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received the 1970 Canadian Architect Yearbook Award of Excellence for the design of the Bow Valley Square complex. The design incorporates aspects of the International Style and is noted as one of the more elegant designs in the city for the period analogized as "Cadillac and Porsche architecture" versus the more common "sturdy Buicks and Oldsmobiles of middle management" design prevalent in Alberta during the period.
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to the south. A shopping gallery is at the +15 level as well as ground level and contains retail, recreation, services and financial services. Construction started in 1972 and ended in 1981 with the fourth tower. The towers' addresses are 205 5 Avenue SW, 255 5 Avenue SW, 202 6 Avenue
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and built by CANA Construction Company Limited. In 1985 Hammerson began evaluating construction of a fifth tower which would have been 17 storeys with 9,300 square metres (100,000 sq ft) of leaseable space; however, the fifth tower never come to fruition. Boris Zerafa of WZMH Architects
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and consists of four towers built over a period of 12 years, starting with the 17-storey first tower, 39-storey second tower, 33-storey third tower and finally 38-storey fourth tower which was topped off in June 1981. The buildings were designed by
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indicate a landmark / location outside of the City of Calgary; the character * indicates a landmark / location under construction.
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when it was built in 1975 and remained the tallest until 1977 when
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Atkinson, Don (February 20, 1985). "Bow Valley weathers storm".
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This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a
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Calgary, Alberta
Coordinates
51°02′53″N 114°03′59″W / 51.04806°N 114.06639°W / 51.04806; -114.06639
AIMCo
OMERS
Oxford Properties
Oxford Properties
WZMH Architects
Hammerson Canada
downtown Calgary
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
OMERS
Oxford Properties Group
Toronto
Hammerson Canada
Webb, Zerafa, Menkes & Housden Architects
downtown Calgary
+15
Fifth Avenue Place
Suncor Energy Centre
Brookfield Place
western Canada
Scotia Centre
List of tallest buildings in Calgary
"AIMCo Real Estate investments"


Calgary Herald
"Awards of Excellence 50th Anniversary"

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