I am looking for the rendering of Vancouver's(Canada's most beautiful city) skyline with everything complete in 2010.
I have never seen a future skyline rendering of Vancouver so if anyone could post some it would be great.
thanks.

i think i saw it in the vancouver photos thread a few months back. saved it to my computer only to have hard drive die a month ago, losing a lot of great stuff.

These two renderings include the Shangri-la and Twisting Tower into the skyline:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Misc/3.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7122/1153rw1.png
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Misc/webcam02.jpg

Credit to CtrlAltDel for the photos.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1967/vancouverin2010renderrp0.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5238/falsecreek2010renderfv5.jpg

^ the first one is incorrect. 1133 West Georgia should be right in front of Shangri-la.

looking good MAN !

wow i am loving this,keep em coming guys.
The skyline of vancouver will be recognized world wide with those changes.
Vancouver skyline is reallly dense and takes up a pretty big area and with a few pinacles like shangri la and ritz carton it will be amazing
The buildings of toronto are taller than vancouver but it sure isn't as dense.
I wonder if vancouver's skyline will be the best in canada.

Looks like a mini-Manhattan...err, "Vanhattan".

Looks like a mini-Manhattan...err, "Vanhattan".

No, we're just Vancouver.

anyone got more?

I love the skyline with some tall towers poking out...that Pyramidical shape...

I just found out that my favorite drinking spot is gone...RIP Crime Lab!!

wow i am loving this,keep em coming guys.
The skyline of vancouver will be recognized world wide with those changes.
Vancouver skyline is reallly dense and takes up a pretty big area and with a few pinacles like shangri la and ritz carton it will be amazing
The buildings of toronto are taller than vancouver but it sure isn't as dense.
I wonder if vancouver's skyline will be the best in canada.

Chances are Toronto City's skyline WILL be as dense in 2011

Chances are Toronto City's skyline WILL be as dense in 2011

Toronto's will be dense
but the fact that Vancouver doesn't have the CN tower and the massive gap between the CN tower and CBD makes a big difference in making it look more dense than TO

and by the way
those are really great renders!
:banana:

^^I have said that for so long; of course, the nasty Toronto forumers don't buy it. The reality is that Toronto has a few tall towers poking out, but too many vacant surface lots (Cityplace is starting to fix that)...Vancouver does appear much denser. The Vancouver skyline from a distance, looks like New York (minus the tall towers)...a wall of skyscrapers. CN Tower hurts the skyline because it is too much of a focal point, making the eye forget about the height of FCP, etc. As well, if the cluster were spread out more, To's skyline would look better.

with the tremendous change that will accour to vancouver's skyline i am surprised that there are a few future skyline renderings of vancouver.
Anybody got more or if not could someone make one,i would appreciate it.

with the tremendous change that will accour to vancouver's skyline i am surprised that there are a few future skyline renderings of vancouver.
Anybody got more or if not could someone make one,i would appreciate it.

Quite a few have actually been made over the years, but they are lost within many pages and topics of forums.

Quite a few have actually been made over the years, but they are lost within many pages and topics of forums.
ahh..damnit
I wil to make one myself,but don't expect it to be too good lol

http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/fxx/?action=view&current=future20render20by20me.jpg
ok here is my rendering(the first skyline rendering i have ever done) but with only shangri-la and ritz,i will add the rest of thge buildings later when i get time.
hope you guys like it.

wow, that's pretty good. great work!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/fxx/future20render20by20me.jpg?t=1186783283

I think they are both a bit too tall. Shangri-La is only 1/3 to 1/2 taller than Royal Tower.

Does anybody know what's going on with that Jameson House project?

Jameson House is going ahead. The Jolly Taxpayer pub and hotel has been demolished along with the rear of the two heritage buildings. They seem to be doing some micropiling work in advance of excavation and shoring. I think it is safe to say this project is on track now.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7139/jamesonhouseconstructioyj2.jpg
Jameson House demolition progress – August 8th - taken by me with a Panasonic Lumix TZ2

Here are a couple more, including an update to that first one mr.x posted (Hotel Georgia tower added).

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/4towers.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/update.jpg

Harbour Centre's looking kinda pointless now with all the taller buildings going up.

If you go onto google and type Vancouver 3-D in images, you will find a complete 3-D model of Vancouver in 2007 on the Google Earth template. Will be updated in future. Many buildings look too tall. Use the base of the few buildings that are completely coloured as the ground and ignore everything below that. On Google Earth itself there are now 3 downtown buildings in 3-D, and growing. Soon it will be updated to include future buildings. I am working on some myself.

mn

^^ Do you mean "nm"?

Harbour Centre's looking kinda pointless now with all the taller buildings going up.

Reminds me of whats happened in Shanghai :lol:

^^I have said that for so long; of course, the nasty Toronto forumers don't buy it. The reality is that Toronto has a few tall towers poking out, but too many vacant surface lots (Cityplace is starting to fix that)...Vancouver does appear much denser. The Vancouver skyline from a distance, looks like New York (minus the tall towers)...a wall of skyscrapers. CN Tower hurts the skyline because it is too much of a focal point, making the eye forget about the height of FCP, etc. As well, if the cluster were spread out more, To's skyline would look better.

Toronto is a multi-clustered skyline with the lower city, midtown, Eglinton core. and NYCC. What "cluster" are you referring to?

^ presumably the main one, lol. The same way no one cares about the skylines of Broadway, Metrotown, etc, compared to the downtown peninsula.

People should check out the "future skyline thread" for more renders, there's a lot more out there than u think.

Toronto is a multi-clustered skyline with the lower city, midtown, Eglinton core. and NYCC. What "cluster" are you referring to?

TO has one cluster, and that is easy to identify (look for First Canadian Place). There will be a second one in a few years when 1 Bloor and Aura are finished. The others you mentioned are not clusters...Chicago has a few clusters; Melbourne too!!! TO has one!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Panorama-from-panorama.jpg/800px-Panorama-from-panorama.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2562266921_a940b4a597.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2554452665_4f80d9ed75.jpg?v=0

Why is Toronto the only non-aerial picture?:lol:
http://i20.tinypic.com/e5itmd.jpg

In this picture alone there are clearly two main clusters! I don't even count the Cityplace crap or 16 York which isn't illustrated!

^^ Actually only Chicago had the aerial photo... anyway it's safe to say Toronto has mini clusters all over the city, not just along Yonge.. it's a city of skyscrapers (and commie blocks, lol).

