[Surrealplaces]

The girth of the Bow used to bug me a bit, but now that it's going up, I'm actually liking it more and more. This building is so unique, in the way it's slim from some angles and wide in other angles. Looking at it close-up from the southwest, it has a real 'monolithic feel', an almost overwhelming feel to it. Looking at it from the northwest or southeast it has such a tall slender look. I love this building.

[craner]

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

Oh I know - I was just sayin'.
It really is an architectural showcase and a landmark for the city. :tup:

[hrisemiky]

I cant really tell because the web cam is so dirty butt is there south outside glass.it looks like there is

[You Need A Thneed]

^From the webcam, I would say that there is.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Finally starting to feel tall in the pictures. This building is groovetastic.

[hrisemiky]

well its about time.:banana: :cheers:

[Look way up]

courtesy of ricolance21. You can see the glass on the southwest side going up.
THE BOW - 2010/05/19

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6687/image773l.jpg (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/image773l.jpg/)

FEAST

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1869/image774.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/image774.jpg/)

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6636/cimg3342a.jpg (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/cimg3342a.jpg/)

Too bad they are at ground level.

[Surrealplaces]

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5033/aimage051510120.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4944/aimage051510114.jpg

[Bigtime]

Pictures I took this evening with my new 10-17mm fisheye lens:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4625846766_613c9036b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625846766/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/4625849338_d285b1389a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625849338/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/4625850836_c8b1dd2a50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625850836/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/4625852432_b49d55828c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625852432/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/4625855810_20f542df0f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625855810/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/4625253987_55d456c499_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625253987/)

[Habanero]

:previous: Awesome pics Bigtime!

[Habanero]

These updates are from RicoLance21

THE BOW - 2010/05/20
with a better camera this time :)

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/43/cimg3343.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/cimg3343.jpg/)

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7334/cimg3349k.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/cimg3349k.jpg/)

[craner]

Pictures I took this evening with my new 10-17mm fisheye lens:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/4625850836_c8b1dd2a50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625850836/)[/URL]

I especially like this angle. :banana:

[earl69]

Great shots BT.

[Surrealplaces]

^Great shot Bigtime!

[ST1]

^X2 Agreed

[Deepstar]

I wonder if they put up any more glass on the south side of the Bow. Once they put up another row of it, we'll get a feel for how it will look.

[earl69]

I wonder if they put up any more glass on the south side of the Bow. Once they put up another row of it, we'll get a feel for how it will look.

Drove past the site on Center St. @ 10am and there was still just the one level of glass.

[Surrealplaces]

This week we should see at least another level of glass, maybe two go up :cool:

[Look way up]

From ricolance

THE BOW - 2010/05/21

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2201/image775.jpg (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/image775.jpg/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8493/image776o.jpg (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/image776o.jpg/)

Weekend update coming tomorrow.

[Tarsus]

Great perspective!

Pictures I took this evening with my new 10-17mm fisheye lens:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/4625849338_d285b1389a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4625849338/)

[Davis137]

Fantastic pics!

[Big Sky]

Thanks for all the pics everyone! I'm so pumped for seeing more of that glazing on the southwest corner!

[Surrealplaces]

I might be headed downtown this afternoon. If so, I'll try to get some shots of the Bow's southwest facade.

[Surrealplaces]

From Steveco on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4623265848_d7683ca3ff_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/4623265700_d484295b6f_o.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

From Steveco on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveco/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/4623264778_e1c04235fa_o.jpg

[Surrealplaces]

Le Beau and co.
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8366/zimage052510033.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5186/yimage052510039.jpg

[Cowtown_Tim]

Won't be long before The Bow overshadows Suncor!

[Davis137]

That's what I was just thinking...

[Deepstar]

From surrealplaces

Le Beau

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9179/aimage052610009.jpg


http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8159/aimage052610009s.jpg

[hrisemiky]

the glass on the south side is no more they took it off

[Calgarian]

the glass on the south side is no more they took it off

Maybe it was just a mock-up.

[Surrealplaces]

the glass on the south side is no more they took it off

Booooooo!!!!

