Yes, it looks incredibly depressing from Kingshighway / Forest Park / MetroLink.
Might want to check out the link and watch the animated video on what it will look like to drive into the redone complex. It also has live webcam and construction updates. Here's the link: http://www.bjcconstruction.org/News/Pho ... 581/5/294/
^ Is it just me, or does all new construction in this city seem really conservative? The updates look nice, but still there is nothing really inspiring as other cities are seeing. The same can be said for the absence of modern looking commercial and residential architecture throughout the city.
St. Louis is special and wonderful for its majestic brick architecture, but what's gone is gone and I think it's high time to build some new stuff, which will be equally impressive to our grad old brick structures. Attempts to 'reconstruct' what's gone typically ends up looking cheap IMO. Sorry to have gotten a bit off topic there!
St. Louis is special and wonderful for its majestic brick architecture, but what's gone is gone and I think it's high time to build some new stuff, which will be equally impressive to our grad old brick structures. Attempts to 'reconstruct' what's gone typically ends up looking cheap IMO. Sorry to have gotten a bit off topic there!
You nailed it. Our developers seem stuck in the '90s or something. With a few impressive exceptions, our new construction pales in comparison to almost every other major city I've visited in recent years-- even contemporary architecture in Cleveland and Milwaukee blow us out of the water.Eastward wrote:^ Is it just me, or does all new construction in this city seem really conservative? The updates look nice, but still there is nothing really inspiring as other cities are seeing. The same can be said for the absence of modern looking commercial and residential architecture throughout the city.
St. Louis is special and wonderful for its majestic brick architecture, but what's gone is gone and I think it's high time to build some new stuff, which will be equally impressive to our grad old brick structures. Attempts to 'reconstruct' what's gone typically ends up looking cheap IMO. Sorry to have gotten a bit off topic there!
^ I think I need to spell check my posts! But, yes, I think St. Louis is a much better city than Cleveland and Milwaukee! We have a lot going on and there's no reason we shouldn't be attracting some great modern stuff!
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I think it's time to get weird. Let's get weird!stlgasm wrote:You nailed it. Our developers seem stuck in the '90s or something. With a few impressive exceptions, our new construction pales in comparison to almost every other major city I've visited in recent years-- even contemporary architecture in Cleveland and Milwaukee blow us out of the water.Eastward wrote:^ Is it just me, or does all new construction in this city seem really conservative? The updates look nice, but still there is nothing really inspiring as other cities are seeing. The same can be said for the absence of modern looking commercial and residential architecture throughout the city.
St. Louis is special and wonderful for its majestic brick architecture, but what's gone is gone and I think it's high time to build some new stuff, which will be equally impressive to our grad old brick structures. Attempts to 'reconstruct' what's gone typically ends up looking cheap IMO. Sorry to have gotten a bit off topic there!
Eastward wrote:^ Is it just me, or does all new construction in this city seem really conservative? The updates look nice, but still there is nothing really inspiring as other cities are seeing. The same can be said for the absence of modern looking commercial and residential architecture throughout the city.
St. Louis is special and wonderful for its majestic brick architecture, but what's gone is gone and I think it's high time to build some new stuff, which will be equally impressive to our grad old brick structures. Attempts to 'reconstruct' what's gone typically ends up looking cheap IMO. Sorry to have gotten a bit off topic there!
I agree with both of you. It's sad to see such conservative designs when other cities are putting up contemporary modern designs that in many cases are awe-inspiring , evoke conversation and inspire similar designs locally.stlgasm wrote:You nailed it. Our developers seem stuck in the '90s or something. With a few impressive exceptions, our new construction pales in comparison to almost every other major city I've visited in recent years-- even contemporary architecture in Cleveland and Milwaukee blow us out of the water.
It seems these new BJC designs are functionality-focused, but thank God someone suggested a hint of modernness. Although the designs will add some more much needed gloss to the regions skylines, other than us city/building geeks, people will not be talking about these designs much.