Anyway since this is a Vancouver thread, here's a render I did a while ago from the future skyline thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=610277):

I added 3 buildings; RC, Capitol Residences and the Georgia
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2899/81709992yi6.jpg

Updated render:

Before:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4735/p1060384ja8yn8.jpg

After:
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5498/p1060384ja8bno9.jpg

I come here to see some nice pics of Vancouver, a beautiful city.
And all I can see is posts about Toronto. Why do you feel the need to compete with Toronto so much? Seriously. We are two cities, on two different levels. Vancouver has 2.5 million in the metro area, and Toronto has 5.5 million. More than double.

Vancouver is a beautiful city, but just stop comparing yourself to Toronto.

C'mon, I have read "How big is Metropolitan Vancouver?" The 3rd post includes, "How big is Toronto's urban area?" Then I come here, and you compare whose skyline is more dense. The thread was supposed to be about Vancouver and its future skyline. What does that have to do with Toronto?

I am a proud Torontonian, but I love Vancouver. It is clean, modern, and surrounded by beautiful mountains. Of course, I love Toronto more, I know I am biased.

But can someone tell me why so many Vancouverites feel the need to compare Vancouver to Toronto?

Refer to Next Page

I come here to see some nice pics of Vancouver, a beautiful city.
And all I can see is posts about Toronto. Why do you feel the need to compete with Toronto so much? Seriously. We are two cities, on two different levels. Vancouver has 2.5 million in the metro area, and Toronto has 5.5 million. More than double.

Vancouver is a beautiful city, but just stop comparing yourself to Toronto.

C'mon, I have read "How big is Metropolitan Vancouver?" The 3rd post includes, "How big is Toronto's urban area?" Then I come here, and you compare whose skyline is more dense. The thread was supposed to be about Vancouver and its future skyline. What does that have to do with Toronto?

I am a proud Torontonian, but I love Vancouver. It is clean, modern, and surrounded by beautiful mountains. Of course, I love Toronto more, I know I am biased.

But can someone tell me why so many Vancouverites feel the need to compare Vancouver to Toronto?

DO NOT EVER START AN INDIVIDUAL THREAD LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN.

Honestly, I really hate how it ends up like this city vs city thing. I've read through the stuff you've mentioned but I haven't noticed any "bashing" or "extreme negativity" towards Toronto. In forums, discussions involving cities/regions/countries usually lead to comparisons, and that's always the case. As long as it doesn't lead to BASHING and somewhat related to the topic of the thread, it is fine.

I don't think this needs to be brought up ever again.

Updated render:
After:
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5498/p1060384ja8bno9.jpgNice work dude. Much appreciated. :cheers:

DO NOT EVER START AN INDIVIDUAL THREAD LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN.

Honestly, I really hate how it ends up like this city vs city thing. I've read through the stuff you've mentioned but I haven't noticed any "bashing" or "extreme negativity" towards Toronto. In forums, discussions involving cities/regions/countries usually lead to comparisons, and that's always the case. As long as it doesn't lead to BASHING and somewhat related to the topic of the thread, it is fine.

I don't think this needs to be brought up ever again.

My intentions weren't to compare the cities, but to find out why they are so commonly compared. I do understand how it "leads" to comparing, and I see how it is a sensitive issue, so I won't argue about the thread being closed.

I have seen Toronto bashing in these forum, by the way. And even as a moderator, you are bisaed, living in Vancouver (we are all biased).

If it helps, I got my answer...
They are compared because they are they are among the big cities of Canada.

And I won't bring this up again...

I was hoping that you'd go away if no one answered your cry for attention. Btw, the only people who mentioned Toronto on this thread are from Toronto, and there's nothing wrong with constructive comparison since everything is relative and cities can learn from each other. Stuff like "why to we feel the need to..." sounds like the ramblings of a hater!

"My intentions weren't to compare the cities, but to find out why they are so commonly compared. I do understand how it "leads" to comparing, and I see how it is a sensitive issue, so I won't argue about the thread being closed.

I have seen Toronto bashing in these forum, by the way. And even as a moderator, you are bisaed, living in Vancouver (we are all biased).

If it helps, I got my answer...
They are compared because they are they are among the big cities of Canada.

And I won't bring this up again..."

<<<< It's only natural to talk about one's own city, and here we have people from both Toronto and Vancouver. "Bashing" can happen, but I wouldn't paint everyone with the same brush. Some of us are actually pretty nice.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2019/6a00d8341d152053ef00e54wa9.jpg

I always wondered why they decided to stick the 200 foot stump of a Coast Hotel (under construction) in literally the only spot downtown where 600 feet is allowed!

View cones aren't the only thing that limit height, there is still the standard 300' limit that need to be rezoned and approved for higher height. The biggest issue is FSR which would limit height on any small lot.

My intentions weren't to compare the cities, but to find out why they are so commonly compared. I do understand how it "leads" to comparing, and I see how it is a sensitive issue, so I won't argue about the thread being closed.

I have seen Toronto bashing in these forum, by the way. And even as a moderator, you are bisaed, living in Vancouver (we are all biased).

If it helps, I got my answer...
They are compared because they are they are among the big cities of Canada.

And I won't bring this up again...

Go throw me an example right now.

I find this really shocking since there are many Torontonians who visit the BC Subforum, and no one (since I was moderator) has complained about anything until now.

Go throw me an example right now.

I find this really shocking since there are many Torontonians who visit the BC Subforum, and no one (since I was moderator) has complained about anything until now.

Okay... here:

^^I have said that for so long; of course, the nasty Toronto forumers don't buy it. The reality is that Toronto has a few tall towers poking out, but too many vacant surface lots (Cityplace is starting to fix that)...Vancouver does appear much denser. The Vancouver skyline from a distance, looks like New York (minus the tall towers)...a wall of skyscrapers. CN Tower hurts the skyline because it is too much of a focal point, making the eye forget about the height of FCP, etc. As well, if the cluster were spread out more, To's skyline would look better.

"Of course, the nasty Toronto forumers don't buy it." -> Nasty Toronto Forumers.>Is that constructive criticism? Does that not stereotype all Torontonians to be stubborn and jerks? and that "of course" insists that people from Toronto are expected to be jerks.

There is an example, from this very thread.

I can't tell if this is meant to be in a joking manor, but even is so, it is evidence that the mentality of bashing Torontonians exsists. There is always a little bit of truth in a joke. As I read it over, it doesn't seem like such a joke anyway.

