Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 655

lio45 · #**13081** Posted **May 24, 2020, 4:12 AM**

I really like that Stantec tower. (The rest of the Edmonton skyline isn't anything special, IMO.)

Very elegant building. It's the tallest in the country outside of Toronto, is it not?

Black Star · #**13082** Posted **May 24, 2020, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

I really like that Stantec tower. (The rest of the Edmonton skyline isn't anything special, IMO.)

Very elegant building. It's the tallest in the country outside of Toronto, is it not?

Actually....Stantec isn't the best looking tower in Edmonton. I find JW Marriot better looking as well as other front runners that are smaller and sharper looking. But yes....the tallest until Alldritt is approved at 280.0 meters.

lio45 · #**13083** Posted **May 24, 2020, 5:26 AM**

I thought Stantec was a dual-tower thingy - style-wise I actually preferred Shorter Stantec anyway, which means we're in agreement now that I discovered it's a separate building.

These two towers, similar in style, appeared together in the Edmonton skyline at the same time everyone was talking about "the new Stantec tower" so I had always assumed they were one thing - a bit like if the Sears Tower in Chicago had all of its vertical square sections physically separated a bit (we'd likely still call the whole thing a tower instead of nine towers).

Black Star · #**13084** Posted **May 24, 2020, 5:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

I thought Stantec was a dual-tower thingy - style-wise I actually preferred Shorter Stantec anyway, which means we're in agreement now that I discovered it's a separate building.

These two towers, similar in style, appeared together in the Edmonton skyline at the same time everyone was talking about "the new Stantec tower" so I had always assumed they were one thing - a bit like if the Sears Tower in Chicago had all of its vertical square sections physically separated a bit (we'd likely still call the whole thing a tower instead of nine towers).

Yeah...I understand what you are saying. 2 different towers tho.

Sears tower...I could see you thinking this tho. similar ...In a way.

Phil McAvity · #**13085** Posted **May 24, 2020, 7:24 AM**

Franks, those are some nice shots of Montreal's skyline

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Originally Posted by lio45

These two towers, similar in style, appeared together in the Edmonton skyline at the same time everyone was talking about "the new Stantec tower" so I had always assumed they were one thing - a bit like if the Sears Tower in Chicago had all of its vertical square sections physically separated a bit (we'd likely still call the whole thing a tower instead of nine towers).

you mean 9 featureless black boxes

The only reason Sears became an architectural icon was because of it's height and the title of world's tallest which it held for nearly a quarter of a century, it certainly wasn't because of the dazzling or creative design

Chadillaccc · #**13086** Posted **May 24, 2020, 9:37 AM**

The Legends Tower (JW Marriot) is definitely Edmonton’s most beautiful tower, from top to bottom it is quality. The glass reminds me of Calgary’s Brookfield Place but it’s form and functions set it above that even. I just wish it had a nice light feature crown, even like a video screen sort of thing that could show wild plays or something, that would really be something.

Anyways, here’s a sample of the disgusting amount of skyline shots I took on my run today...

MolsonExport · #**13087** Posted **May 24, 2020, 2:27 PM**

The Ville-Marie expressway easterly view has changed a lot from those days when I would regularly drive downtown. Quite a bit of woot.

esquire · #**13088** Posted **May 24, 2020, 3:15 PM**

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The Legends Tower (JW Marriot) is definitely Edmonton’s most beautiful tower, from top to bottom it is quality.

FrAnKs · #**13089** Posted **May 24, 2020, 4:05 PM**

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The Ville-Marie expressway easterly view has changed a lot from those days when I would regularly drive downtown. Quite a bit of woot.

The skyline has almost doubled in size from this vantage point in only 10-15 years...

FrAnKs · #**13090** Posted **May 24, 2020, 4:06 PM**

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Franks, those are some nice shots of Montreal's skyline

Thanks!

craner · #**13091** Posted **May 24, 2020, 4:59 PM**

IMO Manulife is still the most attractive tower in Edmonton. JWM is definitely a nice addition though.

WhipperSnapper · #**13092** Posted **May 24, 2020, 8:34 PM**

Aldritt has been approved for 3 years. It's not the tallest tower ever proposed in Alberta either. Reasoning I say that is because proposed, approved means shit when it comes to building a 280 metre tower in Edmonton.

JW Marriott is really an average tower. It's just new and tall.

Monolith · #**13093** Posted **May 24, 2020, 9:48 PM**

Vancouver Skyline by Paul Brand, on Flickr

Chadillaccc · #**13094** Posted **May 24, 2020, 11:36 PM**

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JW Marriott is really an average tower. It's just new and tall.

By Edmonton standards, JW Marriott is light years above average. We’re not talking on the global level, we are talking about the nicest tower in Edmonton. It’s certainly not Stantec due to obvious lack of quality and design, what would yours be?

I can see why Esquire says the CN Building.

WhipperSnapper · #**13095** Posted **May 24, 2020, 11:57 PM**

It's not my thing to rank towers or whatever like that. I judge by the design quality with an emphasis on physical prominence and It's an average tower. What's built around it has no input on my decision.

I don't like the balconies or the transition from hotel to residential. There's not much else to the design. It feels engineered than created. The balconies are designed around marketable layouts than as an exterior expression. It's a strange feeling given it's a H+P's copycat inspiration.

dreambrother808 · #**13096** Posted **May 25, 2020, 12:47 AM**

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Vancouver Skyline by Paul Brand, on Flickr

Something distinctively taller in the centre of all that would be nice.

GeneralLea · #**13097** Posted **May 25, 2020, 12:50 AM**

Beautiful image of Vancouver there.

I don't really have a building I completely favour in Edmonton to the point of being my favourite, although I'd have to say going by my understanding of what exists in the city, the CN tower (as made by esquire as well) is my choice. It's just a well executed and smart design.

Dwils01 · #**13098** Posted **May 25, 2020, 1:43 AM**

For me personally, Manulife is still my favourite in Edmonton. I do like JW Marriott and Stantec. For some older buildings there, CN Tower as well as Telus Plaza north and south I really like as well.

Metro-One · #**13099** Posted **May 25, 2020, 1:49 AM**

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Something distinctively taller in the centre of all that would be nice.

The Butterfly is going to make a good mark on the skyline from that angle I think.

Coldrsx · #**13100** Posted **May 25, 2020, 2:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

By Edmonton standards, JW Marriott is light years above average. We’re not talking on the global level, we are talking about the nicest tower in Edmonton.

The thing about that is that this tower would hold its own anywhere, anytime and is certainly deserving of more praise than people give it.