Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 869

MolsonExport · #**17361** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 4:20 PM**

ah, the shacks by the stacks thread. needs resuscitation.

O-tacular · #**17362** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 4:52 PM**

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Nothing is uglier than Clockzilla. Not even Eddy Savoie

Eddie Savoie is like Sauron. He created Clockzilla as Sauron created Barad dur.

MolsonExport · #**17363** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Eddie Savoie is like Sauron. He created Clockzilla as Sauron created Barad dur.

who is his aide-de-camp? Who is the Saruman to Eddies's Sauron?

O-tacular · #**17364** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

who is his aide-de-camp? Who is the Saruman to Eddies's Sauron?

That’s a good question. Are there any singular developer personalities in Canada with a track record as terrible as Savoie’s? I know of terrible development companies such as Cidex and Lacaille Group (before they disappeared). The only developer I know by name with a national presence would be Brad Lamb (Billy Corgan), but his buildings seem decent.

I don’t know any other seniors care centre operators / builders such as billionaire Eddy. Is there a person responsible for the atrocious student housing in K/W? The towers of spite guy maybe?

MolsonExport · #**17365** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 5:05 PM**

Maybe this guy? Schmuel Farhi is the landlord of almost all of London (and lots of Windsor too):

postmedia

he's cornered the market.

Coldrsx · #**17366** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 5:30 PM**

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-wosnack-62633479/#:~:text=Nice%20day%20to,19%20Reactions

Friendmonton on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/edmonton-skyline.23898/page-34#post-1704589

Chadillaccc · #**17367** Posted **Jun 19, 2021, 6:30 PM**

June in the City by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Beauty of the Northwest by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

The New View by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Harley613 · #**17368** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 12:38 AM**

Cell phone panorama of Ottawa-Gatineau from King Mountain Trail this afternoon, annotated with Ottawa's 6 tallest, Parliament, and the location of our future tallest buildings, the 203 and 234 metres Trinity Centre towers.

Annotated by harley613, on Flickr

Beedok · #**17369** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 1:22 AM**

(Found my place.)

giallo · #**17370** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 2:15 AM**

Incredible pano.

J.OT13 · #**17371** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 11:09 AM**

That panorama would be a fantastic base for a future skyline graphic, with so much coming up between Place de Ville and Minto Metropole.

Martin Mtl · #**17372** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 12:25 PM**

Credit photo: @admiral

Credit photo: @mavuedemontreal

@mavuedemontreal

zahav · #**17373** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 9:07 PM**

What is that shiny gold building in the first pic in Coldrsx's post? At first I thought it was rendered in that way as a promo for a new building or something, but it looks real. It really stands out even though it's a short building. Would kind of love to see a tower come out now in that colour

ue · #**17374** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by zahav

What is that shiny gold building in the first pic in Coldrsx's post? At first I thought it was rendered in that way as a promo for a new building or something, but it looks real. It really stands out even though it's a short building. Would kind of love to see a tower come out now in that colour

Energy Square.

https://goo.gl/maps/EAP7apcQTrnotWEb7

suburbanite · #**17375** Posted **Jun 20, 2021, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Maybe this guy? Schmuel Farhi is the landlord of almost all of London (and lots of Windsor too):

postmedia

he's cornered the market.

Lol he's a real piece of work to deal with as well. I was briefly involved in a deal involving a piece of land that he had speculatively purchased down the 401. Sat in a boardroom with him and his son while our client wanted to jump across the table and strangle him. One of those people who you talk to and are like, "how did this guy end up this successful?"

zahav · #**17376** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 5:40 AM**

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Energy Square.

https://goo.gl/maps/EAP7apcQTrnotWEb7

Cool thanks. It really stands out, in that picture particularly, I never noticed it in any of the other Edmonton pics for whatever reason. A nice 100-storey gold tower would be cool

ue · #**17377** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 5:54 AM**

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Cool thanks. It really stands out, in that picture particularly, I never noticed it in any of the other Edmonton pics for whatever reason. A nice 100-storey gold tower would be cool

There used to be Scotia Place, before it was reclad with blue glass. But I agree - with how monotonous the sea of green and blue glass has become, I wish our cities were bolder with colours. Gold, pink, even purple glass really sticks out in interesting ways.

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Scotia Place towers in Edmonton are going from my beloved gold to boring sleek blue

https://mobile.twitter.com/GKentEJ

davee930 · #**17378** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 6:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by ue

There used to be Scotia Place, before it was reclad with blue glass. But I agree - with how monotonous the sea of green and blue glass has become, I wish our cities were bolder with colours. Gold, pink, even purple glass really sticks out in interesting ways.

Yeah people have no idea what to do with design. Unless their goal is to make it blend it with the sky completely so you can't see it.

Razor · #**17379** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 1:17 PM**

Those latest Winnipeg pictures were top shelf! Ditto for that Ottawa Panorama. Kudos!

Airboy · #**17380** Posted **Jun 21, 2021, 2:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by ue

Energy Square.

https://goo.gl/maps/EAP7apcQTrnotWEb7

When it was built, the building across the street and to the south started a legal action. the offices on the north side were getting to hot. due to the reflection off the glass. Most buildings of that era had little ventilation on the north side.

the windows have emulsified gold in them.