225 - 6th Ave: Like it, love it, hate it, meh?

[floobie]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDel

This weekend!

Nice! Status?!

[TallBob]

Like that "Tall" version of 225 6th.

[craner]

Originally Posted by Calalb

I like it. Add 20-25m and I'd love it!

My thoughts exactly.

[whiteford]

i hate it because calgary's new tallest will be a box and nothing more. how sad. you would think they would build something iconic. instead they want maximize their floor space with far to little consideration concerning Calgary architecture.

[TallBob]

Conservative, describes the developers that build here (exception the Bow) and that was at a rediculous cost $$.

Can't have it both ways... so called "iconic" buildings aren't cheap to build and present other problems. I'm happy with an 800 footer, no matter the circumstance.

[333609543]

Originally Posted by drto

I voted against it, not because I don't think it's a nice proposal, but because I think something better HAS to go here. As they state in the article, it is the "geographic" center of downtown, and we only get one chance to do this and get a truly magnificent design. I'm also getting so sick of twins in Calgary, it's comical. We might become the laughing stock of the skyscraper world. Can't come up with different and unique designs so just double the plan, one higher than the other, maybe twist one tower so it's reversed or at a right angle from the other and be done with it! Certainly there has to be something better than the current proposal. I'm all for two towers on the block but I want more height on the first-built tower, even if that means we have to wait for the second.

Calgary is unique in that way, a few taller singular buildings like The Bow would be nice, but twins is what makes Calgary, Calgary. I voted that i liked it, needs some improvements, to make it unique, but it's a fairly good design.

[TallBob]

I voted Like it! I wonder if they'll find another 4 floors.... another 50-60'. Noticeably taller than the Bow.