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Old Posted Jul 20, 2009, 12:35 PM
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Unhappy nice buildings in Vancouver, BUT . . . . . .

It's true that Vancouver has an amazing skyline for a city of its size. It's also true that we have some very interesting pieces of high-rise architecture in the city. What worries me is that these is a "ameness" developing in many of the new buildings, both office towers, and residential towers alike. The style of Vancouver is modern and interesting, but what the city lacks is real elegance in its high-rises (readers will disagree loudly, no doubt . . . . )
To give you an example of several truly elegant high-rise buildings, take two
examples from Montreal.

The first is the "Tour de la Bourse" (formerly called Place Victoria).
The second is the "Château Champlain" hotel.
Both were built in the late 1960s, but look as timeless now as they did then.
Our buildings are great, but are often a bit overzealous in their use of kooky angles, and furthermore, little attempt is made to harmonise with the neighbouring buildings, resulting in a "hodge-podge" effect.

So please, go to the Montreal page, and take a look. Thank you.
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