Canada's Tallest U/C #11 - #30 - Page 145

caltrane74 · #**2881** Posted **Apr 8, 2010, 2:16 PM**

from jasonzed in the main construction thread.

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steveve · #**2882** Posted **Apr 8, 2010, 5:54 PM**

Absolute doing some crazy curves! man... this is crazy

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caltrane74 · #**2883** Posted **Apr 8, 2010, 7:07 PM**

It's twisting hard, like that tower they built in malmo sweden.

we're rocking it!!

caltrane74 · #**2884** Posted **Apr 9, 2010, 4:25 AM**

from Hypnotoad at UT

YORKSTREET, ITS ONFYR!

espalorius · #**2885** Posted **Apr 9, 2010, 4:40 AM**

here are a couple of somewhat 'artsy' pics of edmonton's epcor tower

caltrane74 · #**2886** Posted **Apr 9, 2010, 8:32 PM**

Those artsie pictures are cool. the chi chi poo poos, luv that shit.

It's Hardcore...

Here is a non-artistic picture : by me

steveve · #**2887** Posted **Apr 9, 2010, 8:46 PM**

Nice pic of CB and Uptown!

I just happened to noticed how awesome CB looks almost fully clad and crane free! The wall of cladding looks sick!

Uptown is really gettin there! It looks enormous!

caltrane74 · #**2888** Posted **Apr 10, 2010, 1:20 AM**

by me - Burano for koops... the man!!

caltrane74 · #**2889** Posted **Apr 10, 2010, 1:34 AM**

by me

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caltrane74 · #**2890** Posted **Apr 10, 2010, 1:51 AM**

by me

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koops65 · #**2891** Posted **Apr 10, 2010, 2:56 AM**

Thanks Cal! I'm stoked for Burano. I think Murano was kinda shortchanged, since lots of attention was paid to Casa and X Condos, but yet not nearly as much to Murano, which is taller than either, and Burano, just across the street, will be even taller yet!

steveve · #**2892** Posted **Apr 10, 2010, 1:38 PM**

I think there's/were just too many projects on this "category" of skyscrapers (condos in the 150m range) such as X, Casa, etc... that Its really hard to give alot of attention to an individual project (such as Murano)...

Right now, Burano hasn't gotten a whole lotta attention but i'm sure once people start noticing it go up, its bound to get some attention! Its gonna be the tallest skyscraper in the Bay/College cluster of skyscrapers! (until Aura dominates everything in the area... literally)...

Lumiere also didn't get too much attention... it just sorta shot up one day! (imo)

caltrane74 · #**2893** Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 4:49 PM**

by jasonzed in the main construction thread

caltrane74 · #**2894** Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 7:20 PM**

by me

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steveve · #**2895** Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 10:17 PM**

Holy Crap! manulife looks absolutely HUGE in that shot!!!! insane stuff!!!

Crystal blu looks like it belongs there now! It seems at home now that the cladding is practically done! I'm so glad how many gaps crystal blu filled in!

Even though CB wasn't the sexiest/tallest building, it did a fine job

caltrane74 · #**2896** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 1:17 AM**

by me

caltrane74 · #**2897** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 9:04 AM**

from Jasonzed at ssc

steveve · #**2898** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 12:34 PM**

Success 2 seems to be coming along! And trump is visible in the last shot

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Gresto · #**2899** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 5:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by steveve

Holy Crap! manulife looks absolutely HUGE in that shot!!!! insane stuff!!!

I would say that's the brutalism at work. That's why I prefer the older architectural styles like brutalism and art deco to the current styles. They look taller, even if they aren't.

steveve · #**2900** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gresto

I would say that's the brutalism at work. That's why I prefer the older architectural styles like brutalism and art deco to the current styles. They look taller, even if they aren't.

I think why Manulife dominates so much is due to its dimensions and the way it looks... It covers a HUGE area on its north and south facing sides and the sight of all those windows is crazy! Also, on the corners, they are shaped like Bay Adelaide and First Canadian giving you that crazy tall corner look!

I said it once and i'll say it again... Not a fan of this era of design but if every building looked as tall as Manulife did i'm all for it

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ife_Centre.jpg