LOL seriously no point in even voting or payin attention. Devon tower is gonna get blown out by those buildings.

oh my goodness, such negativity! heh

go Devon Tower, go!

:rock_guit

oh my goodness, such negativity! heh

go Devon Tower, go!

:rock_guit

Uhhhhhh... Did you even look at the Flame Towers?? Lol

It blew away its Round 1 competition!

And they don't have issues with their lighting..

Uhhhhhh... Did you even look at the Flame Towers?? Lol

It blew away its Round 1 competition!

And they don't have issues with their lighting..

Ha! I firmly believe Devon Tower will crush any and all competition. I also believe that dozens of new towers will sprout in downtown OKC, and that the Thunder will win 10 straight championships. And I'll keep on believing these things until proven wrong!
:)

They need a better pic on there for it to have a chance versus the flame towers...

Ha! I firmly believe Devon Tower will crush any and all competition. I also believe that dozens of new towers will sprout in downtown OKC, and that the Thunder will win 10 straight championships. And I'll keep on believing these things until proven wrong!
:)Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! haha

Ha! I firmly believe Devon Tower will crush any and all competition. I also believe that dozens of new towers will sprout in downtown OKC, and that the Thunder will win 10 straight championships. And I'll keep on believing these things until proven wrong!
:)

OK Jim Traber, lol.


I think the Devon Tower is stunning but that picture doesn't capture it as well. It completely missed the atrium.

They purposely set us up to fail so Praedura wouldn't get his way...smh.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8445914725_2286746f54.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91335289@N02/8445914725/)
Devon Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91335289@N02/8445914725/) by rachronister (http://www.flickr.com/people/91335289@N02/), on Flickr

Awesome angle! Looks great!

Well, the Flame Towers crushed Devon Tower in round 2:
SkyscraperCity XL (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=tournament&var=34&do=image)

boo hiss!
:(

Well, the Flame Towers crushed Devon Tower in round 2:
SkyscraperCity XL (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=tournament&var=34&do=image)

boo hiss!
:(

It was 3 against 1, what did you expect? Wonder why they grouped all 3 buildings as one building.

Not sure if this was ever shared. Worth another watch.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5822dXjmTw

Not sure if this was ever shared. Worth another watch.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5822dXjmTw

Wow! What a great video. No, I had not seen it before. Thanks for posting the link Will.

It was great to hear Jon Pickard talk about the building. In fact, he practically gushes over it. Clearly, this project meant a lot to him.

We were all quite excited about the new Chamber of Commerce video that came out a few weeks ago, as it was a great showcase for the city. But honestly, this video might even be better as a way to introduce folks not familiar with OKC to what is going on here (if you could get them to view a full 28 minute video).

Really superb. I might grab some stills from this as there are a bunch of awesome shots in this video.

I saw that on OETA not long ago.

That video was without a doubt AWESOME

I saw that on OETA not long ago.

I can believe it. The narrator's voice is extremely familiar to me -- I'm sure that I've seen some of his other documentaries on OETA.

Ok, I grabbed a bunch of stills from the video last night. Way too many really. But I'll post a few anyway. Starting with a really nice aerial pan, captured here in two pics:

@15:28
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/88vzfzks40wtbs5/15_28.jpg

@15:41
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/m51etremgeyw3sd/15_41.jpg

A couple more:

@9:35
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/r5jyp3lrtlq9nix/09_35.jpg

@10:50
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/zwieub7c7p6s7vr/10_50.jpg

Some nice exteriors:

@19:06
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/ctjrqi9ld6buk9i/19_06.jpg

@25:28
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/1gqofw5ozm39v4v/25_28.jpg

another nice aerial:

@16:15
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/ywddmt5lrjkm3qx/16_15.jpg

a few construction pics:

@8:35
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/det5habl7i0yfoi/08_35.jpg

@9:01
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/hrygmbyrqzb9xuw/09_01.jpg

@9:10
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/ypzm3rj5itxbuzk/09_10.jpg

around the entrance / atrium

@10:10
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/w3i0lfxwm24ccvi/10_10.jpg