[O-tacular]

Love the contrast the Bow brings to the DT skyline. It's a nice, modern counterpoint to all the bland concrete. Surreal's shot with the Telus building in front really shows it well. Looks like it belongs in a metropolis. I'm getting stoked to see the diagrid go all the way to the top.

P.S. the exposed staircase of the spine looks like a giant zipper.

[Calgarian]

Love the contrast the Bow brings to the DT skyline. It's a nice, modern counterpoint to all the bland concrete. Surreal's shot with the Telus building in front really shows it well. Looks like it belongs in a metropolis. I'm getting stoked to see the diagrid go all the way to the top.

P.S. the exposed staircase of the spine looks like a giant zipper.

Absolutely, this is a gorgeous building and I'm really happy with it. It doesn't look like it's going to be 20m taller than Suncor West though, it only has what, 6 floors to go and it's still shorter than SEC.

[Surrealplaces]

Absolutely, this is a gorgeous building and I'm really happy with it. It doesn't look like it's going to be 20m taller than Suncor West though, it only has what, 6 floors to go and it's still shorter than SEC.

With the the two double height mechanical floors it will be more like 8 more to go, but yeah, it doesn't look it will be that much taller.

[Cowtown_Tim]

Le Beau

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9179/aimage052610009.jpg





I like how the Bow looks from this angle. Even though it's a wide building, and is much wider than the ones around it, it still doesn't seem to wide for some reason. It must be the diagrid.

[Davis137]

Either way, this building is straight-up pimp, and sets a precedence for future construction Canada wide...

[Jay in Cowtown]

Absolutely, this is a gorgeous building and I'm really happy with it. It doesn't look like it's going to be 20m taller than Suncor West though, it only has what, 6 floors to go and it's still shorter than SEC.

On that closeup photo of Deepstar's you can see the first number of the floor count, especially where it goes from 39 to 40... using that I only counted 50 floors to the top beam 45 completely finished. So 8 more, 10 with the 2 double floors would make more sense as to where it's at against SEC, and how much taller that amount of floors would take it past Suncor.

[WhipperSnapper]

Either way, this building is straight-up pimp, and sets a precedence for future construction Canada wide...

This is unfortunately a once in a blue moon type building and will do nothing to sway the investment trusts and pension funds to consider more than just the bottom line. There aren't too many Encanas left in Canada either willing to delve into real estate in order to build a signature tower.

[Jimby]

The end of May: watch for falling snow and ice and wrenches!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4657767410_f1c93cb107_m.jpg






http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4657570908_35e52f370e_b.jpg

[bomberguy]

This is a beast.
:previous:

[Mazrim]

The one section near the top that's more depressed in than the rest looks awesome. I'd love to see the view from up there when it's done!

[You Need A Thneed]

On webcam 1, it appears that they have got some South side glazing up again.

[You Need A Thneed]

The one section near the top that's more depressed in than the rest looks awesome. I'd love to see the view from up there when it's done!

Two more of those to come.

[defaultuser]

Two years ago today:


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1271/4658292667_a0c9f6ef7c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49062468@N03/4658292667/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4658923994_0da152d64e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49062468@N03/4658292667/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4658935696_0ab99db24b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49062468@N03/4658935696/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4658319785_580d22173f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49062468@N03/4658319785/)

[Rivix]

Does anyone know if there have been any building documentaries on the construction? Like the ones you see on Discovery?

[Slug]

^^^There was a camera crew when they were poring the cement base don't know what show that was for.

[Cowtown_Tim]

It's cool to look back at two years ago. I forgot how the Bow looked when it was just starting out.

[earl69]

Couple of questions for some of the more knowledgeable folks.

Is Skygarden #3 (the 50th floor) executive only?
Are Cenovus executives going up at the top floors as well?
Any word on Bow retail?

[hrisemiky]

On webcam 1, it appears that they have got some South side glazing up again.

there on the second row now.:banana:

[You Need A Thneed]

they're on the second row now.:banana:

but not even half done the first row.

It should be noticeable that the second level is quite a bit taller than the first (the first is the only one that's shorter).

[Deepstar]

Good to see more glazing going up on row two now. I'm anxious to see this glazing once they are three or four floors up.

