Yeah, they "want" 40 floors, neighbours want 0 floors. Will meet at 10-20.

Definitely a bit of an odd area to try to cram this much into...kind of feels they assumed it was the last plot of land available in Calgary. I think this would have a better chance of working if they just kept all the buildings mid-rise...it could be a nice little University District for...

Is that something you can patch up? Ie, if you add wet concrete to existing concrete does it bond together? /construction dummy

In my experience, conducting business in the US is considerably faster/smoother than in Canada. I personally have about 60/40 split in terms of US/Canadian clients, and the Americans are a well oiled machine in comparison. They are more goal focused, there's less dicking around, and while...

Thinking it was now finally a great time to venture out on my own...I quit my steady day job literally the week before the financial meltdown started. Worked out ok in the end (and the magazine I quit was shut down about a year later anyway)... but my timing to strike out on my own was about as...

As long as they keep/rebuild that sweet mid-century ski lodge.

There are definitely a lot of people in the area who could use a bath.

Yeah, that red logo was so mediocire. Clearly a case of someone just wanting to make their own mark, but then also not leaving it in the hands of the designers themselves. The new AUARTS logo/name is ok I guess...but as a 2003 grad, I'll always call it ACAD and have a soft spot for the black...

Anecdotal, but I share office space with some architects/builders... and the number one thing I hear them bitching about are the delays/roadblocks in terms of permits, environmental assessments, and the slow back and forth with whatever bureaucrat is assigned to the file. I hear zero complains...

At least the brick is on the bottom.

These days I tend to prefer smaller-scale quality-focused projects over the tall stuff...but if it turns into a back and forth dick-measuring contest with Edmonton, I think we all win.

Speaking of Banff and somewhat questionable pavilions, whatever happened to the idea of rebuilding the Frank Lloyd Wright building?

I was afraid that was the end of Turn It Up, but glad they are close by. The new building doesn't quite have the labyrinthian character of the old one, but I'll take it. Looking forward to the new building.

The more I look at these images, the more I think the renderings are doing a lot of heavy lifting to get everyone excited, but the end result probably won't be anything that special from an architectural or material standpoint. I assume we'll get something similar in quality to the JW Marriot in...

Ha, no kidding. When I think about what I would use a park pavilion for, it's basically: Take a leak Get a park pass or map. Get some insight/tips from park staff. Find a place to sit while waiting for wife/kids to come back from bathroom, contemplating how I got dragged to overcrowded Banff...