MG22
New Member
I can see the entire Niagara skyline from Oakville on a clear day. I was down at the waterfront the other day and for the first time noticed the new Hilton addition. I'll try to take a pic on the next clear day.
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Niagara Falls Hilton Phase II (53s, 172m, Stanford Downey Architects)
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
here's the image from the article mentioned above:
This article says the building will be 52 storeys. Other sources have mentioned 58 or 60 storeys, so final numbers are still unclear. I have really been slacking with the photos lately and have been meaning to provide some updates here since I see this thing virtually everyday. Stay tuned!
This article says the building will be 52 storeys. Other sources have mentioned 58 or 60 storeys, so final numbers are still unclear. I have really been slacking with the photos lately and have been meaning to provide some updates here since I see this thing virtually everyday. Stay tuned!
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
My condolences to you, your family and everyone else who has to see it every day
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
ha ha, thats funny! But did we mention its really tall?!?!
here's a few night shots I took about 3 weeks ago... theyve probably added atleast 5 more floors since then.
here's a few night shots I took about 3 weeks ago... theyve probably added atleast 5 more floors since then.
Solaris
Senior Member
the front side looks a little better ... but definitely could have added some architectural elements to it for interest (or maybe lighting) ... sadly Hilton Phase 2 is no comparison with the Fallsview Casino tower across the street
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
The architects who gave us Speed Stick strike again.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
Fallsview Casino is definitely the best piece of (faux) architecture in the city. It is influenced by the Beaux Arts style with its several soaring glass domes...
p5connex
Active Member
This is so Atlantic City.
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Solaris
Senior Member
in a nice sort of way (if you mean Fallsview Casino) ... IMO
CGM
Active Member
Never thought of it like that... But I see the resemblance now
Dan416
Senior Member
Niagara Falls architecture is such an oxymoron.
adma
Superstar
Though the Skylon remains kind of classy...
As a whole, only in the abstract. Up close the podium is horrible.
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Redroom Studios
Senior Member
brutalism at its worst! I am not sure what is worse though, all that blank concrete or the giant colourful ads that cover the side facing Murray Hill.
adma
Superstar
All things considered, even the podium is truly "bad" only if you're a hardcore Brutalist-hater. But next to the recent galloping retro-schlock nearby, it's practically serene--indeed, it's miraculous that the Skylon podium has survived 40+ years without itself being retro-schlocked and de-Brutalized beyond recognition.
Basically, we're talking about an unsung Expo-era architectural landmark--relatively speaking, it'd be akin to no-nonsense Clewes/Teeple modernism invading the tourist district today. Now, if Skylon management could really milk that 60s-space-age-modern theme to the max, all that so-called minus could wind up as a plus, in the end...
Basically, we're talking about an unsung Expo-era architectural landmark--relatively speaking, it'd be akin to no-nonsense Clewes/Teeple modernism invading the tourist district today. Now, if Skylon management could really milk that 60s-space-age-modern theme to the max, all that so-called minus could wind up as a plus, in the end...