[Deepstar]

Found on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/defaultuser/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4657063688_f07a2aedd2_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherrysweetdeal/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/4640456755_a3c5a97c49_b.jpg

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdnjustin/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4643411459_787845e2c6_b.jpg

[Cowtown_Tim]

This shot illustrates how much variety there is in the skyline with the addition of Centennial, Jamieson and the Bow. Picture those buildings gone, and almost all of the skyline is gray and beige.

Found on Flickr



from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdnjustin/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4643411459_787845e2c6_b.jpg

[Cowtown_Tim]

Here is another shot of the Bow from Tonym on flicker.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4667157321_ce1da3dcb8_b.jpg

[Calgarian]

Too much colour

[Jimby]

The Bow River, and the Bow (Building) now dominating the skyline when viewed from the east on St. Patrick's Island.



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4671775025_cf7e305fa4_b.jpg

[MrBigStuff]

That jewel of a building is almost enough to light up the whole central core.

[CtrlAltDel]

Nice shot Jimby!

The glass on Camera 1 has finally been cleaned. A better view of the glass:

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/BowCam-2.jpg
Camera 1 (http://camera1.matthewsdev.com/)

[Wooster]

60 storeys worth of perfectly clear glass on this face is going to look unbelievable.

[Davis137]

Wow, it's really tall now!

[Witty Nickname]

Courtesy of myself.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4677623300_71c55694c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/4677623300/)

[Davis137]

Pimp picture...

[shakman]

I have counted 46 floors and climbing. Is 46 correct?

[Surrealplaces]

That's such a wicked shot!

Courtesy of myself.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4677623300_71c55694c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/4677623300/)

[Surrealplaces]

I have counted 46 floors and climbing. Is 46 correct?

I believe they are at the 48th floor as far as full flooplate goes. The little bit of steel in the middle goes up the the 51st floor. There are still 7 floors to go, but two of those floors will be double height floors.

[Deepstar]

Excellent shot of the Bow Witty! Those stairs going up the spine totally rock :thrasher:

[Govertical]

I can still remember the day that it was annouced that EnCana was looking to build a tower, and I was so freakin happy to hear that it could be taller than Petro.....the dream is almost a reality!!!!! I just hope that they start to put some glazing on the ends of the curve. It is so nice to see this one finally starting to look thinner as well :D SWEEEEETTTTT!!!!!

I am so proud to be Calgarian!!!

[Jimby]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4680953257_2821b75100_b.jpg

[Habanero]

I can still remember the day that it was annouced that EnCana was looking to build a tower, and I was so freakin happy to hear that it could be taller than Petro.....the dream is almost a reality!!!!! I just hope that they start to put some glazing on the ends of the curve. It is so nice to see this one finally starting to look thinner as well :D SWEEEEETTTTT!!!!!

I am so proud to be Calgarian!!!

lol! me too! everytime I see the Bow now, I'm just as proud as you are :D

^Nice photo Jimby!

[Cowtown_Tim]

Excellent updates guys! Keep'em coming.

[Jimby]

It was sunny behind me which made the window reflections light up.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4680909393_06f76319f7_b.jpg

[Look way up]

The Bow is ready to overtake Suncor from this viewpoint. Nice shot Jimby!

[Surrealplaces]

From Ricolance in the Calgary construction thread

THE BOW - 2010/06/07

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7871/image808.jpg (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/image808.jpg/)

[nycdagreatest]

anybody know when this tower is going to be topped out?

[Wooster]

In about August it will be topped out.

[RWin]

From most angles around town the Bow still looks quite a bit shorter than the Building Formerly Known As Petrocan. Is it really going to be taller when its done? I'm starting to worry :)

[MrBigStuff]

From most angles around town the Bow still looks quite a bit shorter than the Building Formerly Known As Petrocan. Is it really going to be taller when its done? I'm starting to worry :)

Worry not my friend - the Suncor Tower is 706 feet tall and the Bow is going to be 774 feet tall. - Love it!!!:yes:

[MrBigStuff]

No one has ever mentioned lightning and tall buildings in this forum. Is there anyone out there who can shed some light on this - protection from lightning strikes for these tall structures - especially the Bow - with all the metal involved???

