there were some very high up devon big wigs dining in soleil with some out of town folks and they were all wondering if the tower was still in motion and the most senior guy at the table said "yes" and mentioned the low construction prices.

also, i noticed some businessman in soleil yesterday reading this thread on his laptop. he was looking at architect 5311's renderings of the skyline. i wanted to say something... but decided against it.

you should of said something bro, the big wigs need to know what's going on in average joe america. I've personally talked to CEO Larry Nichols a couple times and he's very down to earth and willing to talk.

i meant to the lone guy on the laptop yesterday.... the big wigs were deep in discussions everytime i was near.

i've not seen larry, but i've heard he's been in the restaurant before... and everyone speaks highly of him.

I can assure you it's still happening with site prep already started. The construction manager has been selected which will allow bidding to begin when design drawings are complete.

I spoke to Larry Nichols today. The tower is just as on track as it was when it was announced.

BTW, the political discussion that was sparked here is more than welcome, but not on this thread.

We have a Politics and Current Events board for this purpose and the last thing we need is politics infiltrating every thread on this site.

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Good call Pete.

I'm still peeing my pants waiting for this to rise from the ground. Gitty with anticipation.

I still find it ironic that the lot that exemplifies failed downtown developments (the non-existenent galleria mall), will become the icon of the new age.

If you have a subscription to the Post there is a good article about construction firms being so eager for work that they are bidding much lower than expected. (Goes along with some of the other articles we've seen)

washingtonpost.com

http:// http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...828.html?hpid= topnews

How low does the bids have to be (estimate) in order to add more floors to the tower?

In my opinion, if Devon is prepared to spend X amount of money and the entire projects end up being much lower than this X amount of money, then they should add much more to the tower (surprises).

If a tower is halfway on the rise, is it still possible to add new floors? New modifications?

I want to see a strong blue laser light beams at the top of the tower in random motion. A top to bottom line of blue neon lights on each corner of the tower. Water flow nonstop from top to bottom on all sides. That'd be neat to see a gentle flow of water washing down outside the windows.

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FYI I have heard the construction management will be a partnership of Holder Construction out of Atlanta and Flintco. Devon will be represented by Hines, the tower's developer. From this point the project team will have to be established and when contracts are negotiated the contractor will mobilize the site, most likely at the end of summer.

Yes, it is possible see the Al Burj or the Burj Dubai in Dubai. They are still not disclosing the final height as it is almost complete and they have changed it several times. They want it to be and remain the highest building in the world, even though it will beat most mega-skyscrapers by 2-3x. I don't however find it likely that Devon will do such a thing.

I'm glad you are not designing the building...

I'm glad you're not either.

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Cuatro is in the architectural field FYI.

That doesn't mean he has good taste.
Just sayin.

lol...thanks.

Well, I don't think water flowing up and then over the sides of the building and a strobe light flashing random beams at every conceivable angle out into space is good taste either. Just sayin....

PS...it would put window washers out of an awesome job too...

Yeah! And at the ground level we could have about 12 wacky waiving inflatable arm flailing tube men!!!!! That would really top it off!!!

If I was designing it, it would have shag carpeting and woodgrain paneling throughout the entire thing.

I would love to see the building have some kind of lighting that made it stand out at night. The BOA building in Dallas is lit from top to bottom with green argon. Even with the building lit all night it still received energy star efficiancy. First and foremost the building needs to be build exacltly how it was presented (of course it could always be bigger!) Once its built then we can all talk about how we want it to look at night. I bet Nichols has something in mind for its lighting though.

I think the entire exterior should be lit up in flames at night, fueled by natural gas. That way they can burn off some of these reserves and drive back up the price a little bit.

You make that tower any taller and its going to really make OKC skyline wierd.

The flames should just be on the lower floors shooting down so the building appears to be a rocket being launched. This will heighten the perception of OKC being a "cutting edge, progressive city". It will also encourage peripheral entrepreneurial opportunities for vendors selling marshmallows and wieners. THING BIG! Think Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest hot dog and marshmallow roast around a building that resembles a launching rocket! It's a record that could live indefinitely only to be broken again year after year...

I don't mean to ramble but the creative juices are flowing...

It would be like the ivory tower in Fantasia. I'd be happy going back to hunting in the land of the purple buffalo.

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