Developer: Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
Architect: Kasian, 5468796 Architecture
  
Address: 9th Avenue SE and 3rd Street SE, Calgary
Category: Commercial (Office), Public Space / Park
Status: CompleteCompletion: TBD
Height: 69 ft / 21.00 mStoreys: 6 storeys
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PLATFORM | 21m | 6s | CMLC | Kasian

Agreed
 

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It's not the finished product though...
The updated rendering appears to show that this is pretty close to the finished product. There's not going to be a mesh covering the pipes. And they're not going to be adding more pipes to the upper levels. The upper levels basically match the updated renderings at this point.
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What a piece of trash. Terrible vista point so close to the library. It better get used to make it worth it.
 
I can't help but wonder how I'd react if instead we just got another one of these buildings:
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I don't think the Platform design achieved what it was going for, but honestly I find it a really cool and interesting building. Its not my favourite, but its avant-garde and I have to at least respect that. I would have appreciated something more refined, but if it functions well and creates engaging conversation about design, I'll hold back on condemning it.
 
I can't help but wonder how I'd react if instead we just got another one of these buildings:
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I know everyone hates PoMo/historicism, but I actually kinda like this building. It's definitely the least oppressive looking parking garage downtown. You can certainly find many worse examples of 1990s PoMo around.
 

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