Boldly-Colored, Minimalist City Posters Featuring Iconic Urban Structures - DesignTAXI.com (http://designtaxi.com/news/358912/Boldly-Colored-Minimalist-City-Posters-Featuring-Iconic-Urban-Structures/)

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Thunder colors, to boot.

Blue skies smiling at me...

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Photo by Mike Mezeul II

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515408965180302&set=a.365900596797807.81801.365885116799355&type=1

In that pic, Devon Tower is one with the universe... :)

I haven't heard anything recently about the problem with the lights. Does anyone know if that's finally been taken care of?

Boldly-Colored, Minimalist City Posters Featuring Iconic Urban Structures - DesignTAXI.com (http://designtaxi.com/news/358912/Boldly-Colored-Minimalist-City-Posters-Featuring-Iconic-Urban-Structures/)

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That's pretty neat we're featured in such company. Devon Energy Center strikes just as cool an outline as any of the others. The San Fran concept with fog covering the wires and the Dallas nighttime view with the actual greenlit building outline are inventive.

I haven't heard anything recently about the problem with the lights. Does anyone know if that's finally been taken care of?
Still very much a work in progress.

Devon Energy Center Tour (July 13 2013) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157634640185267/)

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Hopefully several years from now we will have another amazing company HQ like this just across the street. Imagine for a moment seeing another tower nearby and the whole atmosphere feeling different because of that. Maybe it's just me. It would feel even more urban to me.

Anyone else see this?

Bustler: CTBUH Selects the 4 Best Tall Buildings for 2013 (http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/ctbuh_selects_the_4_best_tall_buildings_for_2013/)

I had to double take on if that was or wasn't a NSFW link, lol. Surely, they could have discovered a way better picture than that. I know I've seen tons, including Will's shots!

I had to double take on if that was or wasn't a NSFW link, lol. Surely, they could have discovered a way better picture than that. I know I've seen tons, including Will's shots!

That shot gives a really distorted impression of what is south of the building, the angle manages to make like ten city blocks disappear.

That shot gives a really distorted impression of what is south of the building, the angle manages to make like ten city blocks disappear.

agreed

Because they used a rendering instead of an actual photograph.

Because they used a rendering instead of an actual photograph.

No, that's a real picture and even if it is a rendering it's still a true point of view.

Just saw the Continental Resources logo. My bad. It's legit.

but it does showcase the devon tower, which I think was the intent.

Just saw the Continental Resources logo. My bad. It's legit.

It's okay. They did have that one fake pic from that same angle that was the front of a Yellow Pages so I know what you're referring to ;-)

http://youtu.be/N0iOt3x8kuM

Devon Energy Center Tour (July 13 2013) - YouTube (http://youtu.be/N0iOt3x8kuM)

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The same shots have been shared many times but it's still a captivating building.

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Devon Tower on track to continue lighting up OKC skyline | Red Dirt Report (http://www.reddirtreport.com/rustys-music/devon-tower-track-continue-lighting-okc-skyline)

"...And in the interest of safety, we restrict work on the exterior of the tower to days when the wind speed is low..."

I think that limits them to about 10 days out of the year! (humorous exaggeration -- but not by much)

They have gotten a lot of them fixed. I was out about a week ago and specifically actually counted: On the South inset there are I think only 3 strips left that don't work, on the NE there are ~5 if I remember correctly. The NW portion is not so good, I think upward of 10, but it is by far the most blocked view, and a few of those non working portions are quite low on the building.

Devon Tower on track to continue lighting up OKC skyline | Red Dirt Report (http://www.reddirtreport.com/rustys-music/devon-tower-track-continue-lighting-okc-skyline)

"...And in the interest of safety, we restrict work on the exterior of the tower to days when the wind speed is low..."

I think that limits them to about 10 days out of the year! (humorous exaggeration -- but not by much)

Praedura, are we going to see your updated future OKC skyline renderings soon? : )

Depends on your definition of "soon". :evilsmile

Within a couple of months? Sure. A couple of days? No.

I just twiddle on this stuff in my spare time. It takes me awhile.

Did another tour: Devon Energy Center Tour (October 3 2013) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157636160100955/)

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Did you see anything different on this tour compared to your first tour?

