[Friendmonton]

Saw 2025 opening but that’s about it. Still crawling.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Any recent photos/progress?

Next time I'm downtown, unless someone beats me to it.

 

[IanO]

Saw 2025 opening but that’s about it. Still crawling.

This went to EDC in 2016.... 2016.

 

[archited]

It is a very complicated build that went through several substantially different iterations. It is destined to be one of Edmonton's architectural gems!

 

[IanO]

I get that, but a decade to get something like this built is a ridiculous exercise in bureaucracy, inconsistent government commitments, value engineering due to misalignment and insanely slow onsite work.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Taken December 7, 2023

 

[IanO]

Thanks! Some good progress, but a ton of work still to do.

 

[MacLac]

Does it seem weird that the entire structure is made of concrete, including the walls? Maybe the roof...who knows....but prisons aren't even made of solid concrete.......

 

[archited]

Concrete, dense as it is, is the best sound reflector for upper register and best sound absorber for lower register in building construction. Since this is an edifice housing rooms for music performance and appreciation, it makes complete sense to me. It is also one of the more malleable materials for producing integral curvilinear forms of which this building has plenty.

 

[dunno]

Looks like about a quarter of a square foot of progress has been made. Yipee!!

 

[archited]

It still has another year and a half to go before opening.

 

[Glenco]

Real progress

 

[Foolworm]

Does it seem weird that the entire structure is made of concrete, including the walls? Maybe the roof...who knows....but prisons aren't even made of solid concrete.......

There's the non-concrete construction you're looking for!

 

[Glenco]

 

[Avenuer]