Rogers Place Construction Thread
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PBandJ
If it didn't happen in the 80's, it didn't happen
The only complaint I have is the wonky road design.
It's perfect in every other way.
Screw driving 45 minutes to WEM when I can drive 5 to SEC.
joestevens29
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Speed220DChalavan
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How does it take you 45 minutes to WEM, especially with the Henday option available?
Not to mention the considerable downgrade in shopping experience.
You must be a proponent of the fruit-of-the-loom t-shirts.
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link should come with a warning.. warning, disturbing picture of anorexic models with one looking so unhealthy she's clinging to another so she doesn't collapse.
Please spend money so these waifs have something to eat.
Simons? yikes. an interior football field of pretentious claptrap filled with people insecure enough to spend countless thousands on throwaway wardrobe. next
Damn I'm opinionated.
PBandJ
If it didn't happen in the 80's, it didn't happen
link should come with a warning.. warning, disturbing picture of anorexic models with one looking so unhealthy she's clinging to another so she doesn't collapse.
Please spend money so these waifs have something to eat.
Simons? yikes. a interior football field of pretentious claptrap filled with people insecure enough to spend countless thousands on throwaway wardrobe.
Damn I'm opinionated.
Dying of laughter. Well done.
joestevens29
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WEM can go **** itself. Why they have to keep moving stores around on me
WEM is about 30 for me. Don't really like it that much. Has a good selection, but it doesn't have the outlet deals. In the summer it's a no go either as it's a tourist attraction.
With that being said, really impressed with the new Sport Chek.
On the down side, a big thumbs down to the numerous people that try stop you to talk about some stupid product.
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Dying of laughter. Well done.
I'm either before or past my time and not well understood. Thanks
MoneyGuy
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Regarding the Stantec tower: These images are called an artist’s conception for a reason. They're used primarily to “sell†the exterior finishes and aesthetics to the owner and to the city.
As these are made early in the design process, much can change by the time the final drawings are drafted and the structure is completed. Also, there is usually a great deal of license taken by the artist, omitting ugly stuff like power lines and power poles and unsightly neighbouring buildings etc. They also usually like to add muscle cars and sexy models…
Consider these as an idyllic representation of the architect’s vision (that in itself can be scary)!!!
*Thanks to a friend of mine who is a big-wig in the local construction industry for providing me with this information.
As these are made early in the design process, much can change by the time the final drawings are drafted and the structure is completed. Also, there is usually a great deal of license taken by the artist, omitting ugly stuff like power lines and power poles and unsightly neighbouring buildings etc. They also usually like to add muscle cars and sexy models…
Consider these as an idyllic representation of the architect’s vision (that in itself can be scary)!!!
*Thanks to a friend of mine who is a big-wig in the local construction industry for providing me with this information.
PBandJ
If it didn't happen in the 80's, it didn't happen
Soliloquy of a Dogge
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I never thought I'd see the day where an office (and resi) building in Edmonton rivalled those in Calgary and the rest of Western Canada.
Absolutely amazing. Was not expecting Stantec to drop a megaton like that. Was expecting 45ish stories and maybe 600 feet. So ****ing excited.
The arena itself is great but I was and still am more excited for the drastic change Edmonton's skyline is going to undergo over the next 5 years. No office towers for 20 years, now 4 in the last 5 years. And if 102st goes ahead... holy **** this city is on a roll. Love it.
Absolutely amazing. Was not expecting Stantec to drop a megaton like that. Was expecting 45ish stories and maybe 600 feet. So ****ing excited.
The arena itself is great but I was and still am more excited for the drastic change Edmonton's skyline is going to undergo over the next 5 years. No office towers for 20 years, now 4 in the last 5 years. And if 102st goes ahead... holy **** this city is on a roll. Love it.
Soliloquy of a Dogge
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This is the type of thinking that almost killed this city in the 80's.
It's about time Edmonton stopped thinking small and doing small. Finally joining the go big or go home mentality our successful sisters to the south have adopted. And thank god. Edmonton is not some small backwater... maybe Red Deer is an option.
The design is certainly not what it could have been, but the rendering also makes it look pretty 2nd rate. I'm guessing the facade will have a lot of glass, and it will make the entire building look far more sleek than it appears in these sketches.
What everyone seems to be missing, is that they've absolutely nailed the plaza! The shape is perfect for making it cozy, but not claustrophobic. I only hope that there is street level dining and retail facing the plaza in the Stantec Tower. I used to go to games before puck drop, and leave after the Oilers lost. Now, I'll be taking the LRT from the Southside, and getting there early for dinner, catch the game (with wins hopefully being a bit more likely), and then stick around for a drink before a quick train home. And I'm confident that there will be thousands joining me in that plaza before and after the games - even when it dips below 20 degrees.
What everyone seems to be missing, is that they've absolutely nailed the plaza! The shape is perfect for making it cozy, but not claustrophobic. I only hope that there is street level dining and retail facing the plaza in the Stantec Tower. I used to go to games before puck drop, and leave after the Oilers lost. Now, I'll be taking the LRT from the Southside, and getting there early for dinner, catch the game (with wins hopefully being a bit more likely), and then stick around for a drink before a quick train home. And I'm confident that there will be thousands joining me in that plaza before and after the games - even when it dips below 20 degrees.
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Fortunately, not everyone lives in Millwoods. I won't even go in to detail about the abysmal shopping selection at South Common. (I actually don't think I've ever really gone there outside of the Cineplex and being pigeon-held into going to the Bell location there) West Edmonton Mall and in some aspects even Southgate are much better shopping locations.
Also, University area master-race checking in.
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Don't you mean drive 5 mins to SEC and then wait for 45 mins to turn into or out of the parking lot?
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You're so ignorant and childish. "Ooo ya? you calling my hood an eyesore? Northside and west side is the ass hole of edmonton ", herp derp. There's many beautiful northside neighborhoods, same as the west.
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It's absolutely ridiculous. The Stantec tower by any means, shape or form doesn't affect almost all of us posting in this thread. But what I appreciate about this tower going up is that this city is finally living up to its potential and having the mentality that nothing is too grande for this great city.
I read on twitter that 1700 Stantec employees are to be staying at the HQ, so that's 1700 people putting money into our economy. That's good news for everyone collectively in my books and in Q's case especially... that's 1700 people's money helping with shovelling and road repairs. So yes Q it does benefit you in some way, no matter how minuscule.
Maybe the haters should spend a zillion dollars to build their own office tower. I'm not even joking. Iconic designs cost money. It's easy to criticize when it's not you taking the risk.
Oiltankjob Fail
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That's your typical devils advocate view no matter what good happens to the city ,whether its a new arena or corner store. You were one of the biggest opponents of the arena every week that passes shows how wrong you were. And the bow is ugly imo. Yea triangles only one for sure saying yes would be Gene Dub for the Bow here. Came to look at this thread expecting excitement over a new tallest but instead read dribble like this.
