Future Canadian Skylines - Page 10

joelpiecowye · #**181** Posted **Jan 6, 2009, 9:51 PM**

the observation tower is a pre fab building where parts would be brought in, its not a real stationary observation tower because it slowly goes up and town, I believe the tower would acually be 45 stories, the tallest one they can make

here is some buildings to compare it to

CN Tower: 1,815 feet (553 metres)

Calgary Tower: 525 feet (160 metres)

Manulife Place, Edmonton: 479 feet (146 metres)

Proposed Sky Tower: 450 feet (137 metres)

Renaissance Apartments, Saskatoon: 260 feet (79.2 metres

Distill3d · #**182** Posted **Jan 6, 2009, 10:30 PM**

so, with that Saskatoon based observation tower, you'll be able to see the Calgary Tower?

240glt · #**183** Posted **Jan 6, 2009, 10:36 PM**

Maybe not quite, but you'll be able to watch your dog run away for a month

Distill3d · #**184** Posted **Jan 7, 2009, 1:45 AM**

^ LOL i was going to make the same crack too

vanman · #**185** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 8:13 PM**

Vancouver in 2012:

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Originally Posted by dleung

caltrane74 · #**186** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 8:35 PM**

nice!!

Wooster · #**187** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 9:33 PM**

the convention centre still isn't done!

Nice shot.

I wasn't sure where this thread went.

Here's CtrlAltDel latest:

Before

After

WhipperSnapper · #**188** Posted **Jan 29, 2009, 10:13 PM**

Neat, however I imagine it will look totally different by the time all those development sites get built.

vanman · #**189** Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 8:11 PM**

Another render from the talented dleung @SSC:

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Originally Posted by dleung

(photo taken Jan 30 from flickr):

WhipperSnapper · #**190** Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 8:55 PM**

^That's crazy. Can you possibly post the original? I can't tell the existing towers from those photoshopped!

graupner · #**191** Posted **Feb 1, 2009, 10:31 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wooster

the convention centre still isn't done!

Nice shot.

I wasn't sure where this thread went.

Here's CtrlAltDel latest:

Before
After

After oil recovers ?

Wooster · #**192** Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 3:55 AM**

^Well partially. Lots of them are already well underway. But, many of them will not start up until the market recovers (particularly on the residential side) . The housing market softened long before oil and gas prices declined late last year.

vanman · #**193** Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 7:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sacamano

^That's crazy. Can you possibly post the original? I can't tell the existing towers from those photoshopped!

This the original:

Phil McAvity · #**194** Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 9:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

True, but Vancouver has never had an office tower boom even close to anything like what is happening in Calgary right now. Hopefully with the housing correction + the extremely low commercial vacancies Vancouver will be able to squeeze a few office towers out within the next few years.

Geeze, I don't know about that vanman. Between 1972-1977 Vancouver had six office towers built over 400 feet tall. Granted Vancouver's office towers aren't as tall as Calgary's but there were more of them.

Bigtime · #**195** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 8:46 PM**

From the Calgary Future Skyling Renderings thread, CtrlAltDel drops the biggest bomb on us yet!

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Originally Posted by CtrlAltDel

Here is an aerial view, probably around 2030, after Fort Calgary and Stampede Park are redeveloped.

I've put in every possible development that will likely happen within the next 20 years. Of course, some buildings are stand-ins, but it gives a fairly accurate view of what can be expected.

Thanks to Wooster for double checking for me. Boris2k7 is MIA!

Coldrsx · #**196** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 8:54 PM**

CTRLALTDEL = unreal!!!

caltrane74 · #**197** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 9:22 PM**

very nice....

caltrane74 · #**198** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 9:27 PM**

btw: Maldive is getting a write up in the National Post - Toronto Section because of his future renderings of Toronto.

So those pictures we can't view any longer at this site will be posted at the National Post site once the storey goes to print.

The National Post Storey prints on Saturday.

oiler-dude · #**199** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 10:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

CTRLALTDEL = unreal!!!

Think we can talk him into doing a few Edmonton ones? Not that it will be drastically different.

Coldrsx · #**200** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 10:17 PM**

^haha...

CTRLALTDEL - this one's for you homey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utc2VLrGFEU