[WhipperSnapper]

Please rate this building

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/mark3333/astoria.jpg

[graham]

a bit too busy design with too many lines.

other than that the overall homage to trad design is great.

just needs some simplification.

the old - less is more deal.

To summarize - its trying harder than it needs to.

[Thinner6]

^Not sure what you mean?

Looks to me like a fairly decent attempt to incorporate some artdeco stylistics into something of the new era. I like it.

[Stu]

So-so POMO.

[skrish]

It's not as nice as other projects going up within the city, but it is still a fairly decent design.

[Calgarian]

looks good, i like the variety of projects going up right now, no more glass boxes, and precast condo buildings.

[JBinCalgary]

it could be worse ie/ anything from POV
it will be interesting to see it completed if it gets approved

[NEWNANGuy]

love it

[BANKofMANHATTAN]

i like it okay.

[foxmtbr]

I'm on the edge about this one. The crown isn't very good, but without the crown it would just be another boring old condo tower. So I don't know if it's better with or without the crown...

On a scale of one to 10, I'd give it about 6.5. Go ahead and build it, it's not scary or ugly, but it's nothing special either.

[Arriviste]

I wish this were not going up in my city. Such crap.
We get such a mixed bag here in Calgary, this being at the lower end of the spectrum in my opinion.

[calguyAB]

Not bad. 7/10 It's design represents quality. Hopefully it will be built that way. Good detailing. Crown is weak.

[phillyskyline]

The design is bland but it looks like it will fit in well w/ its surroundings. Another highrise - lucky Calgary!

[JBinCalgary]

i honestly dont mind the design. i think it is starting to grow on me

[roman]

i really like this design - its nice to have various types of architechture - I would hate to see all modernism or all traditional styles.

[WonderlandPark]

where is the photo?

[Boris2k7]

I'll just post another, since the first seems to have gone amiss...

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1413/astoriaon10th4zd8.jpg

NOTE: The weird townhouse thing on the left portion has disappeared in the final rendering... we think.

[Arriviste]

Why the hell did you have to repost that embarrassment?

[Boris2k7]

LOL, because he asked for it... :)

[Jarrod]

I think it's pretty bad. I'd give it a 5/10.

I don't like it...

[WonderlandPark]

Bleh, 3.5/10 could be worse, but not much.

[Taller Better]

Want my honest opinion? It is "1980's Suburban PoMo"... plain and simple. Swiping the Astoria name from New York in an attempt to sound "posh" is crass. I think historical reference can be well done, and poorly done. This ghastly pile falls into the second category. I know nothing about the architects, but they seem to be stuck in an 80's mindset. This reminds me of some frightful architectural catastrophes up in North York.

[bob1954]

I think the style of this building calls for something inthe 50-story range.... "buld it and they will come"... maybe.

[Nowhereman1280]

Chicago has been on the receiving end of a couple dozen (no offense) uglies like this over the past boom. Most of them turned out awful. We've got so many of them that we invented a term for them: Vertical Turds. The only saving grace of this design, in my opinion, would be absolutely excellent materials and execution.

I'm sorry but I'm just not a fan of cheesy POMO residential towers that are just bristling with balconies (something that would never be found in a traditional design) and capped by an ill proportioned pointy roof.

[bigcitydude]

not great. too old fashoned looking.

[isaidso]

Supremely tacky. Astoria? That just makes it all the more pretentious and embarrassing.

[Deepstar]

I wonder what's happening with this? I see it's still capped at grade, but no activity.


Most recent rendering?
http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1302734177080_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=420x