so you're saying that it's a purely engineering decision and not an aesthetic/design one?

find it odd that the left hand mullion (?) edge (?) is thinner that the right hand side. You can't not see it now can you?

nice how the space heater's thermostat is open and available to all to fiddle with.

maybe the Keg will try again.

I walk the river valley almost everyday and yes...it is quite dry and full of dead fall.. Now I know that dead trees provide protection and homes to many species and yes, I'm all for natural areas but think what would happen if a major fire developed in the downtown areas. decades of bare areas...

^^ stopped paying attention to his self important gibberish years ago.

^ prolly referring to the follow spot gondola

I think MacEwan almost single handedly lit a spark in this city vis-a-vis new and striking architecture.

^^ you'd think someone in the Mayor's office would proofread the statement before it is issued. I see a spelling mistake, a punctuation mistake and two grammatical mistakes.

back in the year whenever, I needed surgery to fix my 3rd broken nose. At the time, both the UofA and Royal Alex had big wait times so my surgeon booked some space at the Camsell. The day of, I was moved from my room to the holding area by the surgical suites. One other young fellow was there...

^the area couldn't even support the 7-11 across the street from the old IGA, nor, it seems, the Anatoli Food store as they haven't rebuilt in the area for several years since the fire.

the protruding wings enclosing the balconies have a brick texture; either stamped into the precast concrete or an added veneer.

web site has little info. Interesting that early on, CNIB was touting that (some?) units would be specially designed for people with sight disabilities; yet none of that is addressed on the web site either.

^ yup. studios and/or 1brs targeting students. When VLW gets going will probably be attractive to UofA students as well.

those are going to be quite small units. If you look at the photo and assume the unit's front door opening is 3' wide, then counting the slabs door to door is just 15' Each unit then will be under 500 sf; possibly even less than 400 sf.

When I first moved here in 1980, the south end of 96st was just a collection of flop houses and sketchy hotels; was the worst couple of blocks I had ever seen in my life.

^Oliver

^most likely done as part of accessibility; parents with strollers, bicycles, others with mobility issues. But you're right, the majority of able-bodied folk will shortcut and they should have planned for that from the get-go.

wonder if the site that held the Pope's visit circa 1980ish would be suitable. located at the intersection of the Henday and 97 St north. it is still just a field today.

hmmm. this is dated Jan 12 2022 and the Highlands Business park is in Calgary, not Edmonton.