[David A]

That building is downright ugly. No business being in the middle of the main campus. It looks like the offspring of the downtown library.

Yes, I think we ought to give a name to this style - the garden shed school of architecture. It is very ugly, apparently the public sector can do crap as well as or better than the private sector.

I do fell the quality of this and some other recent development speaks to the quality of the current management of the U of A. Cheap and ugly is in style.

 

[MacLac]

55+

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[MacLac]

Have these “Townhomes” started construction yet.

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[constance_chlore]

There's a lot of talk in the classical music world about U of A's announcement (on very short notice) of plans to remove the old Casavant organ from Convocation Hall as part of the renovations. It's been picked up by the CBC and influential classical music blog Slipped Disc. Meanwhile, an op-ed in the Edmonton Journal makes the case for why it's necessary. Anna Lapwood (perhaps the most famous organist in the world) has shared this petition (started by former U of A keyboard prof Marnie Giesbrecht) against the removal.

 

[thommyjo]

Have these “Townhomes” started construction yet.

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I believe so. In the middle of the midrises

 

[YEG imagineer]

Yup already at least 4 townhouse sections built. Filled in quite nicely.

 

[Gronk!]

A moment in history: May 15, 1926

On this day in 1926, ground was broken for the construction of St. Joseph's College on the University of Alberta campus.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[cloney]

Late to the party but just at a very high level, 240 west seems like a waste of potential for the site given its location and proximity to the university. This is central greenfield development and nearly 40% of the residential area is planned to be low density. From the projects site, 100% of the population will be within 600m of transit and commercial area, the whole area is less than 2km from South campus LRT station (and likely a closer new LRT station if the new stollery is built) and a 15min bike ride from north campus. Is this not the place to have a Blatchford approach and not have any low density residential?

 

[Tropical]

Late to the party but just at a very high level, 240 west seems like a waste of potential for the site given its location and proximity to the university. This is central greenfield development and nearly 40% of the residential area is planned to be low density. From the projects site, 100% of the population will be within 600m of transit and commercial area, the whole area is less than 2km from South campus LRT station (and likely a closer new LRT station if the new stollery is built) and a 15min bike ride from north campus. Is this not the place to have a Blatchford approach and not have any low density residential?

Likely LRT? Maybe in 20 years...

 

[cloney]

Likely LRT? Maybe in 20 years...

IF the stollery is built here I don’t think it’s unlikely to assume that an LRT spur off the capital line to the SW will follow. This is neighbourhood scale planning for an area that will exist for much longer than 20 years. Should we not be thinking about the long-term when planning new neighbourhoods?

 

[Tropical]

IF the stollery is built here I don’t think it’s unlikely to assume that an LRT spur off the capital line to the SW will follow. This is neighbourhood scale planning for an area that will exist for much longer than 20 years. Should we not be thinking about the long-term when planning new neighbourhoods?

The City is already stating that LRT capital expansion is off of the books for 10 years. City administration is pushing for BRT lines as the next immediate expansion. And the northwest LRT has been prioritized at the municipal level when there is an LRT expansion. Plus, the Province has indicated that their priority is south to the airport rather than northwest or to a theoretical Stollery.

The fiscal and political reality for an LRT spur in this direction is bleak.

 

[cloney]

The City is already stating that LRT capital expansion is off of the books for 10 years. City administration is pushing for BRT lines as the next immediate expansion. And the northwest LRT has been prioritized at the municipal level when there is an LRT expansion. Plus, the Province has indicated that their priority is south to the airport rather than northwest or to a theoretical Stollery.

The fiscal and political reality for an LRT spur in this direction is bleak.

Okay well even without an additional LRT station that’s 700m closer than south campus, this much low density housing really seems like a wasted opportunity for this location. It still has proximity to the uofa, central Edmonton, transit, commercial shopping and green space.