Now, I am done.

Lets just end this.

It was wrong of me to make the thread, yes.
It was wrong of me to make such a big deal of a little thing, yes.
I am sorry for those, and I apologize to anyone I offended.

Bashing of Torontonians still occurs, as in the quote above, but not a scale that I should complain about. You can't deny the fact that this occurs, even if it is on such a small scale.

I won't bring it up again if you don't. Deal?

Lets just bring this thread back to what it is supposed to be about. The skyline in 2010.

Okay... here:

"Of course, the nasty Toronto forumers don't buy it." -> Nasty Toronto Forumers.>Is that constructive criticism? Does that not stereotype all Torontonians to be stubborn and jerks? and that "of course" insists that people from Toronto are expected to be jerks.

There is an example, from this very thread.

I can't tell if this is meant to be in a joking manor, but even is so, it is evidence that the mentality of bashing Torontonians exsists. There is always a little bit of truth in a joke. As I read it over, it doesn't seem like such a joke anyway.

HAHA of course the guy is joking... sarcastic actually. What he said after that comment was the truth however.

I'm going to repost this, since I spent a lot of time on it and most people probably missed it between jamie's squabbling:

A few skyline studies in sketchup. Everything north of Robson is included in the model. (Edit: Blue is office, Green is residential, and Pink is everything in between)

In dark pink is a hypothetical 480' footer at the wedge on Georgia/Pender. You'll notice I also did a little mid-rise between it and the Palais Georgia tower (a slight increase in density over the existing building), mainly to emphasize my desire to go against the custom of bulldozing several lots and joining them together to make one big building (such projects kill the fine grain of urbanity that we're so proud of).
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3658/63357545hb1.jpg

In dark blue, a hypothetical 550' foot office/hotel tower next to the Loden (30,000 SF floorplate for offices for the first 10 stories [not visible] , followed by 6 stories of 15,000 SF floorplates for offices, followed by 25 stories of hotel/residential at 8000 SF floorplates)
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1238/lodenqr6.jpg

I just realized that after RC is built, you won't be able to see Shangri-la from Jervis park/Coal harbour marina, (the only place where the buildings in between are short enough for a clear view of either tower)!
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8448/jervisks5.jpg

Edit: I added a bunch of new 400-550 footers:

Before:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6170/nowzn3.jpg

After:
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4008/futureze2.jpg

Before:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7282/nowjo6.jpg

After:
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5744/futurenj3.jpg

Looking down Georgia St:
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/8445/georgiauv6.jpg

Nice, thanks. The lots on the south side of Alberni - although not in the "higher buildings" zone (but across the street from it) would make good candidates for densification since they do not have view cones over them and would not cast shadows on Robson Street.

I ran shadow studies for them, and they do cast some shadows over robson during summer mornings until around 9am. But there's no other place downtown to put tall towers, without demolishing existing office towers.

^^ Excellent job as usual, dleung.

^^ Excellent job as usual, dleung.

Dleung's renderings are amazingly scary... HAHA I find it so amazing that you have so much time to do this stuff... but your probably really good at it!

And sorry I did that "lecture"/"explanation" on this forum... should've done a PM instead. I'm going to delete your previous post about the renderings dleung just to save some time for those who have a slower internet connection and need to wait for everything to load >__<"

Here's another one:

Vancouver 2004:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4080/nowkm6.jpg

Vancouver 2030:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6025/nowkc6.jpg

The North Shore and West End both fill out, the skyline jumps over gastown and forms another cluster around Woodwards. Beyond that, we have mid-rise (6-18 stories) going along hastings, wrapping around false creek, and going down Broadway, extending inland and tapering down to 16th Ave. A lot of single-family areas become like our current arterials, with 4-storey condo/mixed use developments.

^^ It's amazing that after 26 years the same ships and boats are on the exact same location. :D

There probably will be a new crossing between the 1st and 2nd narrow bridges by that time.

haha, those are probably floating condos.

This is my rendering of Vancouver skyline in 2015, beat that! dleung.:D


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/28.jpg


Seriously, don't you guys think our skyline would look good like that.

^^ It's amazing that after 26 years the same ships and boats are on the exact same location. :D

There probably will be a new crossing between the 1st and 2nd narrow bridges by that time.

I thought about the burrard crossings, but decided that they look better underground.

Toronto>Vancover.

someone please delete this and the previous post as they are completely useless.

DO NOT EVER START AN INDIVIDUAL THREAD LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN.I don't think this needs to be brought up ever again.

That sounds like a very harsh response. It's just an electronic forum; it's not like he said something blasphemous in the middle of a church service. It seems like posts on these forums are taken far too seriously, and that doesn't make for a pleasant reading experience. Let's all breathe.

One more render with visible new buildings:
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5254/transparentvq5.jpg

I propose a new urban form for Vancouver, where every building is mixed use (and by that I don't mean a condo tower with a coffee shop at the bottom). Everywhere downtown, up to the corner of pender and Georgia should be built like this:

Current downtown comparisons:
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8554/buildingformpm4.jpg
Using a scaled-down version of the manhattan model:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4158/buildingform2uu8.jpg

Massive retail and office podiums up to 70 feet, followed by a chunky mid-rise office section up to about 200 feet and then slender residential pencil towers up to 400-550 feet. Views aren't as important in offices than in condos, especially considering the cooling load in the upper floors of an office tower exposed to sunlight, therefore there's no need for office use to go higher than 10-15 stories. This way, we can afford to have efficiently sized office floor plates, without having to obliterate the scale of the skyline with a chunky tower. Similarly, I prefer the massing of buildings like Grace, where 55% of the floor area is located in a higher-than-average podium, allowing for a slender tower averaging 4000 square feet per floor.

A view of downtown where the tallest of such buildings (in blue) can go.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4981/podiumzf3.jpg

Good pics dleung!

kind of backtracking but...
This is my rendering of Vancouver skyline in 2015, beat that! dleung.:D


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/28.jpg


Seriously, don't you guys think our skyline would look good like that.


I've been to Surfers Paradise and besides Q1 and one other scraper it isn't that great... The buildings arn't that dense when you get downtown and it's pretty small...

We'll have to lose quite a lot of buildings, and then add one supertall, to look like Brisbane, lol.

