I really appreciate all the frequent updates. The tower looks fantastic.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8373/p1050513vk6.jpg
(My photo, taken February 23rd, 2008)

Shangri-La from the Granville Street Bridge with the blinding sun glinting off Pomaria.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5091/p1050549pm7.jpg
(My photo, taken February 23rd, 2008)

Nice update again! And thanks for the reaction Vanman.

It seems like the mech room on the very top is going up.

Nice tower, will blend in with vancouvers skyline though>?

Nice update again! And thanks for the reaction Vanman.

How mild is it in Europe right now?

Well there is no winter at all expect in the far north. Even in northern Sweden winter is 8 degrees milder then normal I read today. (-1 instead of -9 or something like that).

In western Europe we have had no snow at all till now and there will be none in the next week and then it's almost spring. In Switzerland temperatures rose to more then 20C last weekend en +2C on mountains almost 3km high...

My favorite angle of the Shangri-La Vancouver.

shangri-la is nearly complete..

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/lggod.jpg
from www.flickr.com

My favorite angle of the Shangri-La Vancouver.

WOOOOOOOOOOOW! That is an amazing never before seen angle! It's my favorite now too!

Heres another never before seen angle:

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8674/22867533435ed081e8b0bpc2.jpg

from Flickr:


Feb. 17
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2272974627_74bf3f3915_b.jpg
by digitAL animAL

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by digitAL animAL

Almost night... Feb. 25
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/2292379496_65124de945_b.jpg
by chrisheuer

Not night but I couldn't resist... Feb. 24
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2289611068_55cdb4b47a_b.jpg
by KimonBerlin

Sorry about the poor quality... Feb. 3
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/night-2.jpg
by Kalamakia

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2291809802_be26402f8c_b.jpg

A couple good photos were taken by zivan56:
From a distance (taken today by me):
http://www.iwdstudio.com/pictures/misc/march01_08/DSCF3952.jpg
http://www.iwdstudio.com/pictures/misc/march01_08/DSCF3961.jpg

Delerium also dug up a swell panorama of part of the downtown core.

very cool pano of downtown vancouver > > >

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/2212771575_351787e9ea_o.jpg
from www.flickr.com

Gorgeous! Canada's jewel.

from Flickr:
Not night but I couldn't resist... Feb. 24
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2289611068_55cdb4b47a_b.jpg
by KimonBerlin

It's almost not fair how amazing Vancouver looks from every angle.

Amazing picture, great new scraper and awesome, awesome city.

Awesome panorama!

Vancouver looks amazing with the beautiful mountains in the background! My sister has been there a couple of years ago, she is in love with Vancouver!!

:rock:

Here's a pic of the fins going up (taken by me March 11th)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/576/p3110615ya1.jpg

those fins are huge! around 2-3 floors tall!

nice! Cant wait to be completed!

those fins are huge! around 2-3 floors tall!

WOW! No kidding their massive 2 to 3 floors for sure!

Awesome nightime skyline shot posted by Delirium @SSP

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2326383728_4e3a949b03_b.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8954/p1050740if8.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 11th, 2008

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8186/p1050741vi3.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 11th, 2008

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6549/p1050754iu6.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 11th, 2008

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5858/p1050859ht5.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 12th, 2008

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6728/p1050863he1.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 12th, 2008

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8048/p1050864pv4.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 12th, 2008

Fantastic pictures!...good angles...keep it up!

Pic taken my me today from a friend's office at Cathedral Place:

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7100/p3130620qh5.jpg

^ thanks for the updates! can't wait till the fins are completely installed

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2342856082_59d5936a79_b.jpg

Created by polelum, comparison of the skyline before and after Shangri-la....one building really makes a huge difference. Taken from North Vancouver, March 20:

http://www.oldmaps.ca/balcony_02.jpg
http://www.oldmaps.ca/balcony_03.jpg

I'm happy to see this almost finished. Looks great in Van city's skyline.

The detailing on this tower is perfect. Commendable use of solar collectors. It has the added benefit of creating a sophisticated design element. The 'cut out' running up the edge coupled with the larger rectangular feature near the top is very elegant.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8538/shangrilafromcityhallnohk8.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 26th, 2008.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2615/shangrilaandwallctrfrompi4.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 26th, 2008.


It feels like winter again today, with an icy wind, snow on the North Shore mountains, and a brief, cold thunder storm. This is despite ample evidence that spring has arrived, notably the eruption of cherry blossoms and spring flowers throughout the city.

