Telus Garden | 135m, 88m | 46fl res, 22fl office | 928,000sqft | Completed - Page 155

vanman · #**3081** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 5:37 PM**

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Thanks, I'm glad to be back after a couple of weeks on the road to New York and Virginia.

Here's an early morning shot today of the most complete testing I've seen of the edge lighting on the condo tower. Also, some more shots from the alley that I took yesterday. Some broken paving stones and a little commercial/retail(?) unit in the alley closer to the Georgia plaza. Or, maybe it's an office entrance?

Oct.3 '16, my pic

At least the lighting is somewhat interesting.

Thanks for all the pics mcminsen.

Jebby · #**3082** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 8:28 PM**

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At least the lighting is somewhat interesting.

Thanks for all the pics mcminsen.

I wonder how long it will last...

trofirhen · #**3083** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 8:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

At least the lighting is somewhat interesting.

Thanks for all the pics mcminsen.

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I wonder how long it will last...

Jebby, could I ask you to elaborate on that remark? What precisely do you mean? It interests me. Thanks a lot, if you have time to explain.

Jebby · #**3084** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 9:58 PM**

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Jebby, could I ask you to elaborate on that remark? What precisely do you mean? It interests me. Thanks a lot, if you have time to explain.

Lighting features in Vancouver don't tend to last very long after the outcries about light pollution that floor City Hall.

retro_orange · #**3085** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 10:18 PM**

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Lighting features in Vancouver don't tend to last very long after the outcries about light pollution that floor City Hall.

I think a better argument is that because of how poorly the lighting feature was maintained on the WF building after it's renovation predicates how this feature will age. Also considering how much maintenance the one on the condo tower will require, it's future seems quite uncertain. It seems that certain individual panels are more problematic than others, if over time they become more problematic and more start to fail they may just abandon the whole thing. as soon as individual diodes start to go you have to replace the entire lighting bar which is actually quite wasteful and looks bad as they start to fail and get dim. Also it seems to have a computer system that controls the lighting; subject to failure aswell.

If anyone is ever in front of the Crossroads building at Broadway and Cambie, you can see at the entrance to the office block that many of the LEDs in the strips next to the doors are burnt out but you can't replace the individual diodes, it looks silly. Just put in a neon tube and be done with high maintenance technology.

Jebby · #**3086** Posted **Oct 3, 2016, 10:38 PM**

I was thinking of the light effects on West Pender Place.

mcminsen · #**3087** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 3:52 PM**

The CIBC on Richards is getting ready to open.

Oct.5 '16, my pics

Jebby · #**3088** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 4:36 PM**

Exciting times.

trofirhen · #**3089** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 5:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

Jebby, could I ask you to elaborate on that remark? What precisely do you mean? It interests me. Thanks a lot, if you have time to explain.

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Originally Posted by Jebby

Lighting features in Vancouver don't tend to last very long after the outcries about light pollution that floor City Hall.

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

I think a better argument is that because of how poorly the lighting feature was maintained on the WF building after it's renovation predicates how this feature will age. Also considering how much maintenance the one on the condo tower will require, it's future seems quite uncertain. It seems that certain individual panels are more problematic than others, if over time they become more problematic and more start to fail they may just abandon the whole thing. as soon as individual diodes start to go you have to replace the entire lighting bar which is actually quite wasteful and looks bad as they start to fail and get dim. Also it seems to have a computer system that controls the lighting; subject to failure aswell.

If anyone is ever in front of the Crossroads building at Broadway and Cambie, you can see at the entrance to the office block that many of the LEDs in the strips next to the doors are burnt out but you can't replace the individual diodes, it looks silly. Just put in a neon tube and be done with high maintenance technology.

Geezuz Iced Krijst !!!

