[DavidKuitunen]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs379.snc3/24259_10150159720280455_574645454_12018755_5722547_n.jpg

[photoLith]

^^^
Blade Runner...

[Wooster]

^ Yeah, except for the delapidated early 80s LRT station in the foreground. Glad those are getting replaced! In fact, the new ones do have a bit of a futuristic industrial look to them.

[Surrealplaces]

From Catcalls on flickr. Click on image for close-up.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/4552996486_ea750b6e62.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52241138@N00/4552996486/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/4552353225_1eae3a346e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52241138@N00/4552353225/sizes/o/)

[Habanero]

^Nice shots surreal.

[Davis137]

Yeah, great photos!

[Calgarian]

I can't wait for the clear atrium glazing, that's going to look absolutely sick! Too bad the tree pods were taken out and the atrium was shrunk to add more floor space (which also slowed down construction by about 2 months).

[Witty Nickname]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/4556866110_0df0be8ee3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/4556866110/)

[Tarsus]

^nice shot Witty Nickname!

Hey are you the same person as Regulator75?

[Ayreonaut]

Hey are you the same person as Regulator75?

Yes.

[Witty Nickname]

Yeah, name change a few weeks ago.

[Just Build It]

Excellent shots of the Bow.

[Just Build It]

Does anyone know how many square feet this building will have? I've seen different figures around the internet.

[Mazrim]

Too bad the tree pods were taken out and the atrium was shrunk to add more floor space (which also slowed down construction by about 2 months).

When did that happen? Sucks to hear that, even though I guess most of us wouldn't get a chance to see it in person.

[You Need A Thneed]

Does anyone know how many square feet this building will have? I've seen different figures around the internet.

Roughly 2 million, including what was added with the extended floorplates.

[Big Sky]

I have heard the figure of 1.85 million sq ft. Not sure if that was before the changes or not.

[Surrealplaces]

I don't have any official numbers, but one of the reasons for the varying numbers is because one figure refers to the amount of 'office' space, while other figures refer to 'total' space. My Bow calendar at home might have the exact numbers, but iirc, it is just under 1.9 million square feet of office space, and just over 2 million for the building in total.

[Habanero]

For what it's worth Wikipedia says there is 1.7 million square feet.

[You Need A Thneed]

For what it's worth Wikipedia says there is 1.7 million square feet.

I believe it was that number before the extended floors were added.

[Melroy]

!7 million or 2 million, that's an awful lot of office space.

[RobertWalpole]

This building is beautiful!

[Calgarian]

For what it's worth Wikipedia says there is 1.7 million square feet.

I think the tower is 1.7 million and the cultural part across the street is 300 000 for a grand total of 2 million.

[MalcolmTucker]

From H&R REIT:
The Bow, Calgary, Alberta
The 1.9m square foot state-of-the-art office tower will be the tallest office building in Western Canada. The project to be built in Calgary's downtown core will cost approximately $1.1 billion and is expected to be completed in 2011. The office tower and 700 parking bays will be leased to EnCana Corporation for 25 years with annual rental escalations. There is an additional 200,000 square feet of retail and cultural space to be built on the adjoining lands.

http://www.hr-reit.com/images/Bow/Bow2.jpg
Also, the underground infrastructure I believe works out to approximately just under 1 million sq feet as well.

[Cowtown_Tim]

^That makes sense. Probably was 1.7 million, and that late addition of space makes it 1.9 million.

[Cowtown_Tim]

For those new to this thread here is the link to the Bow webcams
http://camera5.matthewsdev.com/

I'm kind of bored today, so here's a screen capture of the Bow from this afternoon from said webcam.
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1619/scr1272572656.png

[Calgarian]

What a gorgeous building.

[Witty Nickname]

http://www.hr-reit.com/images/Bow/Bow2.jpg

What a horribly stretched rendering. :yuck:

[bob1954]

I like that "horribly stretched" version of the Bow much better! Tall and more slender.

[Cowtown_Tim]

http://www.hr-reit.com/images/Bow/Bow2.jpg

What a horribly stretched rendering. :yuck:

I like the Bow in this rendering

[bob1954]

I love it!! Proportion, for me anyway makes all the difference... Maybe next time.