Current downtown:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2551/currentpt1.jpg

With badass spires attached like future LA in "The Island"
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1576/spireswq6.jpg

I'm just a visitor here, but simply put, all of the height restriction things eventually made Vancouver's skyline quiet a HOBBIT comparing to similar size cities in the world.
Yes, the city is really a hobbit...or dwarf

Isn't it like the city can save more space by building a taller and handsome guy than by having lots of hobbits(100~199m)? And I'm sure if the design of the landmark(over 300m) sticking out of the skyline is stunning, the impression of city's skyline will be changed in a very positive way.

I'm just a visitor here, but simply put, all of the height restriction things eventually made Vancouver's skyline quiet a HOBBIT comparing to similar size cities in the world.
Yes, the city is really a hobbit...or dwarf

Isn't it like the city can save more space by building a taller and handsome guy than by having lots of hobbits(100~199m)? And I'm sure if the design of the landmark(over 300m) sticking out of the skyline is stunning, the impression of city's skyline will be changed in a very positive way.

don't hobbits live in the mountains?

the city doesn't want anything to compete with the holier than holy cannot be disturbed or unseen mountains

like really :nuts:

The idea should be to make our buildings complement its natural surroundings or even enhance it, rather than compete with it. We tend to confuse that for blandness though.

@Vancouverite and CtrlAltDel

I m using your skyline photo (page 1) in the Rotterdam discussion for a 450m tower. Its technically still the same site so i hope you're not angry in any way ;).

EDIT: link to the discussion (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=30479626#post30479626) (warning everything is in dutch).

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2963966762_1e86d2845a_b.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3174464603_beab7ec73c_b.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3174464609_be1aea92fb_b.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3169652711_60abf41e52_b.jpg


from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3102131302_b4057910c0_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2572618025_064633a967_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2579810410_3745d9b802_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3177730543_a64f47bff0_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3177730323_88c9bfd027_b.jpg

from flickr.

I'm just a visitor here, but simply put, all of the height restriction things eventually made Vancouver's skyline quiet a HOBBIT comparing to similar size cities in the world.
Yes, the city is really a hobbit...or dwarf

Isn't it like the city can save more space by building a taller and handsome guy than by having lots of hobbits(100~199m)? And I'm sure if the design of the landmark(over 300m) sticking out of the skyline is stunning, the impression of city's skyline will be changed in a very positive way.

Not everyone in Vancouver wants short stubby buildings, but unfortunately the NIMBY'S have control over this city and keep it from realizing its fullest potential

The idea should be to make our buildings complement its natural surroundings or even enhance it, rather than compete with it. We tend to confuse that for blandness though.

Unfortunately, our weak-ass excuse for architecture does none of the above.

Our downtown buildings have the same shape, are colored the same, and are almost all the same height. Sounds pretty much the definition of bland to me.

^^ That's what I meant, the philosophy vs the product is vastly different. I would disagree about "same shape" tho, we probably have some of the most varied condo shapes on the continent. When one look at all the coolest looking condos in the world, one asks why don't we have more like that, but the fact is most cities only have one or two of them, whereas we have stuff like the Erickson, the Carina/Callisto pair, Melville, Sapphire, Flatiron, Woodwards, Shangri-la, etc. Yeah the sheer number of buildings here makes everything look similar, but the box issue is the least of our problems.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2579810410_3745d9b802_o.jpg
The more I look at views of the skyline from the fairview slopes (see above), the more I think the planning commision made a huge mistake with the height allowances along the north false creek. 300 feet is too short for the bulk of the skyline, but down by the water, it a gigantic wall of glass, it kills the scale of the downtown, hides everything behind them, and makes the mountains look small as a result. Same reason why I despise the fatness of the Fairmont Pacific Rim. What they should have done is reduce the scale of the buildings towards the water, into 100-200 foot pencil towers, like the West End... doesn't the skyline look much larger from this angle?
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3177730323_88c9bfd027_b.jpg

Hobbits are hideous little creatures.

Hobbits are hideous little creatures.

And Vancouver is a gorgeous city. Who cares if the buildings are the tallest? That doesn't mean anything. Dubai looks uglier now than it did before, and that's saying something.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2553888279_de1fe3529e_b-1.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2552465351_4cc559f374_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2155212173_40c27eabe3_b.jpg

from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2638666697_8f0b949874_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/222575983_5da90ad690_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2221658810_48b81431cb_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3031723615_6396b410c9_o-1.jpg

from flickr.

And Vancouver is a gorgeous city. Who cares if the buildings are the tallest? That doesn't mean anything. Dubai looks uglier now than it did before, and that's saying something.

Actually Dubai has never looked good. Vancouver would look good if it had Dubai's skyline, London's skyline, Singapore's skyline, Denver's skyline, any skyline would look great in Vancouver's setting, even Vancouver's! Height doesn't matter. No one rips on San Diego for having a short skyline, or Honolulu. They're both beautiful cities, I don't see why everyone thinks Vancouver needs to fill the void.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/225052227_18a4378738_b.jpg

2004 skyline?

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2770991874_f9e6124173_b.jpg

Last summer skyline

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3157293953_7345f3b3d9_b.jpg

from flickr.

Actually Dubai has never looked good. Vancouver would look good if it had Dubai's skyline, London's skyline, Singapore's skyline, Denver's skyline, any skyline would look great in Vancouver's setting, even Vancouver's! Height doesn't matter. No one rips on San Diego for having a short skyline, or Honolulu. They're both beautiful cities, I don't see why everyone thinks Vancouver needs to fill the void.

I dunno about dubai's skyline looking good anywhere.

Actually Dubai has never looked good. Vancouver would look good if it had Dubai's skyline, London's skyline, Singapore's skyline, Denver's skyline, any skyline would look great in Vancouver's setting, even Vancouver's! Height doesn't matter. No one rips on San Diego for having a short skyline, or Honolulu. They're both beautiful cities, I don't see why everyone thinks Vancouver needs to fill the void.

C'mon let's be real and honest. Everyone loves supertall buildings. It is time Vancouver get some of those in the city and be counted as one of the "big boys". The short man denial syndrome simply has to stop.

C'mon let's be real and honest. Everyone loves supertall buildings. It is time Vancouver get some of those in the city and be counted as one of the "big boys". The short man denial syndrome simply has to stop.

It's all about context. Have you seen the renderings for the monstrosity in Mecca?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334299

It's got no context with its surroundings and looks terrible. Same with this in Dubai:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=722506

And this in dubai
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=30902450#post30902450

It's like a joke, and looks like a cartoon. You have a 2000ft tall building next to a six-storey building. So Vancouver you'd have a 2000ft tall building next to a bunch of 450 foot tall ones. Still silly.