If people want to live downtown, then they have to learn to live downtown!!!! Elementary as that may sound, you can't have a condo downtown with a white picket fence, apple trees, and a backyard fish pond**** If people want calm, peace, quiet, and to avoid the lights and noise of downtown, then they have no business buying there, and expecting the rest of the world to adjust to their whims. (Jameson House, anyone?) * Go out to the suburbs or the country, and let the city get on with being a city. IMHO. Thank you.

mcminsen · #**3090** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 5:44 PM**

The edge lighting was on again early this morning on the condo tower and now I see somebody working on one of the panels that was not lighting up (last pic).

Oct.6 '16, my pics

excel · #**3091** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 8:13 PM**

Ya I saw it lit up 3 nights ago. It is very visible all the way from here on Capital Hill.

officedweller · #**3092** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 9:01 PM**

So the sign is centred over the doorway - but the logo /lettering is not centred on the sign. Looks a bit odd.

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

The CIBC on Richards is getting ready to open.

Oct.5 '16, my pics

vanman · #**3093** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

I was thinking of the light effects on West Pender Place.

The Melville is another prominent example.

officedweller · #**3094** Posted **Oct 6, 2016, 9:20 PM**

Also Genesis on Howe.
The white diamond at the facade at the roofline originally lit up red (if I recall correctly).

Interestingly, I've noticed that Capitol's mechanical penthouse now has a number of individual spotlights on the south side.

officedweller · #**3095** Posted **Oct 12, 2016, 10:44 PM**

Recieved by e-mail yesterday - sent on Oct 11 asking for RSVP by Oct 11 - great planning!

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You're Invited: Oct 12th Public Art Unveiling at the Telus Garden Laneway

Received this e-mail today (though I did not RSVP):

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Oct 12th Public Art Unveiling Postponed

Dear Guests,

We regret to inform you that the Oct 12th Public Art unveiling of Martin Boyce’s Light Installation, Beyond the Sea, Against the Sun must be postponed until further notice.

The public art will not be ready for unveiling this evening, due to an electrical fault during final preparations last night. As a result the installation cannot be illuminated as the artist had intended. Out of respect for the integrity of the artist’s design we will not unveil his work until this issue has been resolved.

The event scheduled for 6:00 p.m. today at TELUS Garden has been cancelled.

We will be rescheduling the event as soon as possible and you will be notified once a new date has been set.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work on repairing the installation.

retro_orange · #**3096** Posted **Oct 12, 2016, 11:51 PM**

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Recieved by e-mail yesterday - sent on Oct 11 asking for RSVP by Oct 11 - great planning!

Received this e-mail today (though I did not RSVP):

It's like a metaphor for the rest of the lighting features....

jollyburger · #**3097** Posted **Oct 13, 2016, 5:50 AM**

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I think that's the fitness room entrance (and maybe to some other parts of the building as well)

officedweller · #**3098** Posted **Oct 15, 2016, 6:33 AM**

The wraps are off (no pic).
Looks like full height floor to ceilings windows (no mullion).
They could be sliding glass doors on both the north and west sides.
And yes, they are noticeably different than the rest of the glazing on the tower.

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Here's another angle.

Sheba · #**3099** Posted **Oct 15, 2016, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

Geezuz Iced Krijst !!!

If people want to live downtown, then they have to learn to live downtown!!!! Elementary as that may sound, you can't have a condo downtown with a white picket fence, apple trees, and a backyard fish pond**** If people want calm, peace, quiet, and to avoid the lights and noise of downtown, then they have no business buying there, and expecting the rest of the world to adjust to their whims. (Jameson House, anyone?) * Go out to the suburbs or the country, and let the city get on with being a city. IMHO. Thank you.

You mean like most of the West End? There are more lowrises and possibly more houses than there are towers. Narrow tree lined streets with no traffic lights look pretty suburban to me, and yet it's right next to the downtown core.

trofirhen · #**3100** Posted **Oct 15, 2016, 5:23 PM**

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You mean like most of the West End? There are more lowrises and possibly more houses than there are towers. Narrow tree lined streets with no traffic lights look pretty suburban to me, and yet it's right next to the downtown core.

Yes, it is adjacent to the downtown core, but not smack dab in the CBD. There is a difference