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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 1:38 AM
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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 4:18 AM
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not the most handsome school
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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 4:25 AM
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not the most handsome school
Looks like a firehall.


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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 4:32 AM
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Wow, that building us designed to inspire the imaginations and creativity of the young minds it holds...

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Well at least we know the words "value engineering" won't come up on a future revision of this design. They baked in the budget design from the start.
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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 4:39 PM
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omg reading through the design rationale "The design celebrates the history of the site as part of traditional locals nations territory. The building will be welcoming, playful and expressive of its function as a school and community amenity." ...

the virtue signaling is one thing, but the complete delusion that this design can be characterized in any way as fun and playful. It's a glorified industrial storage garage. At least the north elevation panels bring some colour (blue)...

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Old Posted Apr 23, 2026, 5:17 PM
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I think they did a pretty good job with Crosstown Elementary. Seaside Elementary is a pretty boring design though.
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I think for schools, the inside matters a lot more than the outside.
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I think for schools, the inside matters a lot more than the outside.
Yes but the outside still matters.
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Looks like there is a play area on the roof, I see basketball hoops up there.
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Old Posted Apr 28, 2026, 12:08 AM
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it has all of the charm of a medium security penitentiary
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Old Posted May 16, 2026, 5:42 PM
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Just a self-initiated project from some architectural firm. Most of their projects in Asia have the Concord Pacific Quantum Park type massing/form. They just opened a Vancouver studio last year.

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Lead8 has produced a conceptual vision to transform Vancouver’s last remaining city-owned and large vacant plot of land along its False Creek waterfront; the well-known South East False Creek site between Cambie Street Bridge and Olympic Village.

The team at Lead8 saw the 22-acre site as an opportunity to imagine a world-class and sustainable community and to leverage mass timber construction to establish a distinctive and visionary destination for the city.

Mass timber has the ability to solve many environmental issues in the design and development industry, and the South East False Creek site serves as a great area to showcase how mass timber destinations can transform future cities.


https://www.lead8.com/projects/false-creek-mass-timber-community
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Just a self-initiated project from some architectural firm. Most of their projects in Asia have the Concord Pacific Quantum Park type massing/form. They just opened a Vancouver studio last year.

https://www.lead8.com/projects/false-creek-mass-timber-community
The fact they are showing rooftop wind turbines (which are essentially snake oil) on their roofs doesn't inspire much confidence in their commitment to sustainability or reality.
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Old Posted May 16, 2026, 6:16 PM
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The fact they are showing rooftop wind turbines (which are essentially snake oil) on their roofs doesn't inspire much confidence in their commitment to sustainability or reality.
Maybe they are 5G masts lol
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Just a self-initiated project from some architectural firm. Most of their projects in Asia have the Concord Pacific Quantum Park type massing/form. They just opened a Vancouver studio last year.





https://www.lead8.com/projects/false-creek-mass-timber-community
Brought to you by the same CGI team that modelled Wakanda?
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Old Posted May 16, 2026, 6:29 PM
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Brought to you by the same CGI team that modelled Wakanda?
The visualization firm they seem to use:

COSMOSCUBE in Bulgaria
https://cosmoscube.org/work

Seems like they are using a 3D game engine.
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