@11:26
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/faflm45otlua1wr/11_26.jpg

@10:43
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/qtyomn941sgcv0z/10_43.jpg

people enjoying the public grounds:

@23:40
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/97ku8u45wljiccx/23_40.jpg

@24:08
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/jwlwd9relryh66d/24_08.jpg

@15:05
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/frenfwt4x9ajdv1/15_05.jpg

@26:12
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/pv4uvwjgczm0g3r/26_12.jpg

sunset:

@28:02
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/f1c7xxrj5cj5ryd/28_02.jpg

Beautiful pics... keep em' coming :)

up in the tower:

@18:00
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/k7w8xhsj39v9seh/18_00.jpg

@18:16
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/59599wdl5zs4gdv/18_16.jpg

@18:38
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/j80ddmibvp36n7j/18_38.jpg

around the entrance / atrium

@11:26
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/faflm45otlua1wr/11_26.jpg

I'm guessing those black rectangles above the water are sensors to stop people from hopping over? I've been in the tower and took a personal tour, my uncle works there haha... It is beautiful. Amazing how many different elevators they have.

I'm guessing those black rectangles above the water are sensors to stop people from hopping over? I've been in the tower and took a personal tour, my uncle works there haha... It is beautiful. Amazing how many different elevators they have.

I don't know what those rectangles are, but I would definitely like to meet the person who could leap over that structure!

I don't know what those rectangles are, but I would definitely like to meet the person who could leap over that structure!lol.... Well there is a thinner section you can see and some idiot might try and walk through the water, idk..

I rather like this hand drawn sketch that someone at Daydream Studios (http://daydreamstudios.net) conjured up:

http://daydreamstudios.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_20120711_094141.jpg

It's pretty simple, but I think that's what makes it interesting -- the sheer stark minimalism.

A mere triangle at the top of a tall rectangle is enough to evoke the Devon Tower, and with it, the whole (new age) OKC skyline.

Now let's expand that about 3'' to the left and right and we'll be on a ball. ;)

Wow these are cool and unique shots from up in the tower! I'm so used to seeing stock photos and the ones from VAST, how did you get these cool awesome shots? Those office spaces look nice too!

- OKC Time to Thunder Up

Wow these are cool and unique shots from up in the tower! I'm so used to seeing stock photos and the ones from VAST, how did you get these cool awesome shots? Those office spaces look nice too!

- OKC Time to Thunder Up
They were all taken from the video above in post 11168!:)

No really he was a crane operator among many other things...

Going off the photo above of the person "working" in their office, is the ventilation system really coming through the floor like that? Seems odd - anyone know details on this?

Thanks skanaly! Should have seen that!

No really he was a crane operator among many other things...

Haha nice one! He must be a jack of all trades then!

Wow these are cool and unique shots from up in the tower! I'm so used to seeing stock photos and the ones from VAST, how did you get these cool awesome shots? Those office spaces look nice too!

I'm not sure how all those shot were taken. But just to take a guess... the local media certainly did a lot of coverage of the Tower as it was going up, so Jack Frank could have obtained some of that footage. Then, likely, he probably was allowed by Devon to tour the building and take internal shots of offices, meeting places, etc. and conduct some interviews while making the documentary. Also, it seems likely that Devon itself probably had some internal staff that documented the building and fill out of the tower, and Mr. Frank may have gotten permission to use some of that video in his film as well.

Going off the photo above of the person "working" in their office, is the ventilation system really coming through the floor like that? Seems odd - anyone know details on this?

Underfloor hvac is pretty common in this kind of structure where it uses the underfloor as a plenum or as a place for all mechanicals. Putting things in the ceiling has many drawbacks. This has been common in a lot of places for some time, but we haven't had this kind of new construction here before so it isn't common here.

Yes, early on they said there would be raised floors on all levels for HVAC and wiring.

If anyone is downtown right now, pls video the Devon light show.