Keep in mind also that architects tend to design, for the most, what their customers want. BJC, Washington University, Express Scripts, Monsanto etc. - all have these uniform campuses because the powers-that-be for those institutions likely wanted uniformity and conservative design.
I sure hope that CORTEX is the exception. CORTEX, which is the region's premier innovation hub, should have several designs that are WAY out of the box attention grabbers.
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Im in agreement.. I want to see something that will blow my brains out as in modern creativity.. I was reading something about the Chicago Spire being back on track for construction
As far as the hospital its ok i do like the glass and the led lighting proposed other than that the look of it says Chesterfield
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Anyone know what the small building going up on Taylor pretty much across the street from the McKinley Research building is? It is just south of Wash U Institute of Public Health.
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You're not asking about this are you?
http://urbanstl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=10444
If so... well, you're the one who broke the news!
http://urbanstl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=10444
If so... well, you're the one who broke the news!
I think what your describing is the new Wash. U. Medical Center Environmental Health & Safety building.
Here's the NextSTL Article.
You can also see the sign for it in the recently updated Google Streetview image at the intersection of Clayton and Taylor.
It's great to see the campus continue to creep southward and bridge the gap with the Grove.
Here's the NextSTL Article.
You can also see the sign for it in the recently updated Google Streetview image at the intersection of Clayton and Taylor.
It's great to see the campus continue to creep southward and bridge the gap with the Grove.
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No, this is further north on Taylor and on the east side of the street.... actually it looks like it is new lab/office building; a nearly $5 million permit was issued a few months ago. It is located on a former surface parking lot for the Institute of Public Health and just north of a parking garage. It won't be the biggest building but yet more density on Taylor.
WUSM Environmental Health & Safety Building
It appears to be a very utilitarian Plain Jane building, but how many one stories can be avant-garde?
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It appears to be a very utilitarian Plain Jane building, but how many one stories can be avant-garde?
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Better yet - how many one story buildings have a staircase to the 2nd floor? 
Or is that roof access?
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^^ The new Environmental Building will be bigger than the mystery lab/office building going up further up Taylor on the east side of the street... the place is a huge construction zone so its hard to keep track of everything; the Duncan garage is also coming along.
Some sort of clinic building? From the med school Facilities page:
Starting November 13th, 2014, the three lane drive between the Clayton Garage and the Taylor Avenue Building (TAB) south parking lot on Taylor Avenue will be narrowed to two lanes (one eastbound to the Clayton Garage and the Busch surface Lot and one westbound to Taylor Avenue). The purpose of this lane closure is to provide a safety/work zone for the excavation and construction of the new Storz to TAB replacement clinic building.
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^ Ah, yes, it is the new Storz to TAB replacement clinic building! I should have known! thanks, rbeedee
What a beautiful rendering. The fluorescent lights, steel 50 gallon drums, cinder block, and duct work really come together nicely. Looks like a coroner's work-space. 
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This may be the first rendering I have ever seen that realistically portrays what the final product will look like. I give them points for that.wabash wrote:What a beautiful rendering. The fluorescent lights, steel 50 gallon drums, cinder block, and duct work really come together nicely. Looks like a coroner's work-space.
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I could be wrong, but I think this planned 12-14 story BJC/WashU office building is separate from the planned BJC medical building replacements that we already new about:
http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... ffbe1.html
The structure, under design by Christner Inc., will go up on the site of the Storz office building next to the Central West End MetroLink station, university officials said Wednesday. Demolition of the Storz building should take place this summer with the intent to open the new building in two years, officials said.
Great stuff!
http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... ffbe1.html
The structure, under design by Christner Inc., will go up on the site of the Storz office building next to the Central West End MetroLink station, university officials said Wednesday. Demolition of the Storz building should take place this summer with the intent to open the new building in two years, officials said.
Great stuff!
