khris
Senior Member
Taken June 6th, by me.
Mississauga Absolute World | 169.77m | 56s | Cityzen | MAD architects
...such a stunning building, soon to be plural when number 2 is tall enough...
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khris
Senior Member
There appears to be around 14 floors left to go for the south tower.
As seen from Dixie, just north of Bloor on June 7, 2010. Photo by me.
As seen from Dixie, just north of Bloor on June 7, 2010. Photo by me.
yyzer
Senior Member
Cladding for the 2nd Absoluteworld tower has arrived...currently stacked up on the first couple of floors, waiting for install....also, something new........they were attaching some kind of platforms, in an arc shape, on the undersides of Marilyn's balconies today (first couple of floors) - could be a base for some kind of cladding? never seen this anywhere before....didn't have my camera, sorry!
Marko
Active Member
#2 seems to be moving a whole lot faster. They're around the 15th or 16th floor now. I think it's because the floor plates don't change as much and there is some efficiency found in the repetition.
#1 appears to be on the 40th or 41st foor - so basically imagine the current height of #2 stacked on top of the current height of #1, and that's how tall she'll be.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Will they be visible from Pearson? I'm increasingly impressed by Mississauga's skyline whenever I fly out of their airport - though I haven't actually visited the city in decades.
khris
Senior Member
Aviator
New Member
I agree, the skyline looks quite massive from Pearson. It looks like any major city in North America. Tourists who don't have a 'good sense of direction or unfamiliar' with the area could probably mistaken it for Toronto.
Traynor
Senior Member
Here's a great shot from a chap named yyzer at SSP on their Great Canadian Skyline thread. Mississauga's skyline looks more dense than the picture of Calgary on the same page of the Skyline thread over at SSP.
(Image courtesy yyzer at SSP http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=148434&page=224 )
(Image courtesy yyzer at SSP http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=148434&page=224 )
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
I was thoroughly impressed by Marilyn from the 403, heading eastbound. The hourglass shape she embodies (from that vantage point) is a stark contrast to her flat and rectingular neighbours within MCC.
neuhaus
Senior Member
probably the coolest condo design around.
I like how the building changes shape as you move around the building. Too bad the other three buildings in the Absolute development has no relationship with these two shapely towers.
I like how the building changes shape as you move around the building. Too bad the other three buildings in the Absolute development has no relationship with these two shapely towers.
Rowe
Active Member
Wow, I knew towers were going up in Mississauga but I didn't think it was that dense.
Curious question though, it there still lots of room to keep growing this way? I haven't been to Mississauga and I don't think Google Maps would help too much since development is getting pretty fast in the GTA.
Curious question though, it there still lots of room to keep growing this way? I haven't been to Mississauga and I don't think Google Maps would help too much since development is getting pretty fast in the GTA.
What a fantastic shot! yyzer: are you the same yyzer at SSP?
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urbandreamer
recession proof
Rowe: There's enough underused land in Mississauga to support at least 20 times the number of highrises you see in that photo.
Rowe
Active Member
Wow, lets hope Mississauga goes the right way then.