National Music Centre | 7 Floors | Construction

[nick.flood]

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[suburbia]

Originally Posted by nick.flood

One of those kids in school that gets his new toy, but everyone else already had it years ago.

If you had any idea of my toys you'd flip.

[nick.flood]

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[lineman]

Originally Posted by UofC.engineer

I believe Railtown is on the south side of the tracks. I don't know if this is true, but I heard the provincial government bought the SE lot with the intend of building a HSR station.

Railtown was both sides with a +45/60 park spanning the tracks.

http://t.co/bd8ykERzQA

[UofC.engineer]

Originally Posted by lineman

Railtown was both sides with a +45/60 park spanning the tracks.

http://t.co/bd8ykERzQA

Thanks for posting! I have never seen that plan before.

[Spring2008]

2016 will be the Year of Music in Calgary
2016 will be the Year of Music in Calgary! With so much happening in Calgary’s music scene in 2016, the year is being dubbed as Year of Music. Here are a few reasons why 2016 will be such a remarkable year for music in our city:

45th annual JUNO Awards;
Opening of the National Music Centre;
The new DJD Dance Centre;
The new Bella Concert Hall;
60th anniversary of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra;
10th anniversary of Sled Island;
30th anniversary of High Performance Rodeo;
50th anniversary of Alberta Ballet;
Over 150 other festivals.
Calgary is also home to Canada Boy Vinyl, which is Canada’s only vinyl pressing plant and to the Beatnik Bus, Alberta’s only mobile vinyl shop.

Stay tuned in early 2016 for more details about Year of Music in Calgary!

http://outloudyyc.com/juno-awards/2016-will-be-year-music-calgary

[Govertical]

I really had no idea that Calgary has the only vinyl pressing plant in the country. If that's really true, that's so cool!

[craner]

Including a "Dinker" for making the hole in the middle!

[Blue_Cypress]

Originally Posted by lineman

Railtown area. It's been nothing more than a concept for a better part of the last decade. Considering Remington's pace in constructing the Merideth Block, one shouldn't expect anything there for a few years.

I wouldn't assign fault to Remington for that one. That project has some unique hiccups. They're a well run company. Most of their projects are delivered in a timely manner. Railtown is a big dream, and there are a lot of roadblocks besides...

[Blue_Cypress]

This thing is so far behind I'm half convinced that the library will be done first.

[O-tacular]

Good thing there was no traffic on 9th yesterday because I couldn't stop staring while I drove by. This building is going to be the most interesting thing we've ever built in this city imo. It changes from every angle and the metallic tiles look amazing. My only minor gripe is the one stucco side, but I'm sure that will be hidden in time by adjacent buildings.

[CalgaryArchitecture]

From the webcam today:

[Design-mind]

Originally Posted by Blue_Cypress

This thing is so far behind I'm half convinced that the library will be done first.

I agree the insulating and tile work as been moving painfully slow, but my hope was they were concentrating on the inside.

[craner]

It's slow but it's turning out to be one handsome building (IMO).

[Colin]

There's some great photos of the interior and the tile work going on inside of the building on the NMC's Instagram page

https://www.instagram.com/nmc_canada/?hl=en

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Colin

There's some great photos of the interior and the tile work going on inside of the building on the NMC's Instagram page

https://www.instagram.com/nmc_canada/?hl=en

My first thought on that image of the interior tiles was that it is quite stunning.

[Innersoul1]

Interior work looks great. I am not digging the ceiling height on the sky bridge. I would have thought that for such and impressive bit of engineering that the space would have been much airy-er and more open.

[Chadillaccc]

National Music Centre



NMC by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

NMC by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[Calgarian]

Starting to look pretty sweet, wonder what the panels in front of the window look like from inside...

[craner]

This building just gets better and better towards completion.