Comments on: The Complete Set of Devon Tower Images http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-7272 slackmeyer Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:55:46 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-7272 It took a lot, lot longer than I wanted, but … stay tuned

]]> By: Brad http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-7269 Brad Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:19:17 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-7269 Is there a website where daily camera’s are focused on the construction? When OSU was upgrading Boone Pickens Stadium there a webcam on the site so progressed could be monitored. Thanks

]]> By: Greg http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Greg Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:11:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-747 I can’t wait to see who will bid on this project. Dallas just started the high-rise business again here a few years back with the W-Hotel. The Barcelona chairs look swank. Seriously though, orange bean bag chairs would be much better.

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Patrick Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:31:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-746 I don’t like the sprawling matrosity to the west. Stick with the tower and gardens. If they need the sprawling building towards the west, just make the tower taller.

]]> By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-745 slackmeyer Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:11:36 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-745 Jan, I’m sitting here reading your post, and at first, I’m clueless as to what you’re talking about. Then I think again about the images posted. Big, big laugh.
Thank you!
-Steve

]]> By: Jan http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Jan Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:57:12 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-744 The ghosts…they scare me.

]]> By: Michael Bates http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Michael Bates Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:12:17 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-743 It’s interesting that none of these drawings give you a clear picture of what the development will look like to the pedestrian passing by on the street.

Predictions: 1. The park will be busy at lunchtime on nice days and empty at other times. 2. No one will sit in the atrium longer than it takes to tie a shoe and move on. 3. No one will be walking on that sidewalk at night, between a closed-to-the-public Devon Tower and a closed Myriad Gardens.

How people respond to different spaces is programmed deep in human nature, but too many architects choose to ignore that programming in favor of building something that makes a big visual impact.

You can have big and impressive while incorporating spaces scaled for the comfort of human beings, but this isn’t it.

I’d encourage people to visit the website of the Project for Public Spaces to get a sense of what elements contribute to places where people want to linger and enjoy. Christopher Alexander’s Pattern Language is another useful way of understanding the way time-tested architectural and spatial elements work with human nature.

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Aaron Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:25:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-742 By the way, they were surveying that corner this morning when I left the courthouse at about 9:30…

]]> By: Doug Dawg http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Doug Dawg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:28:36 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-741 Here’s another:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/presskit_12_southelevation.jpg

]]> By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/comment-page-1/#comment-740 slackmeyer Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:25:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/08/25/the-complete-set-of-devon-tower-images/#comment-740 Gotta give the people what they want!

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