CaptainBL
Active Member
I'm confused what people like about this building, it looks like a plain little 16 story box that you might find in a city like Regina. It has no unique aesthetics whatsoever and is completely disproportionate to the other two towers. It seems like a real missed opportunity to do something that compliments and completes Phase 1. Given the magnitude of this project I was really hoping for something more
I couldnt agree more. Without sounding negative and that is certainly not my intention, this is a nice clean building but is quite disappointing. We continue to lack architecturally significant or statement buildings in Edmonton and this one is no different. It is a simple plain glass box at best with what looks lie little thought to making a statement to the skyline that says "Edmonton is our roots". The height also makes it completely disproportionate to the other two buildings and not in a nice cascading step down kind of way.
While I am not complaining and I am happy to see something erected in this spot, I just believe this is underwhelming and could have been a lot more of a significant design (think curves or sloped roofs or anything just for example). Mixed feelings of happy but disappointed it isn't more.