Future Canadian Skylines - Page 93

Chadillaccc · #1 Posted **Jul 8, 2013, 6:24 PM**

It has a little bit, just not with skyline-changing projects yet.

I believe they currently have more mid-rises and low-rises under construction than they have in decades.

travis3000 · #2 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 1:11 AM**

I personally would like to see more tall proposals coming into Montreal. That horrible height limit has to go. I would like to see some builders go with a nice 700-800 ft tower and just see what happens, try to bribe city council by funding some local municipal infrastructure project. While I'm at it, where could other Canadian cities improve? I would like to see some taller residential projects in Calgary, some taller commercial towers in Toronto, and the height limit slowly raised in Vancouver. Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Quebec City need some taller buildings in general as well. We have all come so far but I believe there's always room for improvement

Black Star · #3 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 1:27 AM**

Edmonton should be a beast in 5 years possibly sooner. There are proposals out there that should be announced soon. Really hoping for a 200m. I will cash in my next 5 Christmas presents to get this

travis3000 · #4 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 1:37 AM**

Edmonton actually has a nice skyline. All they need is a couple of 600-700ft towers and it will dramatically impact the city. Right now, the tallest tower in Edmonton is the Epcor tower at 490ft (149m). Are there any concrete plans in the future for something tall in Edmonton? I feel like Calgary is stealing all the height in Alberta (and western Canada).

Black Star · #5 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by travis3000

Edmonton actually has a nice skyline. All they need is a couple of 600-700ft towers and it will dramatically impact the city. Right now, the tallest tower in Edmonton is the Epcor tower at 490ft (149m). Are there any concrete plans in the future for something tall in Edmonton? I feel like Calgary is stealing all the height in Alberta (and western Canada).

EPCOR... not tallest. spheres don't count. I still count Manulife as tallest.

Manulife 2 AKA 102st Center new tallest looks like a go. 160 meters. still looking for 200 meters tho.

Calgary's on fire. Good for them. Beautiful proposals for sure. Im confident Edmonton will see its fair share of height with the last runway being shut down next year.

caltrane74 · #6 Posted **Jul 9, 2013, 1:38 AM**

I think there will be a big commercial project outside of Oxford Place proposed for Toronto in the next year or two.

Plus we have 2 near 200 meter commercial towers underway right now, not bad. Plus tonnes of mid size stuff.

Chadillaccc · #7 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 5:32 PM**

Wow, once all of this stuff UC in Montreal gets above ground, it won't be long until the skyline is transformed. This is the probably the greatest residential densification in downtown Montreal's history, underway right now.

Rico Rommheim · #8 Posted **Jul 18, 2013, 2:50 AM**

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This is the probably the greatest residential densification in downtown Montreal's history, underway right now.

And if it isn't, it is at worst tied with the commie block boom of the 70's.

many thanks to roger on mtlurb for these pictures! The coloured buildings are the ones all currently u/c around the bell centre. Only one of them is office.

Beedok · #9 Posted **Jul 18, 2013, 3:08 AM**

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And if it isn't, it is at worst tied with the commie block boom of the 70's.

Sadly it's less aesthetically pleasing.

frenchcanadian3 · #10 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 6:52 PM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96619949@N08/9310348036/
So i decided to contribute a bit to the page by showing what this region, around the cité des média, would look like prior to 2017, 375 years beeeeeyotch! To make it a bit different though, i tried to replace the Champlain bridge by the viaduc de milau. From what i have hear over the past year, most likely the model bridge for the new pont Champlain. I sincerely hope that before 2020, Montreal, who needs a good mayor, gets a mayor brave enough to fight to get a practical and marvelous looking bridge before the old one falls to pieces, because we all know that by 2022, that bitch gonna fall down in the river! Again, i must always stress on it, sorry for my shitty ass photo skills!

franktko · #11 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 7:03 PM**

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From what i have hear over the past year, most likely the model bridge for the new pont Champlain.

I have no idea what you have heard but there hasn't even been a decision on who will be submitting bridge designs for Champlain (international contest, ...?)

So we are nowhere close to any "most likely" model at this time.

frenchcanadian3 · #12 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 9:47 PM**

I dont know if you remember, but, i think it was during the last year, there was a bridge near Vancouver that had been badly designed for winter and ice started to fall on the cars breaking their windshield. During the same time these events occured, local quebec news, started to debate over the news Champlain bridge, and the millau bridge popped out some newscasters voice like on Rad-Can and TVA. Maybe i heard it all wrong, but this is what i meant by "from what I heard", not saying I have any outside sources.

kwoldtimer · #13 Posted **Jul 17, 2013, 10:54 PM**

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I have no idea what you have heard but there hasn't even been a decision on who will be submitting bridge designs for Champlain (international contest, ...?)

