good point, that thing would be creepy for a regular person, and damn near paralyzing for someone with a fear of spiders!

O-tacular · #**548** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 6:36 PM**

I've seen that sculpture in Ottawa. Also I'm arachnophobic. Still awesome in person.

s211 · #**549** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 7:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blader

Musings because I've got too much time on my hand.

As incredible as this sculpture is in the above image in practice it would a bad idea.
1 - it would draw a crowd - a very bad idea at the top of escalators - I've frequently witnessed a collapsing house of cards on escalators - very dangerous.

2 - Arachnophobia - I didn't realize how many suffer from it. There would be employees unable to go to work.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Arachnophobia.html

Would be a heck of a lot sweeter if it was the mama alien from Aliens. (I think Paul Allen owns that now...)

kw5150 · #**550** Posted **Feb 19, 2014, 5:32 AM**

The sculptures are placeholders..........

Socguy · #**551** Posted **Feb 19, 2014, 5:38 AM**

Well, I may not be normal and I certainly don't claim to understand arachnophobia but to me that sculpture is awesome!

H.E.Pennypacker · #**552** Posted **Feb 19, 2014, 5:43 AM**

^ better than a giant horse

suburbia · #**553** Posted **Feb 19, 2014, 7:09 AM**

While the comment about location may be valid (though I think the angle of the picture makes it seem like it is closer to the escalators than it actually is), the comments of arachnophobia have never panned out in Ottawa, and in fact the sculpture there is extremely popular.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=national+...y5IC4Cg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=664