Thought I'd share this pretty cool project for the rejuvination of the King Eddy. It was purchased by the Cantos Music Foundation who is transforming it to house their amazing musical collection and expand into a national music centre. An international design competion was held, and there were 5 finalists - 1 from Canada, 3 US firms and 1 French firm. 3 are partnered with local firms.
All about the project - total $100 million budget including endowment - funding will be split roughly equally between Donation/Federal/Provincal/
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/
Last night each of the finalists presented their concepts.
Which do you think should win. There are links to some great videos and text explaining each concept:
Pretty exciting for Calgary!
1. Allied Works with BKDI
Link to Video and Description:
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/meet-the-a...i-the-concept/
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SPF Architects
Link to video and descrption:
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/meet-the-a...a-the-concept/
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Ateliers Jean Nouvel Workshop
Link to video and description:
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/meet-the-a...uvel-workshop/
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Saucier and Perrotte with GEC Architects
Link to video and description:
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/meet-the-a...c-the-concept/
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro architects with Kasian
Link to video and description:
http://cantos.ca/kingeddy/meet-the-a...n-the-concept/
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