So we are nowhere close to any "most likely" model at this time.

I know it's being talked about in Montreal, but I'd be a bit surprised if the government would agree to hold an international design competition (national, maybe?). Is there any precedent for doing so for a federally funded project?

frenchcanadian3 · #14 Posted **Jul 18, 2013, 2:42 AM**

[QUOTE=kwoldtimer;6201551]I'd be a bit surprised if the government would agree to hold an international design competition (national, maybe?).

http://blogues.radio-canada.ca/rive-...ure-champlain/
I know it is in french, but it does thejob. There are many other articles on Radiocanada.ca . But be careful, since this is Rad-Can, it is usually completely biased information towards anti-federalism. A lot of Rad-can hosts *Guy A Lepage/ Gérald Fillion* are extremely biased towards the PQ party and usually make everything of Federal government involment seem completely evil, even though they are the ones paying them. So once you're done reading on the biased Champlain bridge, get the fuck out of the site, urgently!

kwoldtimer · #15 Posted **Jul 18, 2013, 3:00 AM**

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I'd be a bit surprised if the government would agree to hold an international design competition (national, maybe?).

http://blogues.radio-canada.ca/rive-...ure-champlain/
I know it is in french, but it does thejob. There are many other articles on Radiocanada.ca . But be careful, since this is Rad-Can, it is usually completely biased information towards anti-federalism. A lot of Rad-can hosts *Guy A Lepage/ Gérald Fillion* are extremely biased towards the PQ party and usually make everything of Federal government involment seem completely evil, even though they are the ones paying them. So once you're done reading on the biased Champlain bridge, get the fuck out of the site, urgently!

Yes, I see that Montreal is asking for a design competition, I'm just sceptical about the government agreeing to the idea, unless perhaps if they calculate that it will win them some seats in the Montreal area in 2015. I could be wrong but I don't think any federally funded project has been the result of an international design competition. In any event, they are certainly under pressure to ensure that it's more than just a functional crossing.

Gresto · #16 Posted **Jul 18, 2013, 2:43 AM**

Mensch, I wish Traynor would redo his time-lapse gif of Toronto from a couple of years ago, adding all the proposals that have been announced since then. That would be mind-blowing.

Doug · #17 Posted **Jul 25, 2013, 8:04 PM**

Courtesy of CtlAltDel showing Calgary's new 1st, 3rd and 11th tallest:

Hard to believe that the proposed 571 ft Brookfield Place West won't even make the top 10. City Centre I (558 ft) is u/c and 3 Eau Claire is due to break ground this fall. Calgary will likely have 19 buildings over 500 ft within 3 years, 22 if Brookfield West, King's on Fifth and City Centre II go ahead.

Wooster · #18 Posted **Jul 25, 2013, 10:26 PM**

Time for Calgary to start breaching that 900ft and 1000ft barrier. Quite a few buildings in the range from 690ft and 810ft. But pretty great that 4 of our top 5 tallest will all have been completed between 2012 and 2017.

vegeta_skyline · #19 Posted **Jul 26, 2013, 5:04 AM**

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Time for Calgary to start breaching that 900ft and 1000ft barrier. Quite a few buildings in the range from 690ft and 810ft. But pretty great that 4 of our top 5 tallest will all have been completed between 2012 and 2017.

Not that Calgary isn't deserving of a building over 1000ft, but we here in Toronto have been waiting a heck of a long time for one with 13 built & u/c buildings above 690ft and 18 over 200m without a single supertall.

In the entire world, only Singapore(23 & 29) and Tokyo(14 & 23) have more 690ft & 200m tall buildings without having a supertall.

travis3000 · #20 Posted **Jul 25, 2013, 10:47 PM**

^ In time I think Calgary will build a 900ft building. So far they are doing incredible! And considering Toronto hasn't even broke the 1000ft barrier (not including CN Tower and antennas), it might even be longer before either Calgary or Toronto actually gets a 1000ft+ tower. I am all for it, Canada needs its first super tall. And that render looks sweet!! I would like to see a complete render of Calgary showing the new Brookfield Place towers, as well as Telus Tower and Kings On Fifth. To give a complete idea of what Calgary will look like come 2018.