Taller, sure, but keep the scale sane.

Here's a better look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BurjDubaidawn.JPG

That is just crazy. It looks ridiculous

Skyline in fog


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3205351912_ecd0ae6977_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3204503797_86e80f213b_o.jpg

from flickr.

The 'Big Boys'? Vancouver has a much denser and longer (not necessarily taller) skyline than most cities its size. The city of Vancouver itself is only 615,000 people.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/deliriumssp.jpg
Posted by delirium of ssp.





http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/2253898951_59429f9da8_o.jpg
Planet Granville from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3209396860_9434b81ce5_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3209396770_8363476e20_b.jpg

from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3209006934_279105b5ae_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3209023582_4375274727_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3208174809_5b291f4f0d_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3209005188_00671c40c0_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3208156585_6e20815030_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/421714973_256df7e316_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3075137969_faf6073353_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3103824076_abe08cc9d8_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3117946620_49b205fbb2_b.jpg
flickr.

when are they taking that crane down from the top of Shangri-La?

Which would have been the better skyline...

This:
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6749/futureskyline4ft2.jpg

Or this:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5121/futureskyline6ty9.jpg

^^ Sorry, I still like the first photo.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3081178467_102e3cd82e_b.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3189237120_e91e8c6423_b.jpg

flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3122685653_931e72996f_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3161684257_c16d483b6e_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3070559554_2ebe0c5d9f_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/1203582.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/1203586.jpg
All photos by flickr.

Which would have been the better skyline...

This:
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6749/futureskyline4ft2.jpg



Hey dleung did you make this render yourself?

Who else? He is the best. :)

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/vancouverx3.jpg
Vancouver x3

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3028703523_7d33467d15_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3056843639_447b0b5014_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2320228584_a3880ea192_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3128843339_e610c9c8b8_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2861771772_b5c432e818_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3178172606_55091622f1_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3208179135_fd1c30a391_b.jpg
All photos from flickr.

This photo was taken on Jan 30.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3239330523_c96f63e5e1_b.jpg
from flickr.

This render was made Jan 30:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8083/futureskyline7jn2.jpg

Enjoy.

^^ Nice job!




http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2001.jpg
2001

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2004.jpg
2004

from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2597915306_be490ffca0_b.jpg
flickr.

taken on 02/01/2009

http://i43.tinypic.com/154hgsy.jpg

Vancouver Hotel


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


Burrard skytrain station


http://i42.tinypic.com/291dj06.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/m7yozt.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2a9xngw.jpg

^^ Although the last 3 photos have nothing to do with the Vancouver skyline, they are still cool pics. :)

Shangri La hotel

http://i40.tinypic.com/zohoc7.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3227618743_beb49d66c5_b.jpg
flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3229108015_efc0de7449_b.jpg
flickr.

Great pics...I'm digging the new Bell sign on Bentall 5, and I can't wait for the RC and the Georgia to be built so our city will look like the one in those renders!

^^ Thanks!




These are older photos, but still nice to look at...


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2841461208_fb584defd1_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2233107596_1e9a086db4_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3012337125_f763855349_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3197926086_0df647bf3f_o.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3036121392_6d2ced8fa1_b.jpg
All from flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2678703652_26254a5780_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3208449769_b49717c8e5_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/feb1.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2847693862_5f5904bb33_b.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/2876969436_6225deb9bc_b.jpg
flickr,

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3178387991_60e355caa4_b.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3014323913_4de18c242a_b.jpg
flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/suncityglow05a.jpg
photo by suncityglow, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/apdonovan.jpg
by apdonovan, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/drodgerfeb8.jpg
by drodger, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/dre2.jpg
by drodger, flickr.

Some nice aerials:

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2008/vch2008_481.jpg
http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/vancouver/2008/vch2008_479.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/twiqaswala.jpg
by twiqaswala, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/zeezodean.jpg
by zeezodean, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/Mpearl.jpg
by M pearl, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/mattcoady.jpg
by matt coady, flickr.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/ee.jpg

my photo

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/danielglaser.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/jessicahunggar.jpg
photo by jessica hunggar, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/sup3rhans.jpg
photo by sup3 rhans, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/matteroffact.jpg
by matter offact, flickr.

taken today


http://i44.tinypic.com/1zx43d3.jpg


http://i39.tinypic.com/1zm19if.jpg


http://i41.tinypic.com/noise8.jpg

taken by me, 2 years ago I think, from a relatives balcony on Taylor St I believe ( Sorry they're kinda big )
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7792/random2024.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=random2024.jpg)
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8693/random2025.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=random2025.jpg)
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9742/random2026.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=random2026.jpg)
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3386/random2027.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=random2027.jpg)

re size them before you posted,its huge

If I knew how to do that don't you think I would have?

The Spectrum towers look nasty.

If I knew how to do that don't you think I would have?

use tinypic to upload and chose message board to post.hope it will help:)

Thanks for the pics, guys!





http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/3306027030_ebe20501e0_b.jpg
Don't remember who took this photo, but its from flickr.

Posted by Delirium of ssp.



http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3333349342_f226907d91_b.jpg
Steve, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/ericflexyouhead.jpg
Eric flexyouhead, flickr.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/ectaticist2.jpg
Taken by ectaticist, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/ectat4.jpg
by ectaticist, flickr.

Gorgeous!

Does anyone know if Concord or the cityis going to clean up the site in the inbetween the plaza of nations and the Concord pacific show room NEFC.....
I was wondering if they are going to remove all of that ugly building equipment in time for the olympics.

Also does anyone know if there is going to be landscaping done on all that dirt to the west of the olympic vallage?

I'm sure they will clean up the site and make those areas real pretty before the games.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/bentmike58.jpg
by bentmike58, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/hardwiredindustries.jpg
by hardwireindustries, flickr.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/11.jpg
don't remember the name, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/111.jpg
photo by steena, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/1111.jpg
by ecstaticist, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/222.jpg
by ecstaticist, flickr.

1985 skyline


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/bob2006.jpg
by bob2006, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/veronicapounds.jpg
taken by veronicapounds, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/spalla67.jpg
by spalla67, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/hotzeplotz.jpg
by hotzeplotz, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/dospacificos.jpg
dospacificos, flickr.

