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  1. #251

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    I may be more fuddy duddy than I want to admit. The blsg in #249 above can, in my opinion, stay where it is. Looks like someone turned a mega-grow ray on the Pop's bottle and inverted it.

  2. #252

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    Fixed.


  3. #253

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    Quote Originally Posted by BG918 View Post
    Fixed.

    Beautiful! IMO, it could still be quite a bit higher and actually complement the other buildings.

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    ya, I think 650 would be a little bit taller BG, but you've got the right idea - it won't dwarf downtown.

    You'd have to have at least a 300 feet difference to really start to dwarf the other buildings, and that would require an 800 foot tower - which is something we're probably not likely to see anytime soon.

    That's why I think 700 is a good number, tall enough without being too tall. It would definitely DEFINE the skyline without taking away from it.

    Certainly an iconic 700 footer would do wonders for OKC, especially when the city gets national media coverage!!! I bet that alone will do wonders for OKC's image around the nation/world.
    Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!

  5. #255

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    heyyyyyyyyyyy........community!

    Refering to the proposed devon tower i think you can anticipate as potential design architect - pickard chilton, used often by hines. check out their work, nice.................

  6. #256

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbrown84 View Post
    You've placed it too far south. It should be covering up the Colcord and current Devon Tower.

    Below Chase, just peeking above the trees is the orange brick building that is on the NW corner of Hudson & Sheridan. The new tower should be in line with that and the Colcord.
    Slight correction, the building, from this point of view would be located between chase tower and existing devon fronting most of chase tower.......

  7. #257

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    I Googled Pickard Chilton and went to their website. Very, very, very impressive work. If they are chosen for the Devon tower, I think we all will be overwhelmingly pleased.

  8. #258

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    Quote Originally Posted by architect5311 View Post
    heyyyyyyyyyyy........community!

    Refering to the proposed devon tower i think you can anticipate as potential design architect - pickard chilton, used often by hines. check out their work, nice.................
    Impressive! I think that whatever wil be built, it will certainly be a building of our time, meaning lots of glass, elegant profile and hopefully to a high environmental standard. Yes, the nation will look at OKC, in a different way after its completion, but I have high hopes that it will be for the right reasons and NOT just because we have produced another tall behemoth. Let's set a new standard in urban design!

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    Quote Originally Posted by architect5311 View Post
    Slight correction, the building, from this point of view would be located between chase tower and existing devon fronting most of chase tower.......
    Well it will be on Sheridan, so it should line up with Renaissance, Colcord, and the orange brick building I mentioned above. BG has it about right.

  10. #260

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    isn't the angle in the pic wrong though? I'm thinking it should be tilted another 30 degrees or so to the left, it should be in line with the Renaissance.

  11. #261

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    Quote Originally Posted by metro View Post
    isn't the angle in the pic wrong though? I'm thinking it should be tilted another 30 degrees or so to the left, it should be in line with the Renaissance.

    Why the focus on particulars?

  12. #262

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    Quote Originally Posted by architect5311 View Post
    heyyyyyyyyyyy........community!

    Refering to the proposed devon tower i think you can anticipate as potential design architect - pickard chilton, used often by hines. check out their work, nice.................

    Here is some of his work...

    1.3 million sq. ft, 60 stories, Chicago


    1.15 million sq. ft, 41 stories, 645ft, Atlanta



    1.0 million sq. ft, 29 stories, Nashville


    1.1 million sq. ft, 50 stories, Chicago


    2.2 million sq. ft, 40 stories, Houston



    With the exception of the 2.2 million sq. ft building in Houston these are probably in the range of what Devon is looking for.

  13. #263

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    Wow! Those are all great. Modern, classic, classy without stepping too far out of bounds aesthetically.

    Nos. 1 and 3 almost give me that First National vibe - but in a very modern way.

    My favorite hands down is the 4th pic, along the Chicago River. It would be nice to divert from the square box look of our other downtown buildings.

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    The Atlanta tower is the Peachtree tower developed by Hines - the same company hired by Devon

  15. #265

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbrown84 View Post
    Well it will be on Sheridan, so it should line up with Renaissance, Colcord, and the orange brick building I mentioned above. BG has it about right.

  16. #266

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve View Post
    The Atlanta tower is the Peachtree tower developed by Hines - the same company hired by Devon
    As a matter of fact all of the projects above are Hines developments.

  17. #267

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    I don't see all the excitement about Devon's tower. It's just another big corporation that cares nothing about their employees and everything about the bottom line. I'd rather see them give the money to their employees than towards some large iconic skyscraper.

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    jsenter... the savior of OKC. Welcome to the board.

  19. #269

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    Thanks. I try to stick up for the little guy. That's a hard thing to do in todays society.

  20. #270

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    Hey, as a Devon employee, I'd love to see a bonus, but I gotta say, I'm treated well, and I'm not a big wig by any means.

  21. #271

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    I welcome a new addition to the skyline. I'd rather Devon spend the money on beautifying our downtown area, than on more profits for their executives. I don't see the issue, jsenter.

    Back on topic, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the height of the Nashville tower. Devon seems not to care much for height at this point. I do hope it's taller though.

  22. #272

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    Hey, as a Devon employee, I'd love to see a bonus, but I gotta say, I'm treated well, and I'm not a big wig by any means.
    I want to work for Devon...could they use a good draftman?

  23. #273

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsenter View Post
    I don't see all the excitement about Devon's tower. It's just another big corporation that cares nothing about their employees and everything about the bottom line. I'd rather see them give the money to their employees than towards some large iconic skyscraper.
    Without Devon, where would those employees be?

  24. #274

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    i wish every big company would build something downtown, so maybe in the long run they will become bigger and better and than after they have this big building downtown than they can give employees bonus'!!!

    haha

  25. #275

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    I have been trying to get on at Devon for some time. I am sure they get a lot of applications monthly. (Thats what I have been telling myself anyways lol)

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