Science World Expansion/SWITCH Outdoor Science Park | Completed

[SpongeG]

thats the normal price for triple o's - the stand alone ones end up costing you $8-$10 for a combo, the ones at the casino are slightly higher i think

[Chadillaccc]

Wow they are making a LOT of progress on the parks. When are they supposed to be ready by? This summer?

[SpongeG]

WorldMUN used science world as a global village party site...

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[SpongeG]

they had it running that far prior to the olympics too bad they couldn't just restore that part again

[SpongeG]

they had "fireworks" at science world tonight!

http://vimeo.com/45048891#

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[entheosfog]

Most of the Science World plaza work is done, there's still a few fenced off areas. I'm impressed with all the interactive stuff they have around Science World (I didn't photograph it all), plus there's a ton to see and do, mostly for kids, obviously, once you pay your admission:

[SFUVancouver]

Fantastic update. Thanks for the hard work.

The new entry looks pretty good and the outdoor science activity area is coming along. Looking forward to seeing this in person some time.

[entheosfog]

It's quite a nice little area, lots to see and do for adults, too.

[Sir Conga]

The outdoor park looks all but done. Unfortunately I didn't get too many great shots.



Here you can see Central and Opsal in the background.

[jlousa]

Can we call this completed now?

[red-paladin]

Yes, great shots!

[hollywoodnorth]

this thread was started in 2008; this has been one of the worst project management jobs I have seen in my life. so slow so behind such lack of care to the community that uses the park and sea wall. total crap.

[GeeCee]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

this thread was started in 2008; this has been one of the worst project management jobs I have seen in my life. so slow so behind such lack of care to the community that uses the park and sea wall. total crap.

They didn't even start the renovations of the building itself until after the Olympics, and the outdoor park didn't really get started until they were nearly finished the building renovations. I'll agree that the progress from then has been slow, but you're exaggerating somewhat considering that Science World is a charitable organization. It's not like they had the money sitting around to get this done in a few months.

And if you really wanna be picky, the project was first announced in 2005.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

They didn't even start the renovations of the building itself until after the Olympics, and the outdoor park didn't really get started until they were nearly finished the building renovations. I'll agree that the progress from then has been slow, but you're exaggerating somewhat considering that Science World is a charitable organization. It's not like they had the money sitting around to get this done in a few months.

And if you really wanna be picky, the project was first announced in 2005.

I'll have to agree with hollywoodnorth here. It did close down right after the Olympics, close to 3 years ago. The progress was painfully slow, and the whole area has been like a construction zone for the past 3 years. The summers are very busy in that area for cyclists, pedestrians and tourists. The "progress" has been a complete joke.

I bet they've lost tons of business from people not visiting Science World during that time.

[Waders]

I think Science World's fund raising is still ongoing for the outdoor park. I am grateful the construction is now almost over.

[officedweller]

Never seen nor heard of it before.
Looks like a student's conceptual project.

[GeeCee]

I'd say so. The rent a fence is only there to give the grass time to take hold. Construction is complete and has been for a while.

[Klazu]

Just for records some area photos from rooftop of Central.