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  • By arasnosliw on January 21, 2006
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    The Vancouver skyline is dominated by glass and metal...lots of it. I'm no architecture expert, but I have mixed feelings about this style. During the winter months when it rains a lot, the glass and metal tend to have a drab color. Hence the whole skyline looks gray. On the other hand, during the summer, it's more aesthetically pleasing. There are many high-rise apartments, condos, and hotels that have floor to ceiling windows. Kind of neat, but also quite dreary during the rainy season. As a novice photographer, I love taking shots of reflections. That would give the glass one more advantage in my book. I'm still unsure overall what I think about the glass...let me ponder over it some more.

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  • By bluefelt on August 26, 2002
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    Vancouver's large buildings look very tall and circular. Not very attractive architecture, but a cool view over the bridge.

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    architecture & style: Really Cool Buildings And this...
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  • By wheretonext on August 25, 2002
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    Really Cool Buildings
    And this is just a really cool building. I remember hearing some story about it that sounded alot like the one about the Taj Mahal where the king builds a beautiful castle for his love, or something. I think this one was about a guy who desperately wanted his love to live in Vancouver so he bought really expensive realestate (right by Stanley Park, next to the harbour) and built her an entire building with views of the park and beyond. The city had refused to sell him the land because it would obstruct the view, so he had it's backwall painted to fit in. Anyway, what I definitely remember is that she still rejected the whole offer. that sk**k. *lol*

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  • By wheretonext on August 25, 2002
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    I love architecture and I didn't know where to include my photographs of buildings I really appreciated in Vancouver so now Cultural Tips are to be replaced by Buildings that are Really Cool. This is where I want to live some day.

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    Really Cool buildings.
    And this is where I'll work.

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  • By meteorologist1 on August 3, 2004
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    One thing I've noticed about the buildings in Vancouver is that unlike buildings in the United States, they are actually big and tall apartment buildings in which people live in them. In the United States I don't think you would see that. Tall buildings in the downtowns of big cities in the U.S. are mainly offices of companies, banks, etc. So how the buildings in Vancouver are being used was pretty interesting. They look different than buildings in the U.S. too because they have balconies. There are also office buildings in Vancouver too by the way.

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