Brookfield Place Calgary | 247M - 56F | Construction - Page 113

Govertical · #**2241** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 11:25 PM**

Gorgeous!

Calgarian · #**2242** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 11:31 PM**

Great shot, Brookfield is as boring as I thought it would be from there though. 707-fifth looks better from than angle than I expected!

WhipperSnapper · #**2243** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:04 AM**

707 Fifth is very wide from angle. It's about as exciting as Brookfield Place.

suburbia · #**2244** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:24 AM**

The standouts from there are EAP and Bankers Hall IMHO.

KoolKool · #**2245** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:24 AM**

brookfield look like a giant ice cube

craner · #**2246** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:55 AM**

Still love Nexen too.

speedog · #**2247** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

The standouts from there are EAP and Bankers Hall IMHO.

Agreed.

KoolKool · #**2248** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 11:44 PM**

because there are nothing surround the EAP and also it's much closer to the viewer . Same with the banker halls

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Originally Posted by suburbia

The standouts from there are EAP and Bankers Hall IMHO.

WhipperSnapper · #**2249** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 11:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

The standouts from there are EAP and Bankers Hall IMHO.

EAP and The Bow for me.

I'm just not a big fan of Bankers Hall. The massing is a little too conservative.

Fishthebow · #**2250** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 9:37 PM**

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http://www.torvalmork.com/urban/

Beautiful!

KoolKool · #**2251** Posted **Dec 18, 2016, 6:05 AM**

for some reason them pictures about calgary skyline isnt showing the true scale of this city. You got to be there to see it from many others angle there are much more than the picture above.

speedog · #**2252** Posted **Dec 18, 2016, 4:46 PM**

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for some reason them pictures about calgary skyline isnt showing the true scale of this city. You got to be there to see it from many others angle there are much more than the picture above.

Man, just reading that hurt my brain and I'm already on my second cup of coffee this morning.

suburbia · #**2253** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 2:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by KoolKool

for some reason them pictures about calgary skyline isnt showing the true scale of this city. You got to be there to see it from many others angle there are much more than the picture above.

That is true more from certain angles, and at the end of the day, it is because the downtown is build in a floodplain, basically at the lowest elevation possible. If you see the core from, for example, the airport, it looks much more stubby than it really is.

ST1 · #**2254** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 7:02 PM**

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That is true more from certain angles, and at the end of the day, it is because the downtown is build in a floodplain, basically at the lowest elevation possible. If you see the core from, for example, the airport, it looks much more stubby than it really is.

The airport is definitely the least flattering angle of the skyline.

suburbia · #**2255** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 7:37 PM**

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The airport is definitely the least flattering angle of the skyline.

From close up, Crescent Heights and Scotsman Hill are nice. From mid-distance I think MaxBell, coming west on 17th Ave SE, SAIT and driving in from the west on Bow Trail are nice. South has a good view, but I can't think of a particular spot where I'd direct people to. You also don't get the detail of the gradually increasing skyline from the south, as instead of hit the wall that is 9th ave.

Yeah airport, and that drive on the QEII coming south, till you make the turn onto Memorial west-bound, is pretty bad - and quite cut-off. Imagine if the core was build on-top of Crescent Heights instead below it! Though I'm certain there would be other negatives that would have resulted, so don't want to question things (other than the floodplain aspect, which is unfortunate).

DizzyEdge · #**2256** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 9:02 PM**

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Imagine if the core was build on-top of Crescent Heights instead below it! Though I'm certain there would be other negatives that would have resulted, so don't want to question things (other than the floodplain aspect, which is unfortunate).

Basically how Edmonton did it. I'm not sure if there would have been negatives honestly, since we might have got a middle of the city Bow River Provincial Park rather than Fish Creek.

googspecial · #**2257** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

From close up, Crescent Heights and Scotsman Hill are nice. From mid-distance I think MaxBell, coming west on 17th Ave SE, SAIT and driving in from the west on Bow Trail are nice. South has a good view, but I can't think of a particular spot where I'd direct people to. You also don't get the detail of the gradually increasing skyline from the south, as instead of hit the wall that is 9th ave.

This spot is decent for "mid-distance" I suppose
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0257293,-...T7I214cI-8VKkfw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Closer, there's a couple good spots up Mount Royal - where I believe the pic above was taken from.
[EDIT] Hereish

Suburgatory · #**2258** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by googspecial

This spot is decent for "mid-distance" I suppose
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0257293,-...T7I214cI-8VKkfw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Closer, there's a couple good spots up Mount Royal - where I believe the pic above was taken from.
[EDIT] Hereish

A couple blocks over on 33rd ave in Parkhill is decent.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.023681,-1...vXGASCaKcuspn5A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

ProducePrincess · #**2259** Posted **Dec 22, 2016, 12:23 AM**

Mostly hidden by Suncor.

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Looked up today and noticed light blue panelling stacked against the side of the crown on the east side of the building. I'll check later today to see if they start installing it.

the.tru.albertan · #**2260** Posted **Dec 28, 2016, 6:46 PM**

Any updates on the crown? ProducePrincess spoke of some light blue panelling that could be installed...?