Render by me, original photo from somewhere on SSP, enjoy
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2566/hdrfutureskyline.jpg

^^ Really nice, thanks!






1976 skyline

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/1976gregorymelle.jpg
photo by gregory melle, flickr.




1984

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/1984GregoryMelle.jpg
photo by gregory melle, flickr.

And we are back... for some reason, the thread crawled into the Archive Threads subforum under my radar.

opps

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/mcxlphotography.jpg
BY mcxl 5, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/eyesplashmikul-2.jpg
By eyesplash mikul, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/VicFanGoCanucksGo.jpg
By Vic Fan Go Canucks Go, flickr.

I'm guessing first pic is from the Marriot pinnacle?

^^ Yes, that's my place and she's my girl. :D

What a beautiful city! I have plans to return to Vancouver on summer '10.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/hotzeplotz.jpg

I love the building on the right with the gold roof! More buildings like that would add a lot of texture to the skyline.

Hi from the UK,

Ive been looking through the vancouver shots and their are some awesome pics!

Im in the process of planning a long trip to vancouver, it seems to have the edge on toronto interms of scenery for one!

Oh and I found a shot you may like, (Thought I'd Contribute!)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h86/a_walshy/2099225298_903f7984cd_b-1.jpg

Posted by 'sposta' on Flickr.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/eerror3.jpg
photo by eerror, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/gregorymelle.jpg
by gregory melle, flickr.

The sexy shard of glass that is Shangri-la
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/794/33489721999947c4fd78b.jpg
flickr

Some more outer-worldly pics
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5783/29801268356e4ce0858bb.jpg

I hate HDR pics but this one sure shows the density:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2738/31149364014843331299b.jpg
flickr

Skyline of the eastern suburbs, lol
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3649/ithrelke2004.jpg
^someone from SSP

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/tripleman2.jpg
photo by tripleman, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/hurgleburgle.png
by hurgleburgle, flickr,



metrotown skyline

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/tripleman.jpg
by tripleman, flickr.

^^ Amazing that there's a vast inlet between metrotown and the mountains that we can't see in the above pic

^^Your right, wtf?

I don't think that pic is Metro town at all unless it was photo shop

It is photoshopped because those mountains are nowhere near as close as they are in that picture.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/kenhall.jpg
by kenhall, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/zeezodean-1.jpg
by zeezodean, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/maxshepp.jpg
by maxshepp, flickr.

One of my friends went for an Alaska cruise last month. She took these photos while she was on the ship.



http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/11-6.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/1-10.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/111-4.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/1111-4.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/11111.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/bostoncitywalk.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/bostoncitywalk2.jpg

photos by Boston City Walk, flickr.



http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/chrisdoucette.jpg

by Chris Doucette, flickr.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/capilanoConvention029.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/capilanoConvention030.jpg

Yellow Fever's photos. All rights reserved. :D

^ nice!

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/jimmysawarddanielsbdaygoldenebri-20.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/jimmysawarddanielsbdaygoldenebridge.jpg


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/capilanoConvention027.jpg


Taken by me today

Hey bud, what is that last building?

One of the woodwards towers in downtown eastside close to gastown & chinatown.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/StanleyParkEnglishBay050.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/StanleyParkEnglishBay049.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/StanleyParkEnglishBay053.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/StanleyParkEnglishBay043.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/StanleyParkEnglishBay031.jpg

My photos

Never mind the man without face. Never seen dt skyline from that vintage point.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/1759039.jpg
Sun photo

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/Aneagleinyourmind-1.jpg
photo by An eagle in your mind, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/Mpearl-1.jpg
by M Pearl, flickr.


http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/milkymango.jpg
by Milky Mango, flickr.

WOW! Vancouver can't get any better its skylines is perfect just the way it is!!!

It can surely use a few taller structures right in the middle ...

But people in the city hall think that the 700m towers would block the views of the 10,000m mountains! :)

But people in the city hall think that the 700m towers would block the views of the 10,000m mountains! :)Don't be silly. 700 meters is about 2240 feet. That is just shy of a Burj Dubai. We won't be seeing one of those anytime soon. The local mountains are over 4000 feet. So with the angle of view from ground, the mountains would be blocked.

I don't like Burj Dubai at all, it is a great engineering piece of art and work, but it isn't that jawdropping and beautifully done as Sears Tower or Empire Estate bldg. Those and such may not be that tall, but so dazzling... so beautiful.

I find Vancouver somehow too " glassy" and way too " shiny" at times. It surely needs a few more real business alike super talls and kind of imposant and bulky with colours and not that glitzy as most condo's around are...

Vancouver is beautifully located and what a beautiful sight it will be to have a city like NYC or Toronto with those mountainious vista's around... wow

How tall is the tallest bldg in Vancouver?

200m

hmmm...not that tall at all...

Well, the view of the mountains from most of downtown has long been blocked, anyway. Unless you are standing on the shore, say at Gas Town or Coal Harbour, you can't see the mountains downtown anyway. Personally I think the height restriction is more of a theoretical protection than a realistic one.

You should be our mayor, TB. :D

Well, the view of the mountains from most of downtown has long been blocked, anyway. Unless you are standing on the shore, say at Gas Town or Coal Harbour, you can't see the mountains downtown anyway. Personally I think the height restriction is more of a theoretical protection than a realistic one.It isn't about the view from downtown, it is the view from the south that the folks at city hall seem to want to protect.

perhaps because they live in those area themselves and want to protect their own views?!

Anyway, just imagine how gorgeous Vancouver could be if the city hall allow architects and project developpers to build taller and more massive structures such as in Hong Kong?! the marriage between nature and architecture?! ... the location is perfect, now only a few, perhaps and at least 20 taller structures around? wow

the mountains aren't going anywhere. I don't see why its such a big ordeal? You will still see them. Everyone sees them everyday it isn't like they're going to change anytime soon.

the mountains aren't going anywhere. I don't see why its such a big ordeal? You will still see them. Everyone sees them everyday it isn't like they're going to change anytime soon.

LMAO.this is quote of the day.You are funny spoolmak.^^^^

Anyway, just imagine how gorgeous Vancouver could be if the city hall allow architects and project developpers to build taller and more massive structures such as in Hong Kong?! the marriage between nature and architecture?! ... the location is perfect, now only a few, perhaps and at least 20 taller structures around? wow

:yes: You should become our mayor too! :D

Yellow Fever, I rather become the city planner or urban developper, not the mayor... LOL

sounds like an even more fun job to design a city that " works" and I want you in my team too.