The park and school near my house (from last week)
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6016/cherryblossomsonvictoritu1.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 17th, 2008.

Alright! A real scraper for Van. :cheers:

It was an odd day for weather in Vancouver.

Depending on one's local micro climate, today brought sun, rain, and amazingly either hail or snow. This resulted in the city being drenched, frozen and bathed in intense white light all simultaneously. I happened to have my camera at the ready and believe me when I say that the colour and contrast in these photos is pretty spot on.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9853/downtownwithweirdlightabq1.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 27th, 2008.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6805/downtownwithweirdlightmxp0.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 27th, 2008.

(Zoomed in on the Shangri-La)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4843/shangrilainweirdlightmaqk6.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 27th, 2008.


Half an hour later the skies had cleared and we had a beautiful, mild evening.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6791/northshoremountainsfromml3.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken March 27th, 2008.

looking great!

Will this be Vancouver's tallest building.

^It already is.

Ok it looks like a very nice.Indeed this is a great asset to Vancouver's great skyline.

This tower really is nice. It's been cool to watch it go up and change the skyline.
And Vancouver has to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

another by yume-sama:


http://66.90.101.237/shangri-la.jpg

OOooo.. I think were just about done here, can't wait for the Ritz and Shangri-La side by sde... Yeah...

:cheers:http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/surrey777/2.jpg[/IMG]

Incredible view, thanks.

Photo by esoterik at flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2385114078_d2e29be520_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2111/2374550339_2d5baf0d4b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2378470828_13cb0052be_b.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2375087653_fc4ecdfefa_o.jpg

Tables in the sky...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2337/2372112931_7a144110a1_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/2367000088_c93a17696c_b.jpg

:cheers:http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/surrey777/IMG_0176.jpg[/IMG]

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/surrey777/IMG_0190.jpg[/IMG]we have 75% of the iron erected so far.

Those are hardcore.

Brave, and awesome...

I got vertigo from that last picture!! ;) Nicely done.
I'll bet this is turning out to be the most photographed building in the history of Vancouver! :)

:master::master:I love Vancouver.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/surrey777/IMG_0190.jpg[/IMG]we have 75% of the iron erected so far.

More buildings in Vancouver should have that type of glass (referring to the building in the middle of the pic).

Amazing pics of a beautiful building! Vancouver's looking great! :)

yummy!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2378470828_13cb0052be_b.jpg

Wow, Vancouver is really a cool looking city! I love the density...

it looks like it made off glass!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/2397522113_6471f33758_b_d.jpg

It was a beautiful afternoon and I rode my bicycle around Stanley Park for the first time this year and snapped a few photos as I went.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3456/p1060380jv3.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8444/copyofp1060368bk3.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/373/p1060384ja8.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

The tower looks awesome in the skyline of Vancouver :)

The city looks good but the concrete is crap for the roads.

WOW! Amazing tower. Looks so good!

It's just amazing

from flickr
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2388485165_5f68e1db2b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/2375900759_34c49bdf47_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/2366353209_c1dd4f6503_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/2357314380_e46f161f59_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2353748806_b0a032edba_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2274/2340147907_a7ff6856d0_b.jpg

I've always loved the skyline of Vancouver....with it's gorgeous backdrop it surpasses most everything we have here in the states for shear beauty. Glad to see this tower go up....it fits the city very nicely.

Fantastic update shots guys!

haven't been back to vancouver for almost three years now, still one of the best cities in the world in my opinion.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2410354734_86ba16a7c1_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2400597197_ca57322022_b.jpg

Great tower! It is smart and beautiful. It's a great addition for Vancouver's skyline!
:applause:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/peterWEST/oliviawhore.jpg

a very attractive building! is this topped out?

looks beautiful..

a very attractive building! is this topped out?

Sadly, yes.

Is it almost done? it's a nice building:)

Is this the tallest for Vancouver now or is there something taller?

It is the tallest in Vancouver. In a few years, there will be another tower almost as tall as the Ritz gets built.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e114/peterWEST/vancouvershangrila.jpg

Hey locals, can you give us an update? It's been a week! ;>) The penthouse purchaser must be moving in by now! Ha ha...

Hey locals, can you give us an update? It's been a week! ;>) The penthouse purchaser must be moving in by now! Ha ha...

