[News] UPD: Aug 4 released renderings of Event Centre in OP (+ new ext. renders in post #704)

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Design is not a strength of mine but to me that render reminds of a cattle baron I went to:

https://www.elanconstruction.com/cat...-bar-royal-oak

Which kind of figures. I kid. I kid.

I don't see it.

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[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

What dates colour scheme are you referring to? It looks modern (without being futuristic) to me. Though that’s really based on how I imagine the rest of it, without any renderings showing it’s hard to say. Don’t get the colour scheme comment though.

Brown with light accents, see post 37. Reminds me of the old Jubilee auditorium.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Haha.

I just mean, they are still using that image for promo.

I just figured out how I Fata’d. I was going off the darker image as the current one. Duh.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Brown with light accents, see post 37. Reminds me of the old Jubilee auditorium.

So, the old renders? I was talking about the obviously much more current one in the OP, which to my eye is considerably different than the old renders that AC posted.

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[Fuzz]

They should go full Art Deco. That never goes out of style.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

They should go full Art Deco. That never goes out of style.

You got a problem with Rockefeller Plaza?

[MrMike]

I was hoping for a design like Pittsburghs or Columbus Arena

[driveway]

We’re currently on stage 3 of any major project that takes place in Calgary: “pissing and moaning, part 1.”

Here are the stages:

1. Calgarians want/need/are told about a new project. (Much pissing and moaning about how badly this project is needed usually, but not always, precedes this stage).

2. The project gets started.

3. An extended period of pissing and moaning about the exorbitant cost and horrendous design of the project.

4. The project is completed.

5. A second period of pissing and moaning about the exorbitant cost, horrendous design, and terrible functionality of the project.

6. Outside observers comment favorably on the high quality/design/aesthetic/functionality/economic return of the project.

7. Ferocious, thoughtless civic pride. The project is the GREATEST example of this particular thing that has ever been, or at the very least better than whatever trash they have up in Edmonton, and anyone who says different is a goddamn communist.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

So, the old renders? I was talking about the obviously much more current one in the OP, which to my eye is considerably different than the old renders that AC posted.

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Obviously much more current? There are renders from different angles, looks like the same structure to me.

Pretty tough to make a conclusion from one single image and ignore the other ones but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I still don’t see the modern design elements which I really don’t believe was the intent of the designers. As I’ve said, I don’t hate it. Expecting a lot of those thick wooden hand railings, carpet and ashtrays at every seat.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Obviously much more current? There are renders from different angles, looks like the same structure to me.



Pretty tough to make a conclusion from one single image and ignore the other ones but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If you cannot see the clear differences between them, then I can't help you. Several aspects of the design change have been discussed in this thread.

And yes, you are right about the difficulty in drawing conclusions from a single image, but this is what we have to go on so far. I am not a designer, but I am a creator and I have to think there are very good reasons why the earlier renders posted by AC were never made public. It is the same reason I do not go ahead and publish every draft stage of every article or book that I write. So, no, I don't believe that every leaked image is particularly helpful in helping us to form opinions in tbe end.


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[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Obviously much more current? There are renders from different angles, looks like the same structure to me.

Pretty tough to make a conclusion from one single image and ignore the other ones but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I still don’t see the modern design elements which I really don’t believe was the intent of the designers. As I’ve said, I don’t hate it. Expecting a lot of those thick wooden hand railings, carpet and ashtrays at every seat.

Those other renders aside from the only official render that's on post #1 of this thread were from the design concept stage that were primarily about building massing, and not the true sense of how the design will look when finalized. And those leaked designs were apparently from last year, and you can tell there were some changes from them since then in the official render.

There's honestly nothing else that has been provided for us to have an impression on how the rest of the building looks from the outside. Shoot, even the render publicly released may look different from the actual final design.

I'm sure we'll be seeing what the whole building will actually look like fairly shortly.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

If you cannot see the clear differences between them, then I can't help you. Several aspects of the design change have been discussed in this thread.

And yes, you are right about the difficulty in drawing conclusions from a single image, but this is what we have to go on so far. I am not a designer, but I am a creator and I have to think there are very good reasons why the earlier renders posted by AC were never made public. It is the same reason I do not go ahead and publish every draft stage of every article or book that I write. So, no, I don't believe that every leaked image is particularly helpful in helping us to form opinions in tbe end.


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Then you can’t help me… Come on man, can’t we discuss our opinions on the few drawings that have been made available without that?

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Then you can’t help me… Come on man, can’t we discuss our opinions on the few drawings that have been made available without that?

Sure, but I think in this thread far too much weight has been assigned to the (very crude) renderings that AC posted, and conclusions ARE being drawn from these. Can we agree that that is a mistake?

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[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Sure, but I think in this thread far too much weight has been assigned to the (very crude) renderings that AC posted, and conclusions ARE being drawn from these. Can we agree that that is a mistake?

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Some people say the renderings look modern. I don’t see it but happy it doesn’t appear gaudy or overly metallic, shiny etc. like some bad looking arena/stadiums I’ve seen.

I don’t really want to argue with people who are making any extreme conclusions, they can do their thing.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Obviously much more current? There are renders from different angles, looks like the same structure to me.

Pretty tough to make a conclusion from one single image and ignore the other ones but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I still don’t see the modern design elements which I really don’t believe was the intent of the designers. As I’ve said, I don’t hate it. Expecting a lot of those thick wooden hand railings, carpet and ashtrays at every seat.

Not with the current price of wood. Expect a “wood look” composite.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

False. 90% of people will be nowhere near being able to afford the price of entry with the inevitable insane ticket prices. Being pretty from the outside or having some fun stuff around it is the limit of the return most will get for their tax dollars.

Maybe if you took your bottles back you could afford to go.

There will be plenty of events the average person/family will be able to afford to go to. You statement is just false.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by rotten42

Maybe if you took your bottles back you could afford to go.

At least my statement was at worst just ignorant.

You covered off dickish and ignorant.

[DoubleF]

I just realized that the render looks like it was inspired by a stapler I use at work including colors and shape...

https://www.swingline.com/p/staplers...lver-s7087845/

It kinda looks like it was inspired by this stapler when it was upside down.

Edit:

[Shazam]

As long as it has an escalator longer than the one in Edmonton all will be good.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

At least my statement was at worst just ignorant.

You covered off dickish and ignorant.

It seemed appropriate.