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, Canada. At the time of its completion in 2009, the Jamiseson Place was the third tallest office tower in Calgary. The building's winter garden is home to three hanging glass

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by artist

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History

Bentall Capital on behalf of the property owner

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, tasked Gibbs Gage Architects to design a structure at the corner of 2nd Street and 4th Avenue SW. The proposed 38 floor design was inspired by

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and the vernacular landscape of the

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, featuring twin illuminated vertical

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capping the building at . The design included connections to the city's

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network, and a three-story indoor

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. The complex would also include a five level underground parkade with 500 stalls, totaling . Groundbreaking for $300-million (equivalent to $-million in ) project occurred in January 2007 and construction completed in December 2009. Following construction Jamieson Place has earned BOMA Platinum status and

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Gold status. Jamieson Place was named in honour of

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, a resident of Calgary who in 1914 became the first female appointed to the

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in the

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. As of 2020, Skyscraper Center, a project of the

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lists Jamieson place as the 12th tallest building in Calgary and 64th tallest in Canada.

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Image:JamPlaceUnderconst.JPG, Construction of Jamieson Place in June 2009

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* Skyscraper office buildings in Calgary Office buildings completed in 2009 2009 establishments in Alberta {{Alberta-struct-stub

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