Here ya go. (courtesy of yume sama/raggedy13/sfu@SSP)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2669304521_2e1359846b_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/2670757754_23acc4b4cd_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/shangrilajuly7th2008p10qb5.jpg

Wow! Thanks a lot! It looks great, and there goes the crane.... The "W" condos on the left side in the seabus pic are really starting to make an impact, too!

Woodwards is massive now. You really should checkout SSP: Local Vancouver for detailed updates of all buildings:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=161

I must say... this is a beautiful building! I had no idea Vancouver was building something like this. Absolutely stunning! :cheers: :righton:
:dance:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2667091324_f00ca859a2_b.jpg

Skymaster, your shot is pretty washed out, but at least it shows this baby pretty much complete. Thanks all the same.

Whatever happened to the crane op who gave some good pics from the top? - or was that SSP? Anyway, I hope skyscraper tower love just flows and grows from here!

Vancouver is due some real beauties, because they've had to endure some real crap for a long time. Go high and go innovative! There's no lack of local talent either, my friends!....

That is a beaut!! Fantastic!!

Tallest building to T/O in Canada since 1992!

I love it. :drool:

I like it, nice.

I'm going to Vancouver for 2 weeks so i'll take pictures of this building and add them, and put them on here.

August 5th

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/kyle444444/VancouverLivingShangri-La001.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/kyle444444/VancouverLivingShangri-La002.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/kyle444444/VancouverLivingShangri-La003.jpg

Omg that's quite beautiful.

I was in downtown a few hours ago:

http://i36.tinypic.com/24mcqwy.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7174/cimg0192zq7.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2rfzdc8.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/20zvfwh.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2rhy64h.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/166dpi8.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2zxqb02.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/zjgwvt.jpg

Love the picture with the Canadian Flag :D

Great tower for Vancouver, its a real beauty. 9/10 if you ask me

That is Fantastic!!

A quick update by me
28 August

http://i36.tinypic.com/23mloae.jpg

amazing tower...

this tower is very cool !!

It seems to be more than 195 meters! maybe that´s because it´s a thin building

Very Nice!

It seems to be more than 195 meters!

Really? It looks shorter than 195m IMO. :D

very nice tower:banana:

wow! thats a nice tower :drool:

Some pictures by the members of Skyscraperpage:


A few more photos from this morning (all photos by me):

West Georgia side
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/3038637995_5963b69644_o.jpg

West Georgia/Thurlow corner, the shop here looks pretty close to opening although the exterior still needs a lot of work:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/3038637989_9b2761f85a_o.jpg

Went back for breakfast today (10 bucks for 2 eggs and bacon! but it was pretty good)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/3039452672_0835cd65f0_o.jpg



here's some nice pics all from www.flickr.com

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/2896868966_3c5419c5d9_b.jpg
by Digial8

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/3024652074_6d7d72413c_b.jpg
by markvbc

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/3032990645_a2f469f864_b.jpg
by petre992



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2863915263_b18f3b15c5_o.jpg

Thought it was worth mentioning that Urban Fare has intentionally set up most of their bottled drinks against the glass on the Georgia side, so that at night when the lights are on inside each of the transparent squares looks a different colour - almost like it is stained glass. That combined with the illuminated signage really lessens the blank-wall effect.



Great shot from last week by juttamk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicebear/) on flickr:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3052414280_ce424b96a1_b.jpg

^^The last picture becomes my desktop background. :okay:

Damn that's an awesome shot :drool: Great tower

pics I took last week of December 2008 which were uploaded in my thread.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1924/dec910js7.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1030/dec911nd2.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3112/dec917oa3.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3228/dec918ow9.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3343/dec919ds5.jpg

Pls. check my blog:http://http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=772856

Thanks

It's Completed?

Great Tower, awesome hotel . . . i would love to see a tower like this and a Shangri La Hotel in Mexico City! . . . i am one of those who preffers a nice, elegant and well designed tower either than a kitsch or massive supertall . . .

Beautiful building...
A skyscraper, indeed...:D

It's Completed?

No...but it's almost complete. I can still see some equipments at the ground floor.

The Coastal Church west of the building, it's always been used as a church since opening in 1919 even after that restoration, right? We like to see heritage buildings retain their use.

the title should be changed to COMPLETED

Any shots of the interior?

Com

today.

http://i41.tinypic.com/qq3m0n.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/x4hdty.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2rxtpid.jpg

I'll move this to the archives