crazy roof on that tower... :)

I'm going to stand out like a sore thumb here... but the more I look at it, the less I like it, and I don't quite know why yet. I may have to stick my head in some sand shortly here.

Definitely not ACM. I think its a Vicwest steel product , either AD275, or AD300. Either way its a concealed fastener system.

This is an interesting article describing the meteoric rise of lumber prices, and the subsequent crash. Talk about losses. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lumber-prices-1.6177016 Steel prices are currently nuts still. With so few North American steel suppliers, many are outsourcing to Russia...

That lamppost looks great....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/barron-building-conversion-city-council-cost-1.6174384

I believe that's a fair question, but inherently there will always be the battle around subjectivity and good/bad design. I myself really don't like this design, which is pretty subjective. I guess I'll start, and apologize in advance if I've put my foot in my mouth. Ironically, I had a design...

16.9 to 17.5 depending on presence of heat recovery ventilators.

:cool:

There are only two bays in that punched opening that will be glazed. The third bay is, (if i'm reading the photos correctly), is actually a void open to the balconies facing 17th avenue. It's an interesting approach I think.

That's a really good observation about 5th Street SE. From that rendering it appears 5th descends as an underpass. I'm a little out of the loop, but could it have been aligned to a previous Green Line plan? Apologies if I got this wrong.

They wouldn't. HOK is a machine, and rife with talent. I'm a bit biased as I worked for them in Toronto and here. Although, it may be about the contractual arrangement between the Architect and the Architect of Record, but don't know. I will say that HOK are excellent design collaborators, but...

I think you may have covered it. I worked on a few sports venues, one smaller hockey arena which was never built. It was a joint venture with Populous. What I learned from them was the at that time new found importance of bringing in natural light along concourse levels and the bowl. I don't...

The white surfaces are actually listed as a perforated metal panel - silver. It appears that it's a parametric driven design, not unlike the parametric design used for the Glenbow façade, but smaller apertures more based on a mini diagrid.

Holy Shit this is turning into a great looking project.

Only the Land Use Re-designation was approved. The DP is still being reviewed. Sorry, I wasn't clear.

Note that the Development Permit has been under review for a long long time....and it was submitted concurrently with the land-use application, and council approved it almost a year to the day...

oh dear....

Got my second jab yesterday. Today, almost completely laid out. On my 9th glass of water. I call this short term pain for long term gain. Vax up people!