Canada's Tallest U/C #11 - #30 - Page 207

caltrane74 · #**4121** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by jasonzed

thx

Tower 5 moving up a level

More awesomeness by jasonzed

Vaillant · #**4122** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Revised TOP 30

12. Hullmark Centre (Toronto): 168m/ 551ft
13. Burano (Toronto): 163m/ 535ft
14. Absolute World North (Mississauga): 160m/ 525ft
14. Uptown (Toronto): 160m/ 525ft
16. Hotel Georgia (Vancouver): 158m/ 517ft
17. Festival Tower (Toronto): 157m/ 514ft
18. Three Hundred (Toronto): 156m/ 512ft
19. Pinnacle Centre/33 Bay (Toronto): estimated
20. U Condominiums I (Toronto): 154m/ 505ft
21. Star Tower (Toronto): 152m/ 497ft
22. Epcor Tower (Edmonton): 149m/ 490ft
23. Residences at the RCMI (Toronto): 146m/ 478ft
24. Cinema Condominiums (Toronto): 143m/ 468ft
25. Couture Condominiums (Toronto): 141m/ 462ft
26. The Grand Residences (Mississauga): 139m/ 456ft
27. Clear Spirit Condominium (Toronto): 136m/ 446ft
28. Marriot Courtyart Hotel and Residences (Montréal) 132m/434ft
29. Encore at Equinox (Toronto): 131m/ 430ft
30. Nautilus (Toronto): 130m/ 426ft

(next few months will be busy)

i made a little change to the list!

caltrane74 · #**4123** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 8:01 PM**

Oh I love that building...

WAY TO GO MONTREAL!!!

Front page updated!

dleung · #**4124** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

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Originally Posted by dleung

I don't think there is a cheaper possible way to do a twisting tower than with Absolute.

yes Absolute Tower is cheap as all hell!!

lol

It's funny cuz it's true.

lol.

caltrane74 · #**4125** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 1:47 AM**

Cheap or Not..

Those Towers have taken Canada to the next level, along with getting us some international raves. The commendations these buildings are getting will last a lifetime.

We have never seen a design like that before, and I doubt we'll see a similar building go up in this country again, regardless of cost.

Anyways back to skyscraper construction.

33 Bay Street by me

#**4126** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 6:55 AM**

The Absolute is what happens when Dr. Suess gets bored of writing children's novels and takes up a new career in architecture.

caltrane74 · #**4127** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 10:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jasonzed

from today

We got some snow yesterday

from jasonzed at UT

caltrane74 · #**4128** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 2:57 AM**

from Savel and the City at UT

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Originally Posted by Savel And The City

Snapped a few earlier today!

caltrane74 · #**4129** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 4:56 AM**

crane is off uptown

photo by me

PhilippeMtl · #**4130** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 2:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

from Savel and the City at UT

I love this project!

caltrane74 · #**4131** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 7:43 PM**

Me too. And I like that it is in Mississauga.

For sure this one would have been nice in Toronto, but would have been lost in the noise of the size of the city. It works in Mississauga.

WhipperSnapper · #**4132** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 11:59 PM**

Absolute was built on a budget. That's nothing new. It is Mississauga afterall. What they accomplished through the simple twisting of a cantilevered floorplate and a cheap window wall should be commended and not berated. They are both unique & elegant which rarely accompany each other in high-rise residential design today. No need to use the excuse, "at least it's unique" here.

vanman · #**4133** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 1:06 AM**

^ Give me a break. If they were built anywhere other than metro Toronto you would hate them.

caltrane74 · #**4134** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:09 AM**

HERE HERE!

Do not speak with your mouth open and ur brain not functioning.

IIRC - The Developers of Absolute World did not make any money on the construction of these two towers. And the standard condos developed just before this project had to have made the sufficient profit before the glamour towers could go up. So in fact, unless a developer wants to loose money do not look for a better design to EVER GO UP IN CANADA

STOP UR WHINING!!!!!

WhipperSnapper · #**4135** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

^ Give me a break. If they were built anywhere other than metro Toronto you would hate them.

Yawn ... it's rather give me a break. You've obviously never met an inner city Torontonian. Anything north of Eglinton or, in this case, west of Roncesvalles, may as well be Mars. I just happen to have a new appreciation for these towers as they twist a lot better than I ever expected yet remain simple and elegant without unnecessary doo-dads, sharp edges, and/or awkward setbacks. The amount of spandrel is surprisingly less than I thought and it's also setback from sight.

Martin Mtl · #**4136** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

crane is off uptown

photo by me

I really love that building. As far as neo-deco goes, it's pretty impressive.

The_Architect · #**4137** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 10:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

^ Give me a break. If they were built anywhere other than metro Toronto you would hate them.

The towers are world-renowned. So obviously it isn't just Torontonians who like them.
I'm sure if they were built anywhere other than Metro Toronto you'd LOVE them.

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

I really love that building. As far as neo-deco goes, it's pretty impressive.

It is good at night, but in the daytime when you can see all the details and just how much it was cheapened in general it makes one like it significantly less.
I loved it too at first but then when I saw how much they took away from it my opinion lessened. Not saying I hate it though because I am a fan of Art Deco and it's something that isn't a glass box.

vanman · #**4138** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 10:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

HERE HERE!

Do not speak with your mouth open and ur brain not functioning.

IIRC - The Developers of Absolute World did not make any money on the construction of these two towers. And the standard condos developed just before this project had to have made the sufficient profit before the glamour towers could go up. So in fact, unless a developer wants to loose money do not look for a better design to EVER GO UP IN CANADA

STOP UR WHINING!!!!!

Where did you get your info from? I have a hard time believing a developer wouldn't profit off of 500+ units in Mississauga considering that the cost of land must be relatively low.

And btw I never said I didn't like Absolute. I said the window wall by itself looks cheap which it does but the slick glass balconies more than make up for it. I'll actually be seeing them in person when I'm in Toronto this coming week. If it wasn't for Absolute I'd have no interest in going to Mississauga other than YYZ.

vanman · #**4139** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Yawn ... it's rather give me a break. You've obviously never met an inner city Torontonian. Anything north of Eglinton or, in this case, west of Roncesvalles, may as well be Mars. I just happen to have a new appreciation for these towers as they twist a lot better than I ever expected yet remain simple and elegant without unnecessary doo-dads, sharp edges, and/or awkward setbacks. The amount of spandrel is surprisingly less than I thought and it's also setback from sight.

Yes I know, any deviation of the sacred Toronto box should not be tolerated.

I'll agree with you about the lack of spandrel though.

bulliver · #**4140** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:18 PM**

Had a full tour of Epcor tower yesterday. A few pics;

Lots more pics and commentary in the main Epcor thread:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142475