With a completely curved structure including glass, walls and concrete the iconic Bow Tower was a survey project with no parallel.
With a completely curved structure including glass, walls and concrete the iconic Bow Tower was a survey project with no parallel.
An iconic masterpiece defining the Calgary skyline.
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An artistic rendering of the Bow Tower - Calgary's skyline forever redefined.
Digging down before building up: the 2008 parkade excavation.
Layout of the embed frames for raft slab pour.
1 of the 19 survey control stations surrounding the project.
Quality control on the embed frame placement.
Plumbing of the structural steel from ground level.
1 of 6 precision inclinometers used for real-time building dynamics.
Plumbing of the steel from a crane basket.
A view from the southern edge.
Working level with free standing columns.
A bird's eye view of steel plumbing in progress.
Living on the edge: Quality control surveys for the building canopy prior to glass install.
A view of the southern exposure from ground level - an icon taking shape.
RTK GNSS Surveys for column plumbing.
A precision total station is used for the layout of interior building features.
Column plumbing at the highest level.
High definition scanning of the south atrium and plaza areas.
A south-facing view of the northern exposure of the tower - great views from every angle.
Layout of the building's screed edge on Q deck.
Column plumbing in real time.
A view from next door - the northern exposure of the Bow Tower.
The Bow Tower and Calgary's skyline as seen from north of the Bow River.
A view of the triangular diagram system, an architectural trademark of Norman Foster.
View looking East from an adjacent tower.
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