Upcoming developments that will change the shape of Vancouvers skyline :

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Good shots. I am from this city.

I'm from this city too!
...and will return some day...

BEST shots of Vancouver since.....ever! Freat Job! The second shot looked VERY professional! Keep up the good photography!

i seriously love vancouver because of the glassy buildings. i want to visit so bad.

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Wow! That first pic is the most spectacular skyline shot of Van I've ever seen!

Btw, how many of the pictures did u take? I've seen quite a few of them before.

wow, amazing, special.

Oh Vancouver. So beautiful and one of my favorite cities.

Vancouver is my favourite Canadian city:okay:

Vancouver... The lovely and amazing first (and only) Canadian city I've been in. I was just 10 years old and I thing I need to come back there urgently!!!

Oh, BTW - I didn't take ANY of those photos.

They're all from the net.

KUDOS goes to the great photographers out there!

that skyline really is so "glassy"!!!


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what is that supposed to mean?!

Nice Pics. I would really like to see some street scenes though, Im tired of seeing the slyline pics of Vancouver, there is just so many and getting so overrated.

very nice city!

Vancouver is so beautiful...
I love the architecture. Very simple and classy.
The Pacific Northwest is so cool.
Thanks for the great pictures.

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Great shot.

Very spooky :)

Most scenic major city in Canada!

Skyline-wise, I think Toronto still has the best skyline! I know Vancouver's is spread out, but I think Toronto's buildings are more unique individually. It seems Vancouver's are pretty repetitive in design. Just my opinion!

wow really nice pics - vancouver has the best visual setting and uber-modern skyline.

such a nice city.. :D though most of the building looks redundant to me.

My favourite city ever. Being in Bangkok, I miss Vancouver so much!

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One of my favorite cities to spend time in.

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Those are some of the best photo's I've seen on SSC.

I'll be visiting Vancouver in a few weeks.

Awesome pictures, I love the night shots.

Some of the best Vancouver shots I've seen :okay:

very good shots

So much glass.

Love it!

:cheers:

arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world -- shiny, dense, low-rise skyline and a stunning setting amongst inlets and mountains.

good to see they don't have nuclear weapons, either. it would really suck to get nuked by vancouver.

^ Low-rise skyline? It might not have a lot of tall scapers, but it certainly has plenty of highrises - unless u'd consider 20-40 story buildings lowrise...

^ Low-rise skyline? It might not have a lot of tall scapers, but it certainly has plenty of highrises - unless u'd consider 20-40 story buildings lowrise...

i kind of do... i mean, compared to other cities which go for a few tall landmark skyscrapers in the center but neglect density elsewhere in the area. i think vancouver has done a great job; it looks quite different to other cities that size (1-4 million people total) and as a result the skyline has a distinctive, 'overall feeling' instead of focusing your attention in one or two places.

gotta visit! :) :)

thanks

those skyscrapers pretty much all looks the same with all the glass. but i really like it.

Very impressive, very glassy.

Simply splendid i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forgive my ignorance, but does Vancouver have a lot of pedestrian friendly areas, or is it more like some of the other typical North American style cities?

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Forgive my ignorance, but does Vancouver have a lot of pedestrian friendly areas, or is it more like some of the other typical North American style cities?

Greater Vancouver is mostly made up of single family housing like any other North American city with the exception of quite a few built up/ pedestrian areas outside of the downtown. Metrotown in Burnaby
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This gives me so much power to make the city I work for (Rotterdam) better... :eek:

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vancouver seems so clean and pristine yet at the same time modern. so pretty..... i can almost like the ground....

The only possible thing I don't like about Vancouver, is that it's too far away.

Beautiful. :master:

I think one of the most beautiful cities in the enitre world. Top notch!

Vancouver IS my favourite city in Canada.
Vancouver has got a good skyline. But i think it needs one or two defining supertalls

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Yes


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http://www.cream.co.uk/creamsite/

One of my favorite cities int he world ... always dream of moving there ... maybe one day!

This city is fantastic. I have read that it's one of the best cities to live in the whole world (a summary made by the UN).
BTW: The skyline is one of the best in the world. Amazing

thanks, dont know if you've heard of cream if you like dance music you will, i think hed kandis got an event on at Nation in Liverpool were cream started not sure whether to go.

http://www.cream.co.uk/creamsite/


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Vancouver is simply incredible with its dynamic skyline amidst the background of the mountains. However, most of these buildings are residential, not office. Vancouver is a very high-rise residential city, probably coming close to NYC and Chicago in this category. The skyline has almost doubled in the past 10 years, but even back in the 60's it had many high-rise residential towers. I can see Seattle heading in this direction, but Vancouver is way ahead right now.

Someone also mentioned that the city needed some super-tall additions. Not sure that is possible with regulations there, plus it wouldn't fit in with the surrounding mountains. Just an opinion.

Vancouver is simply incredible with its dynamic skyline amidst the background of the mountains. However, most of these buildings are residential, not office. Vancouver is a very high-rise residential city, probably coming close to NYC and Chicago in this category. The skyline has almost doubled in the past 10 years, but even back in the 60's it had many high-rise residential towers. I can see Seattle heading in this direction, but Vancouver is way ahead right now.

Someone also mentioned that the city needed some super-tall additions. Not sure that is possible with regulations there, plus it wouldn't fit in with the surrounding mountains. Just an opinion.

um...not necessarily supertalls, but one or two iconic towers. I would prefer them to be office towers since Vancouver lacks them, not sure if there is a demand though.

^Luckily what will soon be Vancouver's top three tallest towers are all either u/c or approved (at least partially) with the tallest one currently u/c and set to reach about 197m (646 ft). Considering that our current tallest is 150m, it will definitely add some much needed height to the skyline. All three will be mixed use buildings composed of hotel and residential. Interesting coincidence that.

Oh, BTW - I didn't take ANY of those photos.

They're all from the net.

KUDOS goes to the great photographers out there!

These ones were taken by me. I don't mind at all that you posted them though and I certainly don't blame you for not knowing who took them considering the way pics float back and forth so much around here. Aside from my own which are probably the lower quality in the bunch, great choice of pics for the thread.

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Holy cow - awesome pics!

Good shots. I am from this city.

I'm from this city too!
...and will return some day...

I'm not from this city, but I'm wanna come back as soon as I can! :D