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  1. DiscoStu

    General Construction Updates

    The whole "Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo" thing is so clunky. Get outta here Wilder, go do your own thing.
  2. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    I love their depiction of Vetro/Sasso in that one street shot. A mangled mess of a bunker that doesn't even deserve to be in focus.
  3. DiscoStu

    Bluestone | 78m | 18s | Amble Ventures | NORR

    But it doesn't cost anything to have a decent color scheme. In fact it would literally be cheaper to paint it one solid color.
  4. DiscoStu

    The Loft | 44m | 11s | Institutional Mortgage Capital

    Ha, yeah, I think at this point, that would be a steal there. I paid $1400 for a 350sqft apartment....but this was like 14 years ago and in a part of Brooklyn that wasn't particularly cool. Bet that place is like $2.5-3K now.
  5. DiscoStu

    Lyric | 23m | 6s | Ayrshire | Metafor

    Yeah, I can see why they didn't...but a shame long term if things ever get better in the neighborhood. But you do bring up a good point, selling a main floor residential unit may be just as challenging.
  6. DiscoStu

    Lyric | 23m | 6s | Ayrshire | Metafor

    Looks pretty decent. Any of those units commercial? I know it's not the right circumstance in that neighborhood right now, but talk about a great potential setting for some coffee shops/restaurants/patios etc. along Riverfront Lane/Ave.
  7. DiscoStu

    Bluestone | 78m | 18s | Amble Ventures | NORR

    I'll happily be labelled a NIMBY on this one. It's a shit design, and I'd rather wait out the few more years of parking for something better. Frustratingly it could easily be upgraded to "merely boring" if they just toned down the colour scheme...but since they're not, shit it remains in my...
  8. DiscoStu

    AHC 6th Ave | 25m | 6s | Attainable Homes Calgary | Hindle Architects

    Unlike with the first development, this is about the level of mediocrity I was expecting with a name like Attainable Homes.
  9. DiscoStu

    General Construction Updates

    Oh man, why did you have to point that out.
  10. DiscoStu

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Man does that look depressing.
  11. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    The reality is that they most likely wouldn’t have made those tweaks though, so it wouldn’t have been fine.
  12. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    While some are better than others, personally I like the Bosa condos...especially Riverwest with the circular floor plate. They may not be flashy, but I prefer the cleaner concrete facades over the overly busy spandrel/mullions/random color combos we often get today. One of the my favourites...
  13. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    Both projects could've been decent if they went with a "less is more" philosophy, and the architects could color coordinate. Unfortunately neither did, so we are left with two subpar projects. But hey, still better than the Point of View monstrosities on the west side. Hopefully one day there...
  14. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    That is the most Flames thing ever.
  15. DiscoStu

    The Loft | 44m | 11s | Institutional Mortgage Capital

    Looks great. Only thing left is the sign and the Pagoda.
  16. DiscoStu

    Scotia Place | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    How about PSL's, but with all the money going back to the repay the public investment.
  17. DiscoStu

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Listening to "all these stupid voices" is a Canadian pastime, and why it's hard/expensive/time-consuming to build anything. And it's probably worse the bigger the stage. It's all a balancing act in a democracy, but imagine trying to build the trans Canadian railroad today? Unpossible!
  18. DiscoStu

    General Construction Updates

    Taste is subjective, but I'll take the precast concrete/mid-century vibes of the original any day.
  19. DiscoStu

    General Construction Updates

    What exactly are they doing there again? They already ruined it once, what's left to do?
  20. DiscoStu

    Stampede Station | 277.3m | 71s | Truman | NORR

    From knowing someone who lives there, apparently this is exactly what the condo board is aiming to get from them.

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