The entire roof has a metal gate fence surrounding the edges. I think it will be interesting watching the condo rise off the top of the old office building at least initially.
Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Great view indeed, awful company she is in there though.
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Mondrian inspired has been overplayed and much better boutique/ midrise office buildings have been built across Canada since but, I still like that tower.
Great view indeed, awful company she is in there though.
A lot of 1970s and 80s era concrete in that photo, but it also shows off the CBD's density. Also, there are a few gems in there: Canterra, Altius Centre, etc.
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Mondrian inspired has been overplayed and much better boutique/ midrise office buildings have been built across Canada since but, I still like that tower.
True. You can't see the best side (the cantilevers) from that angle though.
A lot of 1970s and 80s era concrete in that photo, but it also shows off the CBD's density. Also, there are a few gems in there: Canterra, Altius Centre, etc.
I never knew the Rogers building was called the Altius Centre. I've always liked that one. Canterra's always been one of my favourites. It gets no recognition though.
Canterra Tower has been one of my favorites since I first started looking at buildings across Canada when I was a kid. It's severely underrated, considering it's one of the top 50 tallest in the country.
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Canterra is pretty popular among Calgary's forumers. How is it severely underrated?
No one outside Calgary would recognize it and even many Calgarians don't. I once had an argument with a classmate about Canterra being in Calgary as he did not recall ever seeing it. He swore the picture was from another city.
most older buildings aren't recognized by fan-i-tects outside of their home city. Interesting story about your classmate. It's definitely gets the respect it deserves by the Clagary forumers since I joined and the people in my circle in Calgary (well, that have some interest in buildings)
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