CALGARY | Never Built Projects

Calgarian · #1 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 9:22 PM**

Alberta Plaza

Bay Park Plaza

Eaton Centre

First Canadian Centre II

McIntyre Building

?

Victoria Square

? (from the 90's)

Coldrsx · #2 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 9:54 PM**

Edmonton and Calgary had some doosies that were scrapped....both skylines would be significantly different if they had come to pass.

Surrealplaces · #3 Posted **Apr 28, 2008, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Edmonton and Calgary had some doosies that were scrapped....both skylines would be significantly different if they had come to pass.

At one point the Ghermezian brothers were talking about building an 85 storey tower in Edmonton. I've never seen the rendering, but the initial concept drawing was something along the lines of the Sunlife building in Calgary.

Calgarian · #4 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 9:57 PM**

CtrlAltDel did a render of what Calgary's Skyline would have looked like if these were built. I'll try to find it.

Edit, here it is. The Bow is thrown in for reference.

Patrick · #5 Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 4:51 AM**

Ahh! I love all those buildings! What a loss none of them were built!

davee930 · #6 Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 5:10 AM**

FCC2 and Alberta Plaza would've been awesome to have in the skyline.

Calgarian · #7 Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 1:58 PM**

The Alberta Plaza is my favorite. I think you could still build it with few changes.

Aleks · #8 Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 11:19 PM**

I love Alberta Plaza. It's a great design. I actually based some buildings on Sketch Up out of Alberta Plaza. What a loss.

Jarrod · #9 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 12:43 AM**

I like Alberta Plaza too.

Am I one of the only ones who has no love for FCC I and II?

Calgarian · #10 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 12:59 AM**

^Probably. FCC1 is one of the nicer buildings in Calgary.

Jimby · #11 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 4:19 AM**

a couple more of McIntyre Plaza. I think it was going to be built on the block between 6 and 7 Avenues, and 3 and 4 streets SW. I think it was to be 75 floors.

http://www.cs.uleth.ca/~vpak/spring2006/oshk3710

Jimby · #12 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyc

? (from the 90's)

These 2 towers were to go in on 8 Ave between 8 Street and 9 Street where the Torode office building is now going up. I think it was Bosa the Vancouver developer of Liberte and Marquis and a couple of other west end downtown Calgary buildings. I don't know what happened.

Boris2k7 · #13 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 4:45 AM**

Don't forget these

Singer City - 609.6m

Odessa - ?m

whiteford · #14 Posted **Jul 28, 2011, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Don't forget these

Singer City - 609.6m

Odessa - ?m

it reminds me allot of the index in Dubai. what if? and holy crap if they would have. it would have remained the tallest building in the world for decades.

Calgarian · #15 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 6:00 AM**

Oh yeah, I forgot about that Singer one. It looks like a 600m Bromley.

those McIntyre renders are cool. Too bad that one didn't get built too.

Calgarian · #16 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 3:34 PM**

Didn't someone have a bunch more cancelled projects?

Boris2k7 · #17 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 4:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyc

Didn't someone have a bunch more cancelled projects?

RobD has a bunch. There should also be a thread buried somewhere in the Alberta subforum.

Calgarian · #18 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

RobD has a bunch. There should also be a thread buried somewhere in the Alberta subforum.

That thread is where I got the first few, maybe when I have more time I'll sift through that thread and post more.

MolsonExport · #19 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 4:29 PM**

Victoria Square is giant 80's fugly.

Calalb · #20 Posted **Apr 19, 2008, 7:35 AM**

Greyhound Centre: was to begin construction spring 1970.