Archive for the ‘Calgary Architecture’ Category
The West Bow River Bridge Twinning Project
The West Bow River Bridge twinning project currently being built by Flatiron and Aecon, tendered at a cost of $89 million and scheduled for completion in Fall 2022.
Engineer: Hatch, Wood Group Consulting
Contractor: Aecon, Flatiron
Additional: Deloitte, Burns & McDonnell, Parsons, Englobe, CIMA+
Calgary Board of Education Building – CBE
Built in 1969, Calgary’s CBE building was designed in the height of Brutalism’s popularity. In 2012 it was sold for $36.5 million, and has sat vacant after suffering damages from the 2013 floods.
South West Calgary Giuffre Family Library
The South West Calgary Library was originally called “Alexander Calhoun Library” after Alexander Calhoun, Calgary’s first chief librarian and the library’s longest-serving CEO. In 2018 the library was renamed “Giuffre Family Library” after a $1.5 millon dollar donation from the Giuffre family.
Douglas Coupland – Northern Lights – Telus Sky
Artist Douglas Coupland’s Northern Lights art installation unveiled on the facade of the Telus Sky building in downtown Calgary Alberta October 24th, 2020
Calgary Architecture – Devon Tower
Built in 1988, Devon Tower (formally Canterra Tower) was designed by Toronto architect, WZMH Architects.