Legislature Grounds / Centennial Plaza

[IanO]

I can probably offer a few suggestions...

The existing, while needing an update, is truly beautiful and a design to behold; we often used that north lower area.

 

[Oliver_William]

Remember this is in Edmonton and the PC/UCP have always hated Edmonton. If they could they would move the capital to Calgary in a heartbeat. I am sure the results of any improvements to the legislature grounds will be laughable. Because they don’t care. But if this was Calgary…

 

[TAS]

I can probably offer a few suggestions...

The existing, while needing an update, is truly beautiful and a design to behold; we often used that north lower area.

What would you do to update this?

 

[IanO]

Maybe I am nostalgic, but for me THAT is beautiful, playful, inviting and reflective.

 

[TAS]

I like it too. So maybe just more of a restoration of that with a few added features or art somewhere?

When was the last time that front pool with the stepping stones was activated?

 

[itom987]

All the proposals are downgrades.

 

[archited]

This is a purposeful design as it is -- elegant, attractive to people, and at an aesthetic zenith -- leave it alone!!!

 

[thommyjo]

Agreed. What is there is awesome. Give it a refresh where things are old or wearing down. But don’t add a bunch of cheesy art pieces. The plaza above I really like too, let’s keep the classy vibes in this area.

 

[Kosy123]

As someone who works right by this.

Uh yeah no, wtf are these options

 

[Airboy]

As someone who works right by this.

Uh yeah no, wtf are these options

I agree. The area is quite nice, just the concrete is a FN mess and has been for a few years now. We don't need to add big billboard of colour.

 

[Gronk!]

'Our Babylon': Alberta legislature pedway a far cry from its former glory

Once a brutalist showcase of Alberta's oil wealth, the pedway under the legislature grounds has lost much of its former luster

edmontonjournal.com

 

[buildings]

^^^^^just had a peek at the 3 proposed options. oh man, how bad! gigantic thumbs down. I remember when my kids were little this was one of their favourite places to go when the temperature was high: perfect scale for little ones to splash around and explore.

 

[IanO]

'Our Babylon': Alberta legislature pedway a far cry from its former glory

Once a brutalist showcase of Alberta's oil wealth, the pedway under the legislature grounds has lost much of its former luster

edmontonjournal.com

Love this story, photos and moral.

What it excludes is the really fantastic mock legislature/classroom/learning centre that was built down there.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Which has now been moved to the Federal building I believe.
I wish the could do something in that whole pedway again.

 

[IanO]

Don't think so, no. I worked on it a few years ago now and it took up a significant amount of space on the E-W section fronting the sunken pool.