Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 334

travis3000 · #**6661** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Thanks for sharing this, not completely awful, there are some things that break up the facade, the elevators sound interesting. This building is massive though, going to be close to the size of the Bow!

Yes and the plan is to light up the building as well. If adding a picture wasn't so complicated I'd post it now. But I don't feel like logging onto a third party site, uploading, finding the URL code, copy, pasting, etc. It becomes a 20 minute event to upload a pic.

suburbanite · #**6662** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 4:48 PM**

Takes 2 seconds

from:http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/union-centre

WhipperSnapper · #**6663** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 4:54 PM**

Just to confirm. The elevator cabs have lights which will create the effect. If so, how often are elevator cabs moving at night? I,'ve work late in a couple of the largest towers in the nation and they were abandoned by 8PM.

suburbanite · #**6664** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 5:41 PM**

Maybe they'll just be programmed to sit at different intervals until the morning when they all go back down to the lobby. As you said as long as there's 1-2 waiting in the lobby after 8pm it shouldn't really hold anyone up.

Not very efficient but have to make this thing interesting somehow.

koops65 · #**6665** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 6:01 PM**

A lot of the lighting effect on Union Centre will be blocked from view by 160 Front... conveniently missing from the render.

Chadillaccc · #**6666** Posted **Apr 18, 2019, 6:05 PM**

By Googspecial on SRC...

Chadillaccc · #**6667** Posted **Apr 19, 2019, 5:27 AM**

Bjarke Ingels and Douglas Coupland were in town to celebrate the topping out of Telus Sky and the successful testing of its lighting system. Unfortunately Twitter videos can't be posted here, but follow the sourced links to view tha absolute wonder that is Telus Sky. Holy shit, beyond my wildest hopes for what this tower could be. Amazing. Here's some photos from the posts as well.

By Mike Morrison on Twitter : https://twitter.com/mikesbloggity/st...822%2Fpage-100

#gamechanger

Black Star · #**6668** Posted **Apr 19, 2019, 3:23 PM**

That is definitely one of the coolest towers.

GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**6669** Posted **Apr 19, 2019, 6:17 PM**

Wow, that looks amazing. I'm not a terrible fan of lighting on towers, mostly because it can be rather lazily done or designed, but this building really is a chip off the ol' block with it's lighting system.

Chadillaccc · #**6670** Posted **Apr 19, 2019, 10:14 PM**

Sorry for Telus Sky update overload, but it's worth it

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...n-at-telus-sky

ZeDgE · #**6671** Posted **Apr 19, 2019, 11:05 PM**

Very cool!

Black Star · #**6672** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 1:08 AM**

Don't be sorry...I appreciate them

holhm22 · #**6673** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 5:55 AM**

Telus Sky is definitely giving off some Hong Kong vibes with the lighting feature!

TorontoDrew · #**6674** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 6:52 PM**

Nice!

TorontoDrew · #**6675** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 6:54 PM**

What's that cool ATB heart for? I like it. Like random art only viewed from above.

Chadillaccc · #**6676** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 7:02 PM**

The building it's on is their main downtown Calgary branch. And yes of course its art only viewed from above, as its on the roof

It's surrounded by tall buildings, including the Calgary Tower, so it makes sense.

TorontoDrew · #**6677** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 7:29 PM**

I think Calgary might have the prettiest skyline in N.A.

caltrane74 · #**6678** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 8:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by holhm22

Telus Sky is definitely giving off some Hong Kong vibes with the lighting feature!

All we need now is some Hong Kong weather. Lol!

Calgarian · #**6679** Posted **Apr 20, 2019, 9:29 PM**

Telus Sky looks incredible in person, after all the blunders we suffered through it's really nice to have some quality architecture in town these days.

O-tacular · #**6680** Posted **Apr 21, 2019, 12:42 AM**

Is there lighting on the north side of Telus Sky?