Best Canadian Building(s) of 2012 - Page 3

Coldrsx · #41 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 3:13 PM**

As much as I dislike the convex side of the Bow, it is surely top of list.

Chadillaccc · #42 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 5:01 PM**

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Nice Vancouver building. I like that wood is making a come back as a cool material.

Actually it's a Burnaby building as SFU is on top of Burnaby Mountain. teehee

Beautiful building though. I love the UniverCity Village thing they built up there. It's won some pretty decent awards for planning and livability.

kwoldtimer · #43 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Wood looks good as long as it is maintained. I've never liked the look of weathered wood.

I'd make an exception for cedar. I love the silver-grey patina that it takes on with age, at least if it is fairly uniform.

red-paladin · #44 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Actually it's a Burnaby building as SFU is on top of Burnaby Mountain. teehee

Beautiful building though. I love the UniverCity Village thing they built up there. It's won some pretty decent awards for planning and livability.

The building is in Vancouver, at the combo Great Northern Way campus:
From http://www.gnwtrust.ca/ with an arrow already pointing to the building in question:

Chadillaccc · #45 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 10:47 PM**

haha damn it! Well don't I feel like an ass

That is an incredible pic of Vancouver though!

Airboy · #46 Posted **Jan 2, 2013, 10:57 PM**

The UBC (Lecky) Boat House is my nomination. unique floating buildings.

http://www.ubcboathouse.com/

whatnext · #47 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Airboy

The UBC (Lecky) Boat House is my nomination. unique floating buildings.

http://www.ubcboathouse.com/

It's nice, but pre-dates 2012 though.

Architype · #48 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Centre for Digital Media.

http://www.mcmparchitects.com/portfolio/mixed-use/64

That building is also interesting at night, with blue leds or neon light strips all over it, which only show up a little bit in these pics.
BTW the structure above the first floor is wood frame.

entheosfog · #49 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 5:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Centre for Digital Media.

Ahh forgot about that one, thanks for posting. Here's some pics of it I took back in August. Gotta get some night shots of it soon though...:

Centre for Digital Media Building by entheos_fog, on Flickr

The_Architect · #50 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 2:49 PM**

Four Seasons is great but I personally put Shangri La just in front of it.

Overall as far as buildings go in Toronto I'd say Sick Kids Research Centre is up there (if it's actually finished?).

Chadillaccc · #51 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 4:59 PM**

I don't think sick kids is finished yet, but yeah it's really cool. Both MaRS and Sick Kids will be top contenders for this year's coolest research buildings in the country. But I think the overall winner of 2013 will most definitely be L Tower, at least for me

But who knows, Ice East might pleasantly surprise

MolsonExport · #52 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 5:53 PM**

Meanwhile, in London, ontario:

whitebeard flikr

rousseau · #53 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Meanwhile, in London, ontario

Heh heh heh...London sucks so hard. Oh, sorry, no offence...you know what I mean. I really quite like London, actually, and it has good old bones, but not much is going on currently.

Kitchener-Waterloo is the opposite: it's desperately ugly and mostly suburban, but there have been a few cool developments lately. Though these are sadly overshadowed by the slap-em-up apartment blocks for students on King, University and Columbia streets that are a blight on the city (and humanity in general).

The_Architect · #54 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 7:12 PM**

^ They're just awful. Luckily there's the Barrelyards and a bunch of warehouse revitalizations in both Kitchener and Waterloo, as well as the recently completed Cigi campus, which I really like actually.

davidivivid · #55 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 8:04 PM**

Overall, the Bow wins in my humble opinion. For Quebec City, I hesitate between two corporate offices: either (1) La Capitale Insurance HQ or (2) GlaxoSmithKline's admnistration building, especially for its interior design.

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4...38.-2207520000.1357187313&type=3&theater

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3...38.-2207520000.1357187425&type=3&theater

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http://stephanegroleau.com/blog/edifice-en-biotechnologie-interieur-ville-de-quebec/

Rico Rommheim · #56 Posted **Jan 3, 2013, 8:09 PM**

Wood! I love wood, and I love how Quebec and Canada are using more of it in institutional and public projects!

MolsonExport · #57 Posted **Jan 4, 2013, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Wood! I love wood, and I love how Quebec and Canada are using more of it in institutional and public projects!

Language professors hate wood, and they also hate Quebec and Canada.

MexiQuebecois · #58 Posted **Jan 4, 2013, 4:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Wood! I love wood, and I love how Quebec and Canada are using more of it in institutional and public projects!

That's what she (and 80% of SSP) said.

FrAnKs · #59 Posted **Jan 4, 2013, 5:16 AM**

For me GlaxoSmithKline is the winner in Quebec city !

Simpseatles · #60 Posted **Jan 4, 2013, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Meanwhile, in London, ontario:

whitebeard flikr

What does this have to do with the best buildings completed in 2012!?

Last I checked those buildings were finished at least 20 years ago. The least you could have done was find some ugly buildings in London which were actually completed in 2012!