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A noticeable feature of Vancouver's strong connection to nature is the Seawall, a man-made, car-free pathway which stretches around the downtown peninsula along the waterfront. It provides a direct link to the water's edge from Downtown and Stanley Park , as well as residential areas of the West End , False Creek , Vanier Park , and Kits Beach .
Vancouver's planning process and Vancouverism have been widely criticized, including by prominent members of the planning and architectural communities in Vancouver, such as Patrick Condon, Scot Hein and Bing Thom, for a variety of reasons. Development potential on a site is typically divided into two categories, "outright" and "discretionary".
James K. M. Cheng (Chinese: 鄭景明) is a Canadian architect best known for his condominium towers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Cheng's designs, most notably the highrise towers, are noted for their extensive use of glass and for their contribution to the architectural style known as Vancouverism .
Henry Barton Watson, architect Hotel Vancouver: 900 West Georgia Street This heritage hotel was the 3rd Hotel Vancouver and took 11 years to complete. The first two original hotels were built on the corner of Granville & Georgia in 1887 & 1916. 1929–1939 John S. Archibald & John Schofield, architects Sylvia Hotel: 1154 Gilford Street
World's fair architecture in Vancouver (6 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Vancouver" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.
The architecture and landscape architecture have received acclaim for excellence in design. In 2011 the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) awarded its Prix du XXe siècle Award to the complex, describing the concept of a "linear urban park, importing nature into the city", as "a bold, contemplative work of urban design."
The Marine Building is a skyscraper located at 355 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada near the Financial District. Completed in 1930, at the time of its opening it was the city's tallest skyscraper and it is listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.
Vancouver skyline, 2015. Vancouver is the most populous city in the Canadian province of British Columbia and has roughly 650 high-rise buildings that equal or exceed 35 m (115 ft), [1] and roughly 50 buildings that equal or exceed 100 metres (328 ft).