HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Regional Sections > Canada > Ontario > London > Projects & Construction Updates


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #201  
Old Posted Jun 26, 2012, 9:20 PM
Simpseatles's Avatar
Simpseatles Simpseatles is offline
Wannabe Urbanite
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Waterloo/London
Posts: 708
Pictures from today, by me.







__________________
"Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, that we can never get away from the sprawl.
Living in the sprawl the dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains and there's no end in sight." -Arcade Fire
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #202  
Old Posted Jun 29, 2012, 3:20 PM
FazDeH's Avatar
FazDeH FazDeH is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London
Posts: 233
I noticed on my way to work this morning that the cap is pretty much finished. Though I have to be honest due to the redesign of the east west facing sides of the building, I'm finding it slightly less impactful then on the first one.. maybe that's just me?
__________________
Number of buildings listed on SSPs Diagram section? 191
Number of people living in the cities metro area? 496,900
Knowing London has a better looking skyline than that of any other city our size? PRICELESS
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #203  
Old Posted Jun 30, 2012, 2:12 AM
bolognium's Avatar
bolognium bolognium is offline
bro
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, ON
Posts: 507
Smile

Yep, the angled precast is in place.

By the way, has anyone noticed any of Farhi's new signs around downtown? Most of his large buildings have them (RBC, white building at Queens/Clarence, backside of the Huron Trust).

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #204  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2012, 1:28 AM
Chadillaccc's Avatar
Chadillaccc Chadillaccc is offline
ARTchitecture
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cala Ghearraidh
Posts: 22,842
That's really tacky. He would do that... of course.
__________________
Strong & Free

Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #205  
Old Posted Jul 6, 2012, 3:13 PM
FazDeH's Avatar
FazDeH FazDeH is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London
Posts: 233
^^^ It looks better then the giant banner signs that he has plastered elsewhere though.
__________________
Number of buildings listed on SSPs Diagram section? 191
Number of people living in the cities metro area? 496,900
Knowing London has a better looking skyline than that of any other city our size? PRICELESS
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #206  
Old Posted Jul 8, 2012, 3:57 AM
Snark Snark is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 417
Quote:
Originally Posted by GreatTallNorth2 View Post
So ugly....
Quote:
Originally Posted by MolsonExport View Post
wow that thing is moving up fast....
Well, a new development in the world of the brutalist highrises that many here hate (as typified by the first comment), and the speed at which prefab construction can erect a building (as per the second observation):


from designbuildsource.com

220 stories. 838 metres. All prefab. Erection time 90 days

I'm not sure what others think, but to me this thing this is simply overwhelmingly oppressive. It is a visual version of an Ogre pounding on you 'till submission. All I can think of is Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty Four" or Gilliam's "Brazil".

This monstrosity makes the Renaissance seem like delicate lace sprinkled with fairy dust. And, the Renaissance isn't likely to fall down, as actual time was taken to assemble it. So, yes, the Renaissance could be much worse.

Last edited by Snark; Jul 8, 2012 at 4:27 AM.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #207  
Old Posted Jul 8, 2012, 7:09 AM
GreatTallNorth2 GreatTallNorth2 is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,447
Shall we change the signs entering the city to "Welcome to Lomdon - We could be much worse"?

We can't view Londons skyline one building at a time. It's the entire skyline full of the same concrete twins that make it ugly. And once they go up, you know they are not coming down. Permenant damage. The Renaissance would be more acceptable if there wasn't so many other 20+ towers that look similar.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #208  
Old Posted Jul 8, 2012, 2:10 PM
Symz's Avatar
Symz Symz is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Windsor, On.
Posts: 1,861

Hey, what can ya say!? London's got a thing for twins!!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #209  
Old Posted Jul 8, 2012, 4:50 PM
haljackey's Avatar
haljackey haljackey is offline
User Registered
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London, Ontario
Posts: 3,197
This city sure does have a thing for twins. Possibly because they're cheaper to construct? Just reuse or mirror the blueprints!

I consider the Renaissance towers 'good' for a concrete design. I just wish they finished the exterior with a nice stone varnish or something. Sure it isn't pure concrete like other towers out there but there's still room for improvement.

Still I don't think London can make any more concrete towers, at least in the downtown. Just a couple more and we'll start to look like commie-ville.