It isn't about the view from downtown, it is the view from the south that the folks at city hall seem to want to protect.

Well, if that is the goal of the city, then Vancouver will always remain with a downtown sea of midrise buildings... all chopped off at exactly the same height. You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Yea, for sure. I don't think the planners want a table top skyline. I think what they want to develope is a dome shape, at least from the north elevation. You can sort of see that now. I'm glad they aren't throwing causion to the wind and allowing unrestricted heights. Spread the density around a little bit.

I agree with T,B.

The city government trying to "sculpt" a skyline is typical of the obsessive-compulsive disorder of "control" that little bureaucrats are afflicted with that kills the vitality and natural organic growth of a city. I think that it is a ludicrous exercise in micromagement.

Yellow Fever, I rather become the city planner or urban developper, not the mayor... LOL

sounds like an even more fun job to design a city that " works" and I want you in my team too.

I know, but the mayor and the city council have the final say. :)

Our city planner worked for the city of Calgary before he moved to Vancouver. I'm sure that he would also like to see that there would be as many tall buildings here as there are in Calgary.

Ah I see, so hopefully he will be able to sculpt Vancouver's skyline a little bit more towards a real city and not just one of a few hundred midrise condominiums all built around a circle looking like eachother and so Vancouver's financial district kind of get the same look as other cities such as Seattle, San Francisco or Toronto but on its own way and to its own style, no copying!!!

About Calgary, It has a more fun skyline with a few highrises but are there any plans to change that a little bit too? it has been pretty much silent out there all these years yet it has so many potentials, Calgary.

Awesome photos! I can't wait to go there in September! Cheers from Columbus, Ohio!

Ah I see, so hopefully he will be able to sculpt Vancouver's skyline a little bit more towards a real city and not just one of a few hundred midrise condominiums all built around a circle looking like eachother and so Vancouver's financial district kind of get the same look as other cities such as Seattle, San Francisco or Toronto but on its own way and to its own style, no copying!!!

About Calgary, It has a more fun skyline with a few highrises but are there any plans to change that a little bit too? it has been pretty much silent out there all these years yet it has so many potentials, Calgary.Calgary is probably in 3rd spot in Canada in terms of number of towers going up. So I wouldn't say it is silent, although I don't really follow Calgary. I know they have a big one in the Bow going up, which will have a huge effect on the city skyline. Probably best to ask this in the Alberta section. No skyline is set in stone, as long as there is growth and time keeps on moving.

Awesome photos! I can't wait to go there in September! Cheers from Columbus, Ohio!

nice avatar.

hmmm...not that tall at all...

We know that :nuts:

We know that :nuts:

then I won't repeat it anymore, hopefully my voice is heard too. :lol:

Great photos!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/jamiezhou.jpg
photo by jamie zhou, flickr.


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/keepitsurreal.jpg
photo by keep it surreal, flickr.

I should think of a song by Shania Twain!!!

that it doesn't impress me much! LOL

but surely thanks for the pictures and your effort Elkhanan :-)

What's Elkhanan?

:nuts::lol:What's Elkhanan?

sorry, somebody else I know here, I didn't pay attention dear Yellow Fever.

I was way too much distracted by the beauty of the skyscrapers and the pictures that I made a typo! :nuts::lol:

You scared the hell out of me,I thought it was a cougar attack. :D

You scared the hell out of me,I thought it was a cougar attack. :D

:nuts: I suppose I was suffering Yellow Fever !! :nuts:

so hot here:lol:

This is hot!!!! I love firework at night. :D



http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3228637838_0093b445d2_o.jpg

my fever is over now!

This is Australia, Yellow Fever! are you sure you are not suffering the fever yourself now?

LOL

hmmmm...fire works in Australia posted onto a topic about Vancouver!!! confusinggggg :nuts::nuts::nuts:

You know what's Funny? Calgary,Montreal and
Vancouver have all height restrictions..Very weird :nuts:

my fever is over now!

This is Australia, Yellow Fever! are you sure you are not suffering the fever yourself now? LOL
hmmmm...fire works in Australia posted onto a topic about Vancouver!!! confusinggggg :nuts::nuts::nuts:


Never mind Australia, I just wanted to show you the powerful firework. Just by looking at those hot shooting explosives would get me all excited! :)

Yes, I have the fever from shooting the rockets! :D




You know what's Funny? Calgary,Montreal and
Vancouver have all height restrictions..Very weird :nuts:

As far as I know, Vancouver(@#$%^ view cones) and Edmonton(d/t airport) have the height restrictions. Why do Calgary and Montreal need to impose the same regulations? The future Bow will be over 240m(?), so what is the height limit in the Cowtown?

I just wanted to show you the powerful firework. Just by looking at those hot shooting explosives would get me all excited! :)

Yes, I have the fever from shooting the rockets! :D

^^ hmmm I wonder what else might get you all excited more?:nuts:
I got an advice, try to shoot less rockets and save more money during these recession/depression era! :lol: having money while the rest doesn't have it, might get you (PLUS me) even more all excited! :lol::nuts:

you are funny and weird!

Anyways, I love fireworks too, specially if you can combine that with a wonderful dazzling skyline on the background. Vancouver looks beautiful during the X-mass but then again, sculpted kind of boring!

You know what's Funny? Calgary,Montreal and
Vancouver have all height restrictions..Very weird :nuts:

I begin to like Calgary for its unique shape and skyline and would surely visit it next year when both Bow and E. Project are finished.

you are funny and weird!



You are a good and innocent person! :cheers:

You are a good and innocent person! :cheers:

Oh Reallllyyyyy???? up until the day I met you :scouserd:

Great skylines here!

This is hot!!!! I love firework at night. :D



http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/3228637838_0093b445d2_o.jpg

oh btw YF, is this Canberra? I suppose it is.

^^Sorry,I have no idea! I posted that pic with dirty intention. :D




My photos

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/sept2009077.jpg


Charlotte, is that You?
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http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/sept2009049.jpg


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http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/sept2009067.jpg

taken tonight by me.

http://i35.tinypic.com/2ynl2yw.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/jtuyk4.jpg

photos by me.

^^ This pic looks more like a painting than a photo!

^^ This pic looks more like a painting than a photo!

hehehe its called photo shopped YF.more to come but too cold and raining so I gave up.

^^Vanboy, you did it even better than Van Gogh!