[Surrealplaces]

Any sign of the glass going up on the south side yet?

[earl69]

The next level of diagrid is up! These guys are moving fast :cheers:

[defaultuser]

Any sign of the glass going up on the south side yet?

They started putting insulation on the main diagrid sections last week, so it must be getting close.

[defaultuser]

05-01-10

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4571970186_cb6634ed7c_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4571968800_90083ca5a5_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4571969782_ae634b7045_o.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4571332971_2fca0ea569_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49062468@N03/

[Davis137]

Looks great!

[Look way up]

*stuff deleted *

[Bigtime]

^^^ Wrong thread methinks! :D

[Look way up]

Oops, what was I thinking? :koko:

[Witty Nickname]

From yesterday.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4578520668_6dfa61c63f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/4578520668/)

[Mazrim]

Wait, it was sunny yesterday? ;) Damn this weather.

[Witty Nickname]

Yesterday morning yes...

[Wooster]

Looks like north side glazing is almost half way up the total height of the tower.

[hrisemiky]

in wittys pic it looks like it should top out at the height of the yellow crane according to my measurement

[The Kid]

Won't be long now until it passes Suncor, forever ending Suncors reign as Calgary's tallest for close to 3 decades.

[hrisemiky]

I always get you and the bow .wtf its just a building.and I say no its not its the f**kin BOW lol

[hrisemiky]

Won't be long now until it passes Suncor, forever ending Suncors reign as Calgary's tallest for close to 3 decades.

do you think that will make the news

[Bigtime]

I'm sure it could at least get a quick segment on CTV and Global, it's a pretty big deal. The skyline is officially changed when the first beams go past Suncor's top.

[Davis137]

Can't wait to see this thingy push beyond the rest of your downtown and be Calgary's tallest...

[Tarsus]

do you think that will make the news

There will be lots of media quotes mentioning it as "the tallest building west of Toronto"

[Tarsus]

I'm sure it could at least get a quick segment on CTV and Global, it's a pretty big deal. The skyline is officially changed when the first beams go past Suncor's top.

Agree. I'm sure local news will mention when it passes Suncor in height. I wouldn't be surprised if makes the cover of the Sun or Herald.

[JordanRHughes]

Great presentation. I like it.

Jordan
:notacrook:
:cheers:

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[Habanero]

There will be lots of media quotes mentioning it as "the tallest building west of Toronto"

So true. :rolleyes:

[SteveP]

Nice updates of the Bow everyone.

[Innsertnamehere]

awesome building, can't wait to see it finished as Calgarys tallest! :banana:

[hrisemiky]

awesome building, can't wait to see it finished as Calgarys tallest! :banana:

that coming from someone from toronto cool.by the way trump is looking good too.:cheers:

[Surrealplaces]

Not really a shot of the Bow per se, but you can see the Bow making its way up the skyline. Click on image for full size.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4582762701_004a45417b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/4582762701/sizes/o/)

[The Kid]

^Beautiful! EAP making a great impact too. I'll say it again, it's awesome we are getting to watch Calgarys #1 and #3 being built at the same time.

[Big Sky]

Nice shot SP!

[Davis137]

That is a phenominal shot!

[Deepstar]

^Even from that angle of the skyline, the Bow will bee seen prominently. Nice shot surreal.

[defaultuser]

02-28-10

25 frames driving down 6th Avenue

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4588016746_4d873be8dc_o.gif

[earl69]

^ Way cool :slob:

[defaultuser]

^Thanks!



05-08-10
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1276/4591943925_9c342d3459_o.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4592563220_5cb82cc3b6_o.jpg

[Davis137]

Sweet pics, and the frames-per-second thingy...awesome!

[hrisemiky]

can someone go clean web cam 1.:haha:

[earl69]

:cool:

[craner]

^Beautiful! EAP making a great impact too. I'll say it again, it's awesome we are getting to watch Calgarys #1 and #3 being built at the same time.

Indeed - might be quite a while until we see this again - hopefully not too long.
:cheers:

[Bigtime]

The Bow climbing ever higher, getting close to the top. Shot this evening:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1292/4602411003_b294a3eb06_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4602411003/)

[Slug]

How many more 3 story segments does it have left 1,2,3?

[You Need A Thneed]

How many more 3 story segments does it have left 1,2,3?