Last Friday I rode my bike on Devon's sidewalk (near Nebu) for literally 15 seconds looking for a place to park my bike so I could get breakfast at Nebu and I was about 10 feet from being off their property and was dramatically stopped by a running security guard. Seemed unnecessary, but not a big deal. However, after eating at Nebu I rode along Sheridan on the sidewalk on the Devon side of the street and the same security guard broke into a sprint towards me so I crossed over to the Myriad Gardens side of the street. Is it still not a public sidewalk? Seemed far too aggressive, but maybe they'd had some recent threats or something. Still, isn't Sheridan a public street with public sidewalks.

Last Friday I rode my bike on Devon's sidewalk (near Nebu) for literally 15 seconds looking for a place to park my bike so I could get breakfast at Nebu and I was about 10 feet from being off their property and was dramatically stopped by a running security guard. Seemed unnecessary, but not a big deal. However, after eating at Nebu I rode along Sheridan on the sidewalk on the Devon side of the street and the same security guard broke into a sprint towards me so I crossed over to the Myriad Gardens side of the street. Is it still not a public sidewalk? Seemed far too aggressive, but maybe they'd had some recent threats or something. Still, isn't Sheridan a public street with public sidewalks.

Yea, any of the sidewalk along the road should be city property and that seems odd they are focusing on that. Though technically you should be riding in the street not the sidewalk, unless it is specifically a trail that can also function like a sidewalk, granted a lot of times our sidewalks do not have enough people on them that it would matter.

bikes don't belong on sidewalks .

Yeah, I can't have much sympathy for that. If you need to park get off the bike and walk it along, don't ride it on the sidewalk.

There is a bike lane on either side of Sheridan from EK Gaylord all the way down throuhg Film Row except in front of the Devon Tower if I remember correctly. Is there any particular reason why?

What's the story with the lighting? Are they ever going to get a handle on this? Looks tacky with so many issues...

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What's the story with the lighting? Are they ever going to get a handle on this? Looks tacky with so many issues...

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Believe it or not, it's getting better.

They rushed to get the LEDs to spell GO THUNDER in May and then kind of went back to normal LED fixing pace...

What's the story with the lighting? Are they ever going to get a handle on this? Looks tacky with so many issues...

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Those lights aren't out -- just being de-bugged.

There was an article that said they wanted to get things squared away before the thunder season and the holidays, so it looks like they are doing testing/programming.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, The lights on Devon will never be 100% functional and I'm thankful every time I see them they didn't decide to place the LED fins on the entire building. The building has been "done" and occupied for over a year and this is still a issue that hasn't even gotten close to being resolved.

Okay.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, The lights on Devon will never be 100% functional and I'm thankful every time I see them they didn't decide to place the LED fins on the entire building. The building has been "done" and occupied for over a year and this is still a issue that hasn't even gotten close to being resolved.

Complaining about Devon Tower lighting is like complaining that Kate Upton's nipples are too dark.

Complaining about Devon Tower lighting is like complaining that Kate Upton's nipples are too dark.nice. . . very nice!!!

nice. . . very nice!!!

I love that "nipples" comes through loud and clear but "wa****a" is still censored...lol

Last Friday I rode my bike on Devon's sidewalk (near Nebu) for literally 15 seconds looking for a place to park my bike so I could get breakfast at Nebu and I was about 10 feet from being off their property and was dramatically stopped by a running security guard. Seemed unnecessary, but not a big deal. However, after eating at Nebu I rode along Sheridan on the sidewalk on the Devon side of the street and the same security guard broke into a sprint towards me so I crossed over to the Myriad Gardens side of the street. Is it still not a public sidewalk? Seemed far too aggressive, but maybe they'd had some recent threats or something. Still, isn't Sheridan a public street with public sidewalks.

I know it seems crazy since nobody really uses the few sidewalks we have in this city, but bikes have to stay in the street.

I had a similar experience when one of my girls put their hand in the water feature in front of Nebu. I know they are just doing their job, but over-zealous security personnel rub me the wrong way. Maybe it's because I don't like being told what to do. <--my wife wrote that.

I know it seems crazy since nobody really uses the few sidewalks we have in this city, but bikes have to stay in the street.

