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23/07/04

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23/07/04

I agree we need to set a higher standard for taller buildings. For Gothenburg the building is impressive but it is Sweden after all, I’d expect it to be however despite that it is completely out of place there. It reminds me of the super modern black Banque Nationale building in Place d’Armes, impressive building totally out of place in its location. I’m really mixed on height limits in Montreal leaning more towards lifting the highest zones. I can’t honestly see buildings blocking out the mountain, it would take a large number, say 50 200m high buildings to really do that and that’s not going to happen in centuries. I’d rather they just regulate hight limited from the perspective of someone standing on the plaza at PVM and leave that view open forever and let there be at least one or two zone that permits buildings up to 300m or higher. If the restriction is based on the height of the cross on the mountain then another option could be to build a new taller cross and make it more of a tourist attraction in itself with a museum/information center about the cross and a lookout on the cross itself. If it’s a 50 meter high cross then the additional 20 meters height could be the new height limit plus we’d have a new tourist attraction that would give a wider view of the city, maybe a 360 degree view depending where it’s placed. At least it’s something.. being Montreal we could make it 120 meters 😝

Gothenburg Sweden/Suède. Apparently no height limit here. Seems out of place IMO

23/06/28

Yeah seems to be doesn’t it. This one came out of the blue.. if I find out more I’ll update the details. Looks like a simple two story building but I’m not sure what those upwards bars are for, maybe a decorative element.

Another small project I came upon. This one on Rue Sherbrooke next to the El Cid bar and was once a decent Vietnamese restaurant Le Lai, later a sushi place.

The old PFK at 6420 Beaubien has been torn down and a new project is going up. I didn’t find any post on it so I’ll create this one. If there is just remove this and I’ll add the photo to it. looks like a typical commercial project. https://opengovca.com/montreal-building-permit/6420-rue-beaubien-est

Out for a bike ride.. caught the back end of this project.

As an east ended who occasionally went to the West Island in the past I’ve never heard it either. Must be a very local thing.

That’s a pale version of the original design. Looks very ordinary.

😱, looks really impressive 🍾

Paris resets a height limit Paris rétablit une limite de hauteur sur les nouveaux Bâtiments Paris reinstates skyscraper ban following Tour Triangle backlash Lizzie Crook 22 hours ago Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. The height limit, announced yesterday, will limit new buildings in the French capital to a height of 37 metres or 12 storeys. It reinstates the same Parisian planning law that was introduced in 1977 following the construction of Tour Montparnasse, a 210-metre-tall office tower by architects Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis Hoym de Marien that was also highly contested. https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2023/06/paris-skyline-tall-buildings-ban_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x568.jpg Paris has reintroduced a tall building ban. Photo is by Kedar Gadge The 1977 height limit was in place until 2010. It was overturned by former mayor Bertrand Delanoë for a limit of 180 metres for office towers and 50 metres for housing blocks. The ban has been reintroduced as part of mayor Anne Hidalgo's Local Bioclimatic Urban Plan, which is aimed at reducing Paris' carbon emissions. It was also prompted by the construction of the pyramid-shaped tower Tour Triangle by Herzog & de Meuron, which started in 2021 and is scheduled for completion in 2026. Its construction, which has faced backlash and was delayed by 12 years due to various legal and planning battles, has become the focus of the council's drive to limit building heights, alongside the 180- and 125-metre-high Tours Duo skyscrapers by Jean Nouvel. Once complete, Tour Triangle will be the city's third tallest building. Its trapezoidal form means that from central Paris it will resemble a thin tower, but from the east and west, its full width will be visible. Inside it will contain a hotel and offices, alongside a conference centre, shops and restaurants. According to newspaper The Times, the ban is part of a wider "bioclimatic" plan for the city that Hidalgo said aims to ensure Paris remains "attractive and pleasant in coming years despite the acceleration in the temperature". It also reported that the fight for the ban was led by Green councillor Émile Meunier. "They said Paris was naff and needed high towers to compete with London's city," Meunier said. "Now it's the end of towers in Paris." https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/11/herzog-de-meuron-tour-triangle_dezeen_1704_col_0-852x468.jpg It has been prompted by the construction of Tour Triangle. Visual is courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron On Twitter, Meunier also described the move as "historical". "The new local urban plan of Paris marks the end of the towers and returns to a reasonable height," he wrote. Elsewhere, China also recently limited the height of buildings in the country. The construction of supertall skyscrapers has been limited to 500 metres, with buildings over 250 metres "strictly restricted". The new policy, released on the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's website, also banned "copycat behaviour" and established the role of chief architects in its cities.

I love this park.. biked there several times. It’s a rare spot in the east end to go to a beach on the St Lawrence.

Update June 1st

C'est un projet moyen selon moi. J'ai vu mieux et pire. La hauteur est décente pour Anjou. Ils profitent de sa proximité avec la nouvelle station de métro qui sera près des Galeries d'Anjou. Et oui, ce strip mall n'avait rien d'extraordinaire. Je ne pense pas y être allé malgré l'avoir passé un million de fois.

An update

It would have seen logical though to bring it right into Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue as opposed to this midway point where you have to bus your way anywhere.