Yeah, watching the CTrain right now isn't really a popular pastime in Calgary.
I can't see the need to spend millions of dollars worth of materials and engineering work to be able to see them in the library when you can just walk across the street and see them going both ways all day long
Not to mention, the C-Train won't be coming up there with frequency anymore once the Red Line gets buried under Stephen Avenue.
The design is beautiful! We were there last night, response was awesome.
Shameless plug here, but my other company OwlBox is doing a long-term construction time-lapse of the project We're taking a high-res photo every 10 minutes for the next 4 years.
You can see the latest photos on the CMLC New Central Library Site.
I like the view from walking down the street with the St. Louis Hotel. Those old buildings have a nice vibe to them with a cool street design and I hope it becomes a nice vibrant area after 30 years of being in the ghetto.
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It's a stunning design, but it's similar to Snohetta's student learning centre / library at Ryerson University (revealed in 2011). As a fan of architecture, our library design has lost a little bit of lustre for me now. Not really a fan of architects copying their own design inspiration from past projects for new signature buildings; it's a bit lazy IMO.
Ryerson:
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NCL:
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I'm probably just nitpicking, though.
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No, I agree. It looked like Ryerson to me right away. To me, this type of external architecture is a little disappointing. The interior waves of wood are quite impressive but the outside is boring.
It's revisionist mid-20th century International Style with more glass and latice work that reminds me of mobile phone backgrounds.
I wish more of the inner motiff was on the exterior instead of the glass box look. You can see some of the wood on the underside only.
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This is how the Ryerson Centre is turning out in real life. Not too shabby.
I love the general shape of the NCL, and the interior looks fantastic (that wood is giving me....uh, wood?). But I agree that the exterior lattice work is a bit of a letdown...but I tend to think all this patterning on buildings these days is a bit of a fad. Also not super crazy about the flat end of the building...that feels like a bit of an after-thought.
But overall, I'm really excited to see this come to life. Can't wait!
No, I agree. It looked like Ryerson to me right away. To me, this type of external architecture is a little disappointing. The interior waves of wood are quite impressive but the outside is boring.
It's revisionist mid-20th century International Style with more glass and latice work that reminds me of mobile phone backgrounds.
I wish more of the inner motiff was on the exterior instead of the glass box look. You can see some of the wood on the underside only.
I agree that the glass box look can be somewhat boring and unimaginative but I don't think I would want to see more wood in the exterior design. I find that the use of wood quickly becomes dated. The use of wood on the exterior of modern homes exploded in the mid-2000's and it seemed really cool. But now when I drive down streets in Kensington, Marda Loop or Killarney the homes that incorporated wood don't seem to be as modern as they were only a few years ago.
I agree that the glass box look can be somewhat boring and unimaginative but I don't think I would want to see more wood in the exterior design. I find that the use of wood quickly becomes dated. The use of wood on the exterior of modern homes exploded in the mid-2000's and it seemed really cool. But now when I drive down streets in Kensington, Marda Loop or Killarney the homes that incorporated wood don't seem to be as modern as they were only a few years ago.
You wanna see dated? Look at the new West LRT train stations... that copper roofing is super fugly.
The copper looked neat when it was still shiny. Too bad it turned dull brown seemingly before the station even opened. I also feel the Bow-Trail side of the station platform feels a little under designed. It kind of feels like an after-thought there, almost as if the designers didn't realize how prominent it would be from that side and just designed it as if it was going to face an alley.
The copper looked neat when it was still shiny. Too bad it turned dull brown seemingly before the station even opened. I also feel the Bow-Trail side of the station platform feels a little under designed. It kind of feels like an after-thought there, almost as if the designers didn't realize how prominent it would be from that side and just designed it as if it was going to face an alley.
Wait until it develops the beautiful green, aged copper patina.
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