4.

[bob1954]

Nice shot! Kind of an empty area right in middle... Would Imperial Oil or Herald square fill that up, if built?

[Jimby]

Nice shot! Kind of an empty area right in middle... Would Imperial Oil or Herald square fill that up, if built?

They would certainly help!

Nice shot BT.

[frinkprof]

Nice shot! Kind of an empty area right in middle... Would Imperial Oil or Herald square fill that up, if built?I think from that perspective, Imperial Oil would line up just to the right of, and behind the Calgary Tower, and Herald Square would be be slightly to the right and in front of Imperial Oil, and behind the Calgary Tower as well. So it would fill it up a bit.

[Tarsus]

bonus! :tup:

02-28-10

25 frames driving down 6th Avenue

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4588016746_4d873be8dc_o.gif

[Tarsus]

I think from that perspective, Imperial Oil would line up just to the right of, and behind the Calgary Tower, and Herald Square would be be slightly to the right and in front of Imperial Oil, and behind the Calgary Tower as well. So it would fill it up a bit.

Herald square would sit roughly in the middle. It's directly west of the Len Wearry bldg

[craner]

The Bow climbing ever higher, getting close to the top. Shot this evening:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1292/4602411003_b294a3eb06_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4602411003/)

Just noticed Centennial poking up there - looks quite big actually considering where it's located.

[hrisemiky]

looks like it will be up to 51 soon

[evanmack]

That tower (needle) is going to be swallowed soon.

[Jimby]

eastern third of the downtown skyline

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1322/4605181291_c0ffa1bb59_o.jpg

[hrisemiky]

cool shot Jimby.:cheers:

[Big Sky]

Excellent shots Bigtime, Jimby!

[Bigtime]

The Bow yesterday morning at sunrise:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/4610006433_2f268a74f0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4610006433)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4610007141_f4b228e8df_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4610007141/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/4610007859_cf85cb61f1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4610007859/)

[CtrlAltDel]

Nice shots Bigtime! That is definitely the Bow's widest angle.

Here is a vertical pano I took this afternoon. Sorry for the generally poor quality.
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/BowV1.jpg

Couple extras:
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/CTowerBow-1.jpg http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/BowFar-1-1.jpg

All pictures by me.

[MrBigStuff]

My - you could hide a Saturn 5 rocket behind this thing - no one would see it!!

[nycdagreatest]

great building with a great facade it reminds me of hearst tower in nyhttp://www.scandigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/home-hearst-tower.jpg

[The Chemist]

great building with a great facade it reminds me of hearst tower in nyhttp://www.scandigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/home-hearst-tower.jpg

Not surprising given they're both designed by Foster and Partners.

[You Need A Thneed]

The first columns up to level 51 appear to have been installed.

[Jimby]

Vantage Aston Martin on Centre Street (as seen through my dirty windshield)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4616534084_f224997c49_o.jpg




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[evanmack]

Not surprising given they're both designed by Foster and Partners.

Woah, I didn't know that. That makes so much more sense now.

[Deepstar]

Very much indeed. Of all Foster's towers, the Bow and the Hearst tower are the closest in likeness. Very similar glazing and diagrid.

great building with a great facade it reminds me of hearst tower in nyhttp://www.scandigital.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/home-hearst-tower.jpg

[Deepstar]

From Surrealplaces in the Calgary thread

Le Beau

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/4616187242_a647d0c232_b.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/547/zimage051510085.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3519/zimage051510077.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2764/zimage051510066.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1582/zimage051510112.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

A couple more of Le Beau that I forgot to post earlier.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/918/yimage051510093.jpg
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2760/yqq6.jpg

[Witty Nickname]

Awesome updates Surreal.

[The Kid]

^Spectacular!!

[Habanero]

^Excellent updates!

[Yume-sama]

Great updates.

I can't believe how... big boned... it looks from certain angles. :P

[Slug]

Great updates.

I can't believe how... big bowned... it looks from certain angles. :P

fyp

[craner]

Wish we could trade in some of that girth for some additional height - still love this tower though.

[isaidso]

I like girth.

[Mazrim]

Wish we could trade in some of that girth for some additional height - still love this tower though.

The shadow people can't stop the girth, remember?