[Jimby]

The 59th floor skygarden will be where the mad EnCana scientists will be conducting their Tesla lightning experiments!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4684465754_fb938b0330_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4683670957_2c61130467_b.jpg


Bow and Bow.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4683845025_bde6d0a482_b.jpg

[Plus15]

It still has 9 floors to go...thats 116'-0". AWESOMENESS.

[You Need A Thneed]

No one has ever mentioned lightning and tall buildings in this forum. Is there anyone out there who can shed some light on this - protection from lightning strikes for these tall structures - especially the Bow - with all the metal involved???

All the metal is probably isolated pretty well from the ground. Shouldn't be a problem.

A lightning strike could weld all of the metal joints together, saving the workers a bunch of work!

[hrisemiky]

we got steel up to 54

[hrisemiky]

whats going on.:deadthread: where you all at these days

[BowWatcher]

we got steel up to 54
Steel to 53. Only 3 office floors and 2 mechanical floors left to go above newest steel uprights. It's been along time since we've seen pictures of the south glass.:whip:

[You Need A Thneed]

Steel to 53. Only 3 office floors and 2 mechanical floors left to go above newest steel uprights. It's been along time since we've seen pictures of the south glass.:whip:

If the columns are the same tall as all of the others has been, these new ones will be up to the 54th floor. Then above that there is only one office floor (55) and two mechanical floors (56 and 57). I have no idea what they call the 58th floor, there is none.

[earl69]

Lobby glass is being installed on the north side (as seen from Telus today).

[BowWatcher]

If the columns are the same tall as all of the others has been, these new ones will be up to the 54th floor. Then above that there is only one office floor (55) and two mechanical floors (56 and 57). I have no idea what they call the 58th floor, there is none.

Each triangle (10 in total) is 6 floors except the first and last. The bottom two floors and top two floors have higher ceiling heights so those triangles only have 5 floors. There are 58 floors.

[Jay in Cowtown]

Took this crappy Blackberry shot tonight while having dinner at the tower... beams up to 54, but still shorter than SEC!

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/jayincowtown/IMG00074.jpg?t=1276228197

[bob1954]

Even considering the mechanical floors, it does'nt appear it's going to be as tall as the renderrings.

[You Need A Thneed]

Even considering the mechanical floors, it does'nt appear it's going to be as tall as the renderrings.

The renderings were from before the slight height reduction I believe.

[The Kid]

Even considering the mechanical floors, it does'nt appear it's going to be as tall as the renderrings.

Although I too wish it was going to end up taller than it appears it will be when topped out, it is still a thing of absolute beauty!

[Jay in Cowtown]

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/jayincowtown/IMG00074.jpg?t=1276228197

I'd say it'll top out where the middle crane's boom meets the right crane's boom in this picture... still considerably taller than SEC.

[You Need A Thneed]

I'd say it'll top out where the middle crane's boom meets the right crane's boom in this picture... still considerably taller than SEC.

Not quite that high. Just one more block of six floors (in size, there won't be six actual floors) above the current top of the columns. Where the boom meets appears to be about 9 floors above the top of the column, to me.

[Jay in Cowtown]

Not quite that high. Just one more block of six floors (in size, there won't be six actual floors) above the current top of the columns. Where the boom meets appears to be about 9 floors above the top of the column, to me.


Yes you're absolutely right YNAT... here's what a came up with using a ruler to measure the 3 floor beams at the top and adding another 6.

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/jayincowtown/IMG00074-2.jpg?t=1276280120

[hrisemiky]

it will be 60 storeys 58 floors.:skyscraper:

[Jimby]

I was downtown with a friend tonight and she pointed at the Bow and said it was sure a big building, did it have a name? :banana:

[earl69]

edited:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Indescribable]

Almost topped out.

[Bigtime]

Absolutely gorgeous day out there! Here are a few shots:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4697593758_02bba06c3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4697593758/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4697642978_3cb08025b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4697642978/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4697647330_384471f369_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4697647330/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4697016837_851cefc7fb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtimeaa/4697016837/)