SKYCAMS - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | (http://www.news9.com/category/201373/skycam-network#okc-sandridge)

If anyone is downtown right now, pls video the Devon light show.

Not a video, but here's a pic from a distance, you can see that the lights were rotating more granularly or something like that...

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Drove past it tonight. It was pretty awesome I must say.

Going off the time-lapse video, was it sectioned off coloring?

I have always wanted them to be able to "pulse" the different colors up from the ground instead of simply fading in and out. Nice to see they actually are taking note of the lights - now if they could get that really reliable crane on top going.... :rollseyes:

Here's a local copy I made of one of the news9 SkyCam shots from last night:

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/sp3ip6sxrdjckgk/Sandridge_00001.jpg

Not a very high quality pic, but at least you can see some of the coloration they were fooling around with.

Perhaps they'll have some good shots of the Devon Tower in tonight's Thunder game coverage. If so, someone could grab some snazzy screenshots from that.

They had rainbows, then some kind of pulsating effect where it made the whole strip of lights look like it was some kind of hologram -- really neat to see. They also played around with gradients and then big up and down moves like the lights were falling from the top or shooting from the bottom.

After last night, I'm once again thoroughly excited about the tower. If they are willing to take the time, it looks like they will have the capabilities to put on quite the light show for OKC.

I only saw a couple individual sections that were still out. Looks like the vast majority of them have been repaired.

Sounds awesome. Hopefully the display isn't so mesmerizing that we see an uptick in nighttime traffic accidents as drivers look up to see the show! :wink:

I sent Pete some wicked pictures of Devon last week when it had a wicked glare and low lying clouds, hopefully Pete will have a chance to post soon.

Maybe I am missing something, but why do users send photos to Pete as opposed to posting them here in the threads....?

Maybe I am missing something, but why do users send photos to Pete as opposed to posting them here in the threads....?

Some people just don't know how to post pictures...set up a flickr account or whatever and learn all the in and outs involved with it. It's just easier for them to send to Pete.

No it's just a pain to do from my mobile

No it's just a pain to do from my mobile

Definitely. That's why I use the Flickr app and then when I get home I insert the code in.

Only I don't have time to wait till I get home to go back to OKCTalk and upload the code as I have small children.

Only I don't have time to wait till I get home to go back to OKCTalk and upload the code as I have small children.

Yeah, I don't have that, lol.

This is the cover for the current issue (Jan/Feb 2013) of Oklahoma Today:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8287327355_6a6871996d_z.jpg

The article about Larry Nichols & Devon (already posted earlier in this thread) is here:
http://oklahomatoday.com/oklahomatoday/documents/jf13_OOTY.pdf

I need to go pick up a hard copy of this issue.

Rather interesting photo of the tower that seems to vanish into vapor as it rises

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/798172_444984552240832_2133807403_o.jpg?dl=1 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=444984552240832&set=a.152536161485674.39866.145236125549011)

The tower seems so translucent in this pic that the brown buildings at the base appear to be located behind DT and actually seen through it rather than being a reflection.

Photo by Ely Fair (http://www.facebook.com/elyfairphotos)

Rather interesting photo of the tower that seems to vanish into vapor as it rises

The tower seems so translucent in this pic that the brown buildings at the base appear to be located behind DT and actually seen through it rather than being a reflection.

Photo by Ely Fair (http://www.facebook.com/elyfairphotos)

Those aren't brown buildings. That's the interior lobby.

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Those aren't brown buildings. That's the interior lobby.

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Oops, you're right. That's my stupid!

Usually you can't see the lobby that clearly from the outside during the day.

My uncle who works at Devon was moved to another building downtown because they are "remodeling" parts of the building because they are running out of room and trying to make the building make the most efficient use of space possible. Makes me wish the would've just built a super-tall!!!! We, at least this means they might build another tower soon. 2-5 years sound reasonable?

i eco that Plutonic. ....

If they're already running out of room again then I'd speculate that the designs are in the works now. Think about how long planning took before an official announcement was made for the current tower. If it's going to be closer to two years then the dream is already in the works...has to be.