Devon Energy Center

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[ZYX2]

MC Tower is charming, but totally different and hard to compare. I am sure Tulsans favor it as it is in Tulsa. The BOA is a similar type building, but the rotunda, the auditorium and the other buildings make the Devon Energy Center pretty hard to beat. It is a very pleasing and striking modern structure as a tower, but as a complete center it is outstanding. I predict it will win any number of architecture awards. It sets the bar pretty high in OKC and the region. I think "best" is in the eye of the beholder, but everyone can agree this is outstanding.

Yes, DEC definitely does set the bar extremely high. It will be a hard complex to beat. Hopefully it will help inspire some more buildings similar to it, maybe some could sneak up into Tulsa...?

[ZYX2]

seriously? BOA was cool for the 80's and 90's and mid continent has some character, but i prefer the Devon energy center.

I have always loved the boxy but interesting shape of the BOA, and the sheer detail on the Mid-Continent is enough to earn my vote. But, this tower isn't completed yet, so I don't think I can develop a complete opinion just yet.

[bombermwc]

BOK is just the boring blank slate example of the international style. I don't understand why a shoebox is so interesting. Other than the fact it has height, it has no design to it. Ever seen a 1st grader draw a picture of a tall building...looks pretty much like a box just like it. Same goes for Chase in OKC, so i'm being fair. You've got to at least do something with the footprint to give it character. Like it or lump it, at least in comparison, the Oklahoma Tower has a shape.

[ZYX2]

BOK is just the boring blank slate example of the international style. I don't understand why a shoebox is so interesting. Other than the fact it has height, it has no design to it. Ever seen a 1st grader draw a picture of a tall building...looks pretty much like a box just like it. Same goes for Chase in OKC, so i'm being fair. You've got to at least do something with the footprint to give it character. Like it or lump it, at least in comparison, the Oklahoma Tower has a shape.

BOA = Bank of America Plaza Tower in Dallas. Not BOK Tower in Tulsa...

[Jesseda]

So offically how tall is the tower going to be? I heard different heights, does anybody know what is fur sure or rumored?

[BG918]

Frost Bank Tower in Austin remains my favorite building in this region. Too bad it wasn't built taller and is now overshadowed by taller less stylish buildings.

[Thunder]

Drove by it yesterday on I-235 with knowledge that it only have a couple of floors to go. It does not look much taller than Chase. From the start, it appeared to double the Chase length, but the numbers kept going down and upon yesterday's realization, it is much shorter than expected. :-( Still a beautiful beast, though.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Drove by it yesterday on I-235 with knowledge that it only have a couple of floors to go. It does not look much taller than Chase. From the start, it appeared to double the Chase length, but the numbers kept going down and upon yesterday's realization, it is much shorter than expected. :-( Still a beautiful beast, though.

[UnFrSaKn]

upon yesterday's realization

[OKCisOK4me]

Darn it William. I thought you'd have a surprise video, lol.

[jbrown84]

Frost Bank Tower in Austin remains my favorite building in this region.

Oh yeah. I have to agree.

[UnFrSaKn]

I'm working on a little something something. Problem is when I get off work and get downtown at 3pm, nobody's doing anything when it's 90+ degrees. I got two mornings off a week, and then it has to be a nice day.

[Comm'l Real Estate Guy]

The high-end restaurant will be on the 49th & 50th floors. Even if it is expensive, I can't wait!

[kevinpate]

Dear William's employer,

Please adjust his work schedule at your earliest possible convenience. If you do not understand the critical value of this request, please see any of his outstanding videos of downtown Oklahoma City. If you still don't understand, please adjust his schedule anyway. It's the right thing to do for the entire metro.

Respectfully,


The General Public

[dmoor82]

Frost Bank Tower in Austin remains my favorite building in this region. Too bad it wasn't built taller and is now overshadowed by taller less stylish buildings.

Frost bank tower-515'ft and 137 milliono Devon Energy Center-850'ft and 750 Million.Frost is Beautiful,I love the setbacks into the crown!

[Dulahey]

Most forums I frequent, people like Thunder get banned for being trolls. Not sure why he gets special privileges.

[Lauri101]

Most forums I frequent, people like Thunder get banned for being trolls. Not sure why he gets special privileges.

He may be a troll, but dammit, he's our troll!
Ya' just have to know the history to understand - he is special - he's Thunder!

[OKCisOK4me]

The thing I like about Frost, is that it looks like the inner leaves of an artichoke at the top...

[jmarkross]

Most forums I frequent, people like Thunder get banned for being trolls. Not sure why he gets special privileges.

90% of the people here--would be "trolls" (whatever that means to whomever it means it to) by generic standards.

[kevinpate]

We have no trolls at OKCTalk. Ok, some of our folks may march to the beat of a different drummer, and their drummer may have ill tuned tom-toms and a highhat that tries to use five cymbals, but they tend to keep their beat and folks try to stay in step all the same.

[Dustin]

He may be a troll, but dammit, he's our troll!
Ya' just have to know the history to understand - he is special - he's Thunder!

I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine. He shall be my squishy

[Dustin]

Frost bank tower-515'ft and 137 milliono Devon Energy Center-850'ft and 750 Million.Frost is Beautiful,I love the setbacks into the crown!

I choose the model Devon tower over the actual Frost Bank Tower... The finished real Devon Tower will blow the real Frost Bank Tower out of the water!

[dmoor82]

^^LOL,well I chose to post the model over a rendering!

[dankrutka]

In posted the same thing about Thunder a while ago, but once you're on the board for a while you get used to his way of looking at things. I'd laugh instead of get mad about it.