to me the new cladding just extends above the roof JUST a wee little bit
But this re-cladding process is suppose to take 3 years (2009-2012)
They say the cladding on the building itself will go until 2011 and then the podium will be finished by 2012...
So the process is SUPPOSE to be gradual (and in phases) but maybe the process will take shorter (like IT SHOULD)...
***PS: I read on the wikipedia article for First Canadian Place and since the white marble tiles were getting dirty... Instead of cleaning each piece, workers deliberately dirtied the tiles so that it would match the dirty ones.... First Canadian Place FAIL!