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Oklahoma City - Devon Tower
urbnplngstudent:
I doubt it was cost. The project came in remarkably under budget, which actually screwed us up a little bit because we had leveraged a tax increment financing district with just the tower as its premises but for the purpose of funding the downtown-wide streetscape proram (Project 180). I forget how much Devon Tower came under budget, but I think it was a third of the overall $750 million price tag we were originally working off of.
4 streets (out of around 15) ended up having to be cut from P180 for the time being.
jockboy69:
I am totally shocked at the negative comments concerning the Devon Tower. This building and its placement, the quality of materials used, the artistic conception, are beyond first-class. This is a world-class building and campus, by anyone's standard. They thought of literally everything. The massive, burnished aluminum legs that support the building "float" in a circular moat (lit from below at night) which continues inside the building. Amazing.
Nothing was left to chance.
This is one of the most phenomenal skyscrapers I've ever seen, and I used to live in Manhattan, and before that, Cleveland. All of the muscular vulgarity of Dallas's big buildings is conspicuously missing in this masterpiece.
You have to see this thing in the flesh.
The 49th & 50th fl. restaurants opened last week, and are booked past Xmas, I think.
If you're an architecture buff, and have some pocket change, fly here to have a look-see. You won't be disappointed. It can be seen from 30 miles away.
Utterly magnificent, on all levels, especially aesthetic.
This is, and will be, a game-changer for this city. There can be no turning back now. Every company that does something in this town, from here on out, will have Devon to answer to.
And if they don't, the screams will go up.
Matching the aesthetic, by any company wishing to erect a headquarters here, will be difficult and very costly!
jockboy69:
--- Quote from: atlas on July 27, 2011, 02:26:11 PM ---I stand by my critique. The park looks nice but the building siting is horrendous.
--- End quote ---
This remark is absolutely upside down! The building "siting", as you wrote, is actually beyond fabulous.
Either you have not seen it, or you have lost your eyesight!
sooner:
I was in OKC recently and I agree, the building looks better in person. The site is nicely integrated with the park across the street. My only complaint would be that it is SO dominant on the current skyline. Hopefully future towers will balance that out.
mrnyc:
any recent shots of auditorium progress? is it done yet? not looking good in that photo above from may.
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