[UrbanWarrior]

I remember reading years ago that the Calgary Tower is capable of supporting two more storeys on the pod section, and I believe a 90-meter spire.

 

[FCC1982]

That would....actually be epic!

That would be totally epic !!
How do we make this happen ?

I'd rather they tore down The Calgary Tower and replaced it with a new tower twice the height. Maybe they could disassemble the existing pod and move it somewhere in the city. They could place it on Nose Hill at the 14 Street entrance as a visitor centre

 

[GoVertical]

Eww..... enough grey!!!!

 

[The Familia]

Well that did not improve things....only made that shit box stand out more and in a worse way.

 

[haltcatchfire]

Of course. More god damn stupid random rectangles. JFC.

I'm out.

 

[Kōsō]

Of course. More god damn stupid random rectangles. JFC.

I'm out.

I agree they should have picked one of the colours.

 

[GoVertical]

 

[Mountain Man]

Yeah, that actually looks worse! I give building owners credit for at least trying to improve some of our uglier buildings though.

 

[Mountain Man]

Wooley proposed raising the Tower about a year ago, don't think Council bit though, especially since it was an April fools day joke lol.. https://livewirecalgary.com/2019/04/01/calgary-tower-extension-plan-pitched-by-coun-woolley/

Interesting to see a section drawing of the proposed height increase as well.

 

[Calgcouver]

Wooley proposed raising the Tower about a year ago, don't think Council bit though, especially since it was an April fools day joke lol.. https://livewirecalgary.com/2019/04/01/calgary-tower-extension-plan-pitched-by-coun-woolley/

Interesting to see a section drawing of the proposed height increase as well.

Lol, definitely want to see this happen, could definitely find some corporate sponsorship with Cialis or an "enlargement company". Quick mockup:

 

[Mountain Man]

Haha, welcome to Calgary, have you been up the Viagara Tower yet?

 

[MichaelS]

Yeah, that actually looks worse! I give building owners credit for at least trying to improve some of our uglier buildings though.

Why not some colour? A few blocks around that building are nothing but concrete grey. If you are recladding, maybe inject some colour into the neighbourhood so it isn't so bleak.

 

[Urb]

If you're going to spend resources recladding a building, why wouldn't you add more vision glass? I imagine those units are very dark.

 

[Mountain Man]

If you're going to spend resources recladding a building, why wouldn't you add more vision glass? I imagine those units are very dark.

Punching window through a load bearing concrete wall is not at all easy or cost effective.

 

[Roaring Flames]

They were going to redevelop Palliser square with two office buildings flanking the Calgary Tower on the East and West. The economy crashed before they started though.