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They'll be SAPL students. So they'll be anti-social nerds 💀

Macleod isn't a lot cause, it's just a different situation from 16th. I don't forsee Macleod getting converted to a legit urban Boulevard any time soon because a) it's so beyond messed up and b) it will always be a very significant corridor for cars (except for maybe the area around and north of...

It's actually blowing my mind that the city is pulling this just totally out of the blue. Absolutely mind boggling and a slap in thr face to everyone, especially those who live in the area. Even worse when they then go on to hold endless useless consultation meetings for housing and reject it in...

Very well said 👏

The excavation is getting really deep! Does anyone know how many floors of parking they're doing? Looks expensive.

I thought Glenmore landing was a shoe-in. Now I have no idea what to believe anymore lmao

Like Golfing Guy said. You're judging livability based on like 3 low res renderings. How about we at least wait to see floor plans before we start claiming that the whole thing is gonna be worthless shoebox apartments?

I've never understood this obsession with shadows here. We're one of the sunniest cities on the planet, I really don't think we need to be worrying too much about maximizing solar exposure on every corner of every block. It's really not that big of a deal to have part of a sidewalk sit in the...

Oh yeah the old version is waaaay better. That would have been so incredible to have it facing the river like that. I'm quite disappointed they flipped it. 6th Ave is such a blight.

They're removing surface parking

It can be both ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe the design of the towers will be refined later. They're obviously focusing on the podium in the renderings that have been released so far. If the design improves, great, but if it doesn't I don't think it's a big deal. They look fine.

There has been a little talk about it (I recall a G&M article not long ago) but really it's a HUGE problem that no one thinks about. Procurement in Canada is absolutely beyond broken and it severely stifles innovation, creates monopolies, and drives up costs. It's unbelievable. The architecture...

If this gets built like the renders show this will end up being the best development of its kind in the entire city (in terms of public realm). The fact that they're putting real effort into this kind of engagement leads me to believe they care enough to make it happen

Doing that would require the city to have a modicum of vision and ambition, which they don't.

I wish politicians would try to frame the issue differently, acknowledging that this isn’t the optimal outcome and it’s the provinces fault, but now that this is what’s happening we should try to achieve the best possible outcome. Elevated doesn’t HAVE to depress property values and totally...

I'm really only thinking of the canopy part lmao. That part is pretty cool but yeah everything else is a monolithic blank wall

Yeah no I agree what we got was better. I more mean in abstract as a concept it's nice. I guess BMO Centre is really the only building I can think of that really makes an effort to engage with its associated public space. It does it quite well, though unfortunately the entire area is...

the central library we got is pretty awesome and I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but I do really love the public plaza concept of the Rex design. It reminded me that Calgary really has a dearth of good outdoor public spaces that are well integrated with high quality public architecture. As...

There’s a massive amount of industrial land in the inner city. Surely we can find a spot for a bus barn that doesn’t eat up extremely valuable inner city riverfront real estate

Yeah I don't really trust CMLC to do good master planning. They should hold design competitions for their masterplans. Or at least hire someone who actually knows what they're doing.