[EastVanMark]

Originally Posted by Locked In

From what I gather, the dome-shaped skyline idea came up during the height review in 1996-97. There are a bunch of related documents here that discuss the various options the City was considering: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/archives/skylinestudy/index.htm
See page 17 of this PDF for some primitive renders: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/archives/skylinestudy/appa.pdf

Interesting that the "750 foot landmark" skyline option was by far the most popular at the open houses: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/archives/skylinestudy/appf.pdf.
There are some illustrations of the "750 foot" option on page 9 of this PDF - it also indicates that there are "many alternative sites" for 1 or 2 towers of that height - the more recent height review narrowed it down to one site at Georgia and Burrard... http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/archives/skylinestudy/appa.pdf

A few of the City's current policies still refer to the dome shape (it gets passing mention in the West End Plan).

Thank you so much for posting those documents! Had seen them before, but just could not locate them online. They are a textbook example of what residents truly think about the skyline; not just rhetoric, and the imposition of personal views and tastes from certain elements of City Hall.