I 've always wondered what would Van Gogh 've painted if he would have lived today? and for example has travelled to eden like Vancouver? or TO? or NYC?

Well, your first pictures proves how would have painted VC! cool!!!! :nuts:

ok, here is my invention lol.do you like it?

http://i37.tinypic.com/2i75toi.jpg

hell yea!!!

Vancouver by night, 2009, by Vietnamese artist Vang Boygh! :lol::)



( I should admit that you did it perfectly. gosh, it really looks like a Van Gogh painting!)

cool photos!

( I should admit that you did it perfectly. gosh,)

Come on, Charlotte, that's not what you told me about this sh....

Be honest, tell him the truth! :lol:

Come on, Charlotte, that's not what you told me about this sh....

Be honest, tell him the truth! :lol:

Yellow Fever.What supp with you lately?sounds bitter eh?I am serious dude.

Sorry! Vanboy, I meant to be funny, but obviously it is not! Your photos are great actually, I don't even know how to use the photo shop! :cheers:

http://i36.tinypic.com/11ajzir.jpg

Not sure if I'm a fan vanboy, but interesting to say the least! And different.

good job Vang Boygh! you are even better than Van Gogh himself.

However, I rather see that skyscraper finished and t/o on your painting!

hey Yellow Fever, are you jealouse that I now pay more attention to Vang Boygh the artist? wanna Mommie???

TO has one cluster, and that is easy to identify (look for First Canadian Place). There will be a second one in a few years when 1 Bloor and Aura are finished. The others you mentioned are not clusters...Chicago has a few clusters; Melbourne too!!! TO has one!



TO has multi-clusters...and I'm not even going to talk about downtown.
ie. take a look at North York center.


ps: these are pretty old pics too. the condo development here is crazy.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2764034991_a25a24c22b_b.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/13855461.jpg

Impressive for a suburb, it looks like Burnaby's Metrotown!

my dream of Vancouver skyline with a lot of highrises building.(photoshoped by me)

http://i35.tinypic.com/qnwiup.jpg

You are way too much Vanboy!!!!! I like the way you 've arranged these supertalls, but they are kind of way too tall. LOL

Nothing is too tall for me! 20 years rom now, the people in Vancouver would appreciate them!

I was wondering where in the world does that rendering have a Vancouver tower... they are way too tall. You probably will never see downtown with the mountains in the foreground ever again.

I like the one with a spike on top.

Hola guys... Some pics taken by me.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2723/imgp4312a.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/imgp4312a.jpg/)

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6130/imgp17786.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/imgp17786.jpg/)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/328/imgp0037a.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/imgp0037a.jpg/)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2750/imgp0060b.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/imgp0060b.jpg/)

BEAUTIFUL...

a lil bit identical to San Francisco though, (last picture) ... LOL

Glad you liked them Char. Two more:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/633/imgp2587a.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/imgp2587a.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/679/imgp0061abbl.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/imgp0061abbl.jpg/)

Great shots! Hope to see more pics from you in the future. :cheers:

Glad you liked them Char. Two more:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/633/imgp2587a.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/imgp2587a.jpg/)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/679/imgp0061abbl.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/imgp0061abbl.jpg/)

they are beautiful, thank you.

VC itself has a pretty location, right off the bay, just like SF. but VC is prettier although I rather see SF 's skyline or a similar in VC, more highrises and skyscrapers and more tinted glass.:)

beautiful city,

greetings from Argentina :)

2012


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http://i33.tinypic.com/2lj2gcp.png

wow...another beautiful creation by our one and only Vancouver Van Gogh style artist, VanBoy huh?

Lovely... I love the vivide pink-ish red!!!

http://i34.tinypic.com/bj7bx1.jpg

ok I am a bit over the top,just want to have fun with our beloved city.:lol:

cool!!!
You should start your own atelier and sell them, sure needs some more work, but you got the talent and perhaps this will encourage you to do something with your hidden talent.

What will happen if VC and Montreal's skyine were merged???!!!

Cool!

is that Yellow Fever by any chance?

Isn't he supposed to carry me on his strong arms, being saved from an inferno or so??? LOL

is that Yellow Fever by any chance?

Isn't he supposed to carry me on his strong arms, being saved from an inferno or so??? LOL

hahaha,I think Yellow Fever had dropped you some where in Coal Harbour or Stanley Park on his way to save the planet.:lol:

ok as your request Charlotte, I will add you into this photo so you and Yellow Fever will fly into the sunset to save our beloved City of Vancouver from HST.:banana:

http://i36.tinypic.com/23wk6d0.jpg

:lol: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hopefully, Halloween will be over soon! :lol:

Hopefully, Halloween will be over soon! :lol:
hahaha YF you will see another photo after the Halloween between you two.:lol::lol:

Shit! :D

or maybe he threw me to the sea or lost me somewhere over the bay! :ohno:I knew I couldn't trust this Super Man!!! damnnnnn... :lol:

hey, since when I went blonde and I didn't know it myself!? :nuts:

or maybe he threw me to the sea or lost me somewhere over the bay! :ohno:I knew I couldn't trust this Super Man!!! damnnnnn... :lol:

hey, since when I went blonde and I didn't know it myself!? :nuts:

hahaha, that must be the sun lighten up the peroxide on your hair,thats why we Vancouverites had a lot ''natural Blondes'' as they love to claim.lol.

Do you guys celebrate Halloween in your country?Here its just like a second Christmas for us.:)

No, sadly not, no country on the continent celebrates Halloween here, only across UK and not everywhere and perhaps occassionally across Ireland and Scotland.

Luckily I am not a "natural" blonde. But I love ash blonde high lights!

coming to the dollars store near you this Halloween.

http://i37.tinypic.com/fmjbfc.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/EvelynProlmos.jpg photo by Evelyn prolmos, flickr.



http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/4052353856_b4850bd589_b.jpg
photo by JB in Pacifica, flickr.

I like Wall Center

I just took this one:
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9950/zimgp0361bb.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/zimgp0361bb.jpg/)

Through the wind shield?

Actually from the train...

Nice!

Omg... I never knew Wall Centre had the words "Wall Centre" on the building. Wow.

any body got some shots of the Electra on burrard (old bc hydro building)

any body got some shots of the Electra on burrard (old bc hydro building)

are you talking about this building?I didn't know its used to house BC Hydro.

http://i37.tinypic.com/2wcg11k.jpg