If Two London Place gets approved at least that will help tip the ratio a bit.
__________________
My Twitter

My Simcity Stuff
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #210  
Old Posted Jul 10, 2012, 2:25 AM
bolognium's Avatar
bolognium bolognium is offline
bro
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, ON
Posts: 507
Smile

Better than a parking lot.

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #211  
Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 12:32 PM
MrSlippery519 MrSlippery519 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,076
Back from vacation...glad to see this topped out. Looks pretty good to be honest and certainly an improvement over what used to be there.

Now hopefully this is successful for Tricar and they can build us a nice 30+ glass condo downtown
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #212  
Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 1:20 PM
MolsonExport's Avatar
MolsonExport MolsonExport is offline
The Vomit Bag.
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Otisburgh
Posts: 44,732
^yeah. Maybe at that parking lot next to Marienbad.
__________________
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."-President Lyndon B. Johnson Donald Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man, and a stupid man's idea of a smart man. Am I an Asseau?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #213  
Old Posted Jul 13, 2012, 6:13 PM
FazDeH's Avatar
FazDeH FazDeH is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London
Posts: 233
^^That parking lot on Carling has been earmarked for development for a while. As well as the space on talbot on Queens.. If Dartmouth can have glass... So can we.
__________________
Number of buildings listed on SSPs Diagram section? 191
Number of people living in the cities metro area? 496,900
Knowing London has a better looking skyline than that of any other city our size? PRICELESS
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #214  
Old Posted Jul 15, 2012, 5:19 AM
bolognium's Avatar
bolognium bolognium is offline
bro
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, ON
Posts: 507
Smile

I wonder if Tricar is willing to take on two simultaneous projects in central London. Is there still no info regarding their building on Ridout in Old South?



Reply With Quote
     
     
  #215  
Old Posted Jul 15, 2012, 8:29 PM
Symz's Avatar
Symz Symz is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Windsor, On.
Posts: 1,861
Quote:
Originally Posted by bolognium View Post



Honestly that's probably my new favourite photo of London. It's got lots of layers some old with some new and it's from a vantage point I haven't seen before.

Nice job.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #216  
Old Posted Aug 1, 2012, 2:49 PM
haljackey's Avatar
haljackey haljackey is offline
User Registered
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London, Ontario
Posts: 3,197
The thing officially topped out yesterday as concrete pouring has now stopped.
__________________
My Twitter

My Simcity Stuff
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #217  
Old Posted Aug 2, 2012, 1:49 AM
Snark Snark is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 417
Quote:
Originally Posted by haljackey View Post
The thing officially topped out yesterday as concrete pouring has now stopped.
Top out ceremony as shown in today's London Free Press:

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #218  
Old Posted Aug 2, 2012, 4:20 PM
GreatTallNorth2 GreatTallNorth2 is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,447
Quote:
Originally Posted by haljackey View Post
The thing officially topped out yesterday as concrete pouring has now stopped.
Wouldn't it be nice if they permanently stopped pouring concrete in this city and put up a few nice glass towers?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #219  
Old Posted Aug 5, 2012, 12:39 AM
bolognium's Avatar
bolognium bolognium is offline
bro
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, ON
Posts: 507
Smile

That'd be nice, GTN. Unfortunate that it probably won't happen any time soon.

The parking garage between the two towers is shooting up quickly. There are about a dozen columns in place, and pieces of the Ridout wall are already up. Seems like it'll be done in no time.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #220  
Old Posted Aug 5, 2012, 5:49 PM
Simpseatles's Avatar
Simpseatles Simpseatles is offline
Wannabe Urbanite
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Waterloo/London
Posts: 708
Quote:
Originally Posted by bolognium View Post
That'd be nice, GTN. Unfortunate that it probably won't happen any time soon.

The parking garage between the two towers is shooting up quickly. There are about a dozen columns in place, and pieces of the Ridout wall are already up. Seems like it'll be done in no time.
So I guess that means the space in between the two towers will be filled soon? That's good because it was beginning to bother me. I thought all the parking was in each podium but I must be wrong. Too bad it couldn't have been underground, that would have been optimal.
__________________
"Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, that we can never get away from the sprawl.
Living in the sprawl the dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains and there's no end in sight." -Arcade Fire
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Regional Sections > Canada > Ontario > London > Projects & Construction Updates
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 2:18 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.