CF Pacific Centre Developments - Page 55

rsxstock · #**1081** Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 9:57 PM**

the fog in the back looks awesome

officedweller · #**1082** Posted **Oct 24, 2013, 7:36 PM**

Pic by me today - 4th floor of glass being installed on Granville:

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Delirium · #**1083** Posted **Oct 26, 2013, 12:24 PM**

looks great. your eye is no longer drawn to a giant marshmallow in the middle of downtown.

officedweller · #**1084** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 2:06 AM**

Even the marshmallow in bondage has been replaced by a pizzelle.

Thousands Wouldn't · #**1085** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 3:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Delirium

looks great. your eye is no longer drawn to a giant marshmallow in the middle of downtown.

Please show link in these posts by Global Air Photos as this photo is not on Global Air Photos Website as yet. Thanks

Log1988 · #**1086** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 4:23 PM**

*double post*

Log1988 · #**1087** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

Please show link in these posts by Global Air Photos as this photo is not on Global Air Photos Website as yet. Thanks

http://www.globalairphotos.com/image...ancouver/2013/
#1851

New images are always added to this index before they appear in the gallery. Not really sure why, though.

Thousands Wouldn't · #**1088** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 4:35 PM**

Thanks Log1988!

Thousands Wouldn't · #**1089** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 11:13 PM**

Is it time to reclad the black towers? Just askin'.

trofirhen · #**1090** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

Is it time to reclad the black towers? Just askin'.

Most people on this forum, it would appear, prefer the black towers black.
I don't, and I sincerely wish they could be reclad in something lighter, brighter, and more upbeat, be the cladding reflective (my preference) or not.

Jebby · #**1091** Posted **Oct 27, 2013, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

Is it time to reclad the black towers? Just askin'.

Thousands Wouldn't · #**1092** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 12:11 AM**

That was "catty".

MIPS · #**1093** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

That was "catty".

God the lack of the Eatons Center really changes the skyline. Every other photo I know of downtown has it sticking out.

Thousands Wouldn't · #**1094** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 1:16 AM**

Would the glass on the Black Towers still be up to code?

officedweller · #**1095** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 2:27 AM**

Recladding the black modernist towers to be more "current"
- is the same as one of the reasons the Birks Building was demolished and cornices disappeared en mass during the 1950s...

EdinVan · #**1096** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 3:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

Is it time to reclad the black towers? Just askin'.

For what reason? By the way,they're actually brown, not black.

EdinVan · #**1097** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 4:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Recladding the black modernist towers to be more "current"
- is the same as one of the reasons the Birks Building was demolished and cornices disappeared en mass during the 1950s...

Exactly. There are more than enough "current" towers in Vancouver; we need to respect and preserve our architectural heritage. Besides, we need darker towers to anchor the financial district.

officedweller · #**1098** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 5:34 AM**

The variation and contrast in colour and building material texture (glass, steel, stone, concrete, wood) defiinitely create a more interesting cityscape.

EdinVan · #**1099** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 5:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

The variation and contrast in colour and building material texture (glass, steel, stone, concrete, wood) defiinitely create a more interesting cityscape.

Different styles and materials create a "layering" effect and add depth to the cityscape, which is why cities like New York look so interesting.

This kind of contrast is why I didn't mind the original Eaton's building much (at least in its cleaner days, and sans the additional two floors which deviated from the original design). The huge, white horizontal slab set directly against the huge, brown vertical slab of the TD Tower was very interesting indeed (and no doubt intentional).

Jebby · #**1100** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 6:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Thousands Wouldn't

Is it time to reclad the black towers? Just askin'.

The tower still looks great

Reflections Downtown by alishataryn, on Flickr