I had a similar experience when one of my girls put their hand in the water feature in front of Nebu. I know they are just doing their job, but over-zealous security personnel rub me the wrong way. Maybe it's because I don't like being told what to do. <--my wife wrote that.

Ahh, that's all we need, a bunch of jackboots keeping girls hands out of the water. High crimes on the Devon campus! Corporate security guys are so often thugs because they just itch for something to do - they get bored and want to feel important. Your wife is right.

I love that "nipples" comes through loud and clear but "wa****a" is still censored...lolyeah lol, I wonder if *****burg will go through?

ok, it didn't, but if it did, it would've been pen!sburg

I've said it before and I'll say it again, The lights on Devon will never be 100% functional and I'm thankful every time I see them they didn't decide to place the LED fins on the entire building. The building has been "done" and occupied for over a year and this is still a issue that hasn't even gotten close to being resolved.

I disagree, I see the tower out my window every night. It is very close to be resolved for now. Last night I only saw a few scattered spots that weren't lit up. If we get another massive hailstorm or something that will cause a problem but any lighting system will require maintenance over time. This system will be no different but the issues will be more frequent because there are a ton of lights and they all have to be synced up via computer. Once the initial issues are all solved, it will be much easier to maintain and less noticeable when one or two go out on occasion.

Last night was by far the most complete I have seen the LEDs.

Hopefully, no one accidentaly hits the reset button on the control box when all the lights are programmed and fuctional. lol

Why not just light the crown up with regular lighting and focus on LED on the side of the building. It has looked very good every time I've seen it done that way.

Last night was by far the most complete I have seen the LEDs.

Yep, I noticed the same thing driving by early this morning.

I was down there late last night and the colors and lighting seemed perfect to me....was outstanding. Didn't see any led's out on the southwest or southeast corners.

I believe they are gearing up for the holiday season and Thunder basketball.

We should see much more in terms of sophisticated shows and color schemes.

I was down there late last night and the colors and lighting seemed perfect to me....was outstanding. Didn't see any led's out on the southwest or southeast corners.

Leaving the game tonight, the lights on the southern - sw side does still have an issue or two. Still looks good from a distance though.

I wish that, being that the lighting scheme is so difficult to program, that they would pick a few simpler ones and stick with them. The lights have been out for a few weeks now. I understand they are trying to program a Christmas theme. Back in May during the playoffs they were out for several weeks as well while they were trying to program "Go Thunder" in the lights. Just go with red LEDs on the side and a green crown for Christmas. That would look good and wouldn't require the tower be dark for weeks while they program it.

I wish that, being that the lighting scheme is so difficult to program, that they would pick a few simpler ones and stick with them. The lights have been out for a few weeks now. I understand they are trying to program a Christmas theme. Back in May during the playoffs they were out for several weeks as well while they were trying to program "Go Thunder" in the lights. Just go with red LEDs on the side and a green crown for Christmas. That would look good and wouldn't require the tower be dark for weeks while they program it.

I drive by 5 days a week between 6:30 and 7:00 am. They have been on consistently until today....they were off.

They have also been on when I've come out of the Peake every game this year.

last night they had a cool display of red lines moving up and down the side fins and the crown.

last night they had a cool display of red lines moving up and down the side fins and the crown.

It must just be bad timing on my part that when I am around it, it is off.

this is happening: UPDATE: Protesters stage mock oil spill outside Devon Tower, chain selves to revolving doors | KFOR.com (http://kfor.com/2013/12/13/protesters-stage-mock-oil-spill-outside-devon-tower-friday-causing-disturbance-inside-building/)

Yeah. The tower is right outside my window and I see it every night. They are always lit up.

same for me as well, but to credit the above poster, it looks like they are still having lighting issues with several sections still not working. I know you are viewing a different side of the tower than I, so it could be only on certain sides?

The sides look like the are just about fixed, but the crown still has some substantial holes.

a topic not even worth discussion, the LED panels will never be 100% fully functional. Get used to it.

Either that or maybe it should be its own thread so we can opt out of that conversation...

a topic not even worth discussion, the LED panels will never be 100% fully functional. Get used to it.

You are one of the most redundant posters on here. This is all you ever say.