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Blue, green, and gray tinted glass are honestly really hard to go wrong with. They're a wise decision from an economic standpoint and have minimal effects on the lighting environment inside of the building.

The problem with reflective glass is that it can get really expensive really quickly. Silver, copper/bronze, and gold coloured reflective glass are all coated with their corresponding elements, which brings up the cost of a panel astronomically. This is why podiums tend to be rather visually interesting with all sorts of unique glass types, whereas the towers are more toned down. A gold glass panel can easily have a few hundred dollars worth of gold on it, depending on the size. Now scale that up for a giant office building and it can easily add a few million extra to the glass budget. Silver and copper are not even nearly as pricey, but the process will still make the glass more expensive as they're not nearly as popular as blue, green, and gray tinted glass. The reason you see gold on older towers such as Royal Bank Plaza is because gold was much cheaper decades ago. Gold prices in the 70s were around $200 CAD/oz when adjusted to 2019 levels of inflation. Nowadays it's more like $1800 Cad/oz. Silver has gone through a price climb as well. It's simply not feasible to do on a large scale anymore. Most glass makers don't even make gold glass anymore so it's very difficult to replace panels. This can be best seen in practice at Scotia Place in Edmonton, which was recently reclad from gold to blue and silver glass.
 
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BEAUTIFUL! my only little complain so far is that i wish they had used thicker metal panels for the diamond outline. like the one in comcast Philly. but i understand it costs more.

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The building is lined with metal strips to show the pattern. But the CIBC building relies on a three-dimensional glass surface to create a diamond pattern, and the metal strip is just an embellishment rather than an important part. These are two completely different ways.
 
Friday of Champions

Westside Story

A jump earlier in the week leaving the north facing jump-form rigging hanging

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Middle

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Bottom (completed rough-in of southwest retail building and emergency stairwells

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Eastside Story

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A closer look at an ongoing concrete pour and formwork to complete the floor of level #3

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And finally, a new giant steel truss at track level, hiding behind the two eastside cranes and sitting on the temporary yellow piers ready added to the elevated park

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Friday of Champions

Westside Story

A jump earlier in the week leaving the north facing jump-form rigging hanging

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Middle

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Bottom (completed rough-in of southwest retail building and emergency stairwells

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Eastside Story

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A closer look at an ongoing concrete pour and formwork to complete the floor of level #3

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And finally, a new giant steel truss at track level, hiding behind the two eastside cranes and sitting on the temporary yellow piers ready added to the elevated park

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The Friday stitch from @Michael62
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The east side doesn't get cladding yet because the podium is going to climb higher and cover that section. Not sure why they aren't doing the south side yet
Could be because of the crane braces that extend from the floors. Guessing that it would be too complex to have to install around them. Once they're done with that crane the south cladding will likely start
 

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