Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project | Completed

[TwoFace]

Being a CH resident, I agree will most here, and the fact that it’s a "working harbour" is what attracted me to it, and the constant activity on the water.
That being said, the majority of the current stock of Floatplanes, are old and the engines emit ear piercing/window shaking noise that could be mitigated with newer equipment.
No doubt this will happen in time, personally I hope it’s really soon.

[Pinion]

I live on the other side of Burrard Inlet from Coal Harbour and they seem to have added flights over my condo going north recently. I don't remember them before this summer. If I'm watching TV I have to turn it up just to hear it - by far the loudest noise around.

[Lindberg]

Originally Posted by Jacques

It was the Russian pavilion at Expo 67, I recall visiting as a child
Wow bringing back fond memories
thanks, I remember the most Japan's Pavilion, and when they showed the future of communication on screen, like visual phone, I thought this is so far fetch and today they are called cellphone, amazing world we live in!

Yep, you got it Jacques. The similarities between the 2 buildings are the curved or upward roof, projected outwardly from the building, and the glass walls.

There is a project in Montreal to obtain the 2020 world exhibition. We'll see.

[fever]

hey i got it first

anyway, the convention centre is more similar to the convention centre in Denver, with its heavy, projecting roof line

http://www.denverconvention.com/

[Lindberg]

Yes fever, you're right. The projected roof line is very popular indeed.

[Hed Kandi]

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[Lindberg]

You knwo regarding the lack of architectural vision about this project, exactly the same problem occured in Montreal with our Convention Center. An engeneering group was given the money, instead of an architects cabinet. And the result? We have a structure, functional, but no architecture. See by yourselves...

A façade, colorful, and a few boxes integrated with older buildings.

[fever]

the light on the sidewalk in the daytime is cool, but it doesn't make up for the blank wall. as you get into that end of downtown, there are a lot of large buildings and large empty spaces and it dies off quickly. vancouver has a long perimeter so it can place it's large buildings, like the convention centre, stadium, etc, on the waterfront where it doesn't act as an additional barrier or void. most other cities aren't so lucky

[vanman]

^That's a good point. I stayed near that covention center in Montreal and that area is almost always devoid of life.

[Lindberg]

Originally Posted by fever

the light on the sidewalk in the daytime is cool, but it doesn't make up for the blank wall. as you get into that end of downtown, there are a lot of large buildings and large empty spaces and it dies off quickly. vancouver has a long perimeter so it can place it's large buildings, like the convention centre, stadium, etc, on the waterfront where it doesn't act as an additional barrier or void. most other cities aren't so lucky

It's true, on street level, not much activity. But underground, a lot of people go through the convention center to get to the subway. The hallways of the convention center are very crowded during rush hours.

[East Van]

a couple on the roof from my nokia.

[officedweller]

Nice !
Now why do I see it as a movie set?

[Delirium]

here's a great shot by chilie on flickr.

source; http://flickr.com/photos/chilie/2870222071/sizes/o/

[mr.x]

http://www.pwlpartnership.com/

[deasine]

that's beautiful =O again, it's a shame the public can't enjoy this =(

[raggedy13]

^Isn't there a plan to implement some sort of stations where the public can interactively view the roof and the artificial reef area through cameras? I'm not totally sure if I have that right... but assuming I do, it would be better than nothing I suppose.

Anybody recall this or have an update?

[Distill3d]

Originally Posted by deasine

that's beautiful =O again, it's a shame the public can't enjoy this =(

what is the reasoning behind that? i don't think i've ever really heard about why the public isn't able to access and enjoy this rooftop. (i apologize if it has been mentioned previously, i just didn't see it)

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by TwoFace

Being a CH resident, I agree will most here, and the fact that it’s a "working harbour" is what attracted me to it, and the constant activity on the water.
That being said, the majority of the current stock of Floatplanes, are old and the engines emit ear piercing/window shaking noise that could be mitigated with newer equipment.
No doubt this will happen in time, personally I hope it’s really soon.

I hate to disappoint you but I can almost guarantee you that it won't.

The DeHavilland Beaver and Otter/Twin Otter are still by far the most popular and probably the most capable sea planes out there. They stopped production a long time ago, but are still in such demand that companies have been formed around reconditioning the planes or making new ones off the old design.

Small planes are loud, there really isn't much reason to try to build them quiet when you compare performance losses to gains. Now when you factor in the fact that these kind of planes are always developed to be used as bush planes you end up with a pretty low priority for developing lower noise levels.

I'd say good luck, but honestly I think you're in a similar situation as the twits who moved into UBC expecting it to be a quiet upscale neighbourhood when it simply isn't.

[TwoFace]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Small planes are loud, there really isn't much reason to try to build them quiet when you compare performance losses to gains. Now when you factor in the fact that these kind of planes are always developed to be used as bush planes you end up with a pretty low priority for developing lower noise levels.

You’re absolutely right, they were developed for "bush" work. But now they may be forced to conform to City Noise Bylaws and other environmental laws

[fever]

The Twin Otter is actually back in production