This looks like some background building in a low budget facist sci-fi movie set in Bratislava
This is an ultra conservative part of the country where tradition and convention hold sway. Irving is a stalwart old money firm and Saint John has been flat lining for decades. I'd rather they build something that speaks to the pre-war architecture of downtown Saint John as it's not about to turn into a city of glass towers any time soon.
Build a glass tower and it will stick out like a sore thumb forever. This is a handsome elegant building that works with the downtown heritage buildings around it. Saint John is a very old city, once 5th largest in Canada. It's not some upstart Johnny come lately like Vancouver.
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This looks like some background building in a low budget facist sci-fi movie set in Bratislava
So you don't like it then?
I think it works for Saint John. It should fit in well and it has a certain stately elegance to it. I'd prefer it if the footprint were a little smaller and the building a few storeys taller, but it's OK as is... definitely has that old-money corporate HQ look to it. It would fit in on University Ave in Toronto.
This looks like some background building in a low budget facist sci-fi movie set in Bratislava
This is an ultra conservative part of the country where tradition and convention hold sway. Irving is a stalwart old money firm and Saint John has been flat lining for decades. I'd rather they build something that speaks to the pre-war architecture of downtown Saint John as it's not about to turn into a city of glass towers any time soon.
Build a glass tower and it will stick out like a sore thumb forever. This is a handsome elegant building that works with the downtown heritage buildings around it. Saint John is a very old city, once 5th largest in Canada. It's not some upstart Johnny come lately like Vancouver.
Yes, because the only alternative to a Third Reich knockoff is a glass tower - from Vancouver no less
Mock up looks really good.. But there still looks to be a lot of space left to develop in particular the Entertainment District (the gap between Picasso and Studio condos looks huge) could use a few more proposals... I know that condos don't sell well there really, but still. If that area beefs up, its slowly shifting the core of the city west.
I wonder if Edmonton will see more highrises in the north end with the airport gone. IIRC it's mostly lowrises and wharehouses up there right?
Nope residential low rises on airport land Future highrises will run from 124 st west of downtown to 87 street jasper and as high north from about 99th - 104 ave
Nope residential low rises on airport land Future highrises will run from 124 st west of downtown to 87 street jasper and as high north from about 99th - 104 ave
Well it kind of depends on what is meant by "north end". If we're talking about what is typically called "North edge" as the neighbourhoods immediately north of downtwown... I'd say quite possibly, at least in vicinity of 105/106 Ave. There is the strip of older industrial development north of MacEwan dating back from the rail line. I know there are some ideas floating around for a few decent sized buildings along there.
I always love the people who assume dleung is some Vancouver civic booster...
Could not be further from the truth. He is just as critical towards architecture in Vancouver as he is anywhere else.
And yes, that proposal is the definition of white noise IMO. Not offensive, but really not much of anyhting.
He is a massive supporter of Vancouverism and novelty architecture. No surprise he has been critical of the direction in Vancouver of late; bigger and more conventional.
I think it works for Saint John. It should fit in well and it has a certain stately elegance to it. I'd prefer it if the footprint were a little smaller and the building a few storeys taller, but it's OK as is... definitely has that old-money corporate HQ look to it. It would fit in on University Ave in Toronto.
It would look a little simple next to the one or two examples of this style on University Street.
Well it kind of depends on what is meant by "north end". If we're talking about what is typically called "North edge" as the neighbourhoods immediately north of downtwown... I'd say quite possibly, at least in vicinity of 105/106 Ave. There is the strip of older industrial development north of MacEwan dating back from the rail line. I know there are some ideas floating around for a few decent sized buildings along there.
I meant that strip. I wasn't sure about neighbourhood names in Edmonton. I had been pretty sure they were wharehouses and whatnot, those seem to get redevelopped pretty often these days.
I always love the people who assume dleung is some Vancouver civic booster...
Could not be further from the truth. He is just as critical towards architecture in Vancouver as he is anywhere else.
And yes, that proposal is the definition of white noise IMO. Not offensive, but really not much of anyhting.
Its Saint John, quite frankly anything would be good. They have built something like only a single private sector led project in the downtown in the last 20 years.
Nope residential low-rises on airport land Future highrises will run from 124 st west of downtown to 87 street jasper and as high north from about 99th - 104 ave
Also, I believe the land to the north of Ice District is purchased for development as well. But as mentioned, the current development at the old CC Airport will be mixed residential low-rise for the most part.
He is a massive supporter of Vancouverism and novelty architecture. No surprise he has been critical of the direction in Vancouver of late; bigger and more conventional.
Novelty architecture? Point towers with townhouse podiums? No. You clearly aren't reading his posts, just parsing them and making assumptions as to his point of view based on where he is from.
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