[CCF]

There are design guidelines which stipulate mass, form, and materials. They're right here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Docum...uidelines/section-4-the-development-guide.pdf
and here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Centre-City/Centre-City-Urban-Design-Guidelines-project.aspx
and more here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Current-studies-and-ongoing-activities/Urban-design.aspx

The problem is not for a lack of planning - the problem is that design guidelines in Alberta and much of Canada are non-statutory. Meaning that they are just that - guidelines. This is not a City of Calgary issue, this is a Municipal Government Act (MGA) which lays out the powers of the municipality. Powers which don't include being the authority of materials used (with some exception to Direct Controls or Special Zones).

 

[Calgcouver]

There are design guidelines which stipulate mass, form, and materials. They're right here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Docum...uidelines/section-4-the-development-guide.pdf
and here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Centre-City/Centre-City-Urban-Design-Guidelines-project.aspx
and more here:
https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Current-studies-and-ongoing-activities/Urban-design.aspx

The problem is not for a lack of planning - the problem is that design guidelines in Alberta and much of Canada are non-statutory. Meaning that they are just that - guidelines. This is not a City of Calgary issue, this is a Municipal Government Act (MGA) which lays out the powers of the municipality. Powers which don't include being the authority of materials used (with some exception to Direct Controls or Special Zones).

This is true about the MGA but additionally, the Calgary Guidelines you posted that exist (which I have seen before) are so vague and devoid of any detail that they are absolutely meaningless.

 

[LloydBraun]

I echo Calgcouver and CCF. The guidelines exist, but they have no teeth. Unfortunately design is quite hard to critique with authority.

 

[1875]

 

[Mountain Man]

This one is going quite quick now, topped out by mid summer I bet!

 

[potatopizzafan]

 

[Operater]

Hi,
Could B Dead wrong here.I Wonder if We will have to wait till the Whole Project is completed in
terms of all Bldgs to really get an honest views of this Project Guess It might B wise to take a Bit of a Wait & See Views to Perhaps get some proper opinions. See what Happens I guess.
Tnx, Operater.

 

[October]

Not sure if it was mentioned but Im hearing that the second tower will be the same height as the first.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Minneapolis and St Paul are using the nickname 'The Twin Cities', maybe Calgary can be 'The Twins City'

 

[Morshed]

Not sure if it was mentioned but Im hearing that the second tower will be the same height as the first.

Yes, NORR architecture already confirmed that both towers will be 150 m tall.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

?

 

[FriendlyDrunks]

Yes, NORR architecture already confirmed that both towers will be 150 m tall.

We're double confirmed on that? It's just odd that it changed.

 

[FCC1982]

They should have gone for 200m on the east tower so they are not identical twins.

This project and the Guardians will be the bookends of downtown.

 

[cowGaryBerta]

Probably shifted density from third tower. Wonder what will happen with that when it eventually rises

 

[haltcatchfire]

Maybe they’ll scrap the third tower. They didn’t excavate that area. They could complete the podium and sell that section of land.