mr.x Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Magnificent POOet, simply magnificent! And if vanoc mistakenly gave the contract to an engineering firm and not an architectural one, I wonder what other errors are looming ..................... did they give security to an art society or something? The convention centre wasn't an Olympic project, it was to be built with or without the Olympics....so it wasn't managed by VANOC. It is a provincial government project, costing nearly $900-million and the funding split between the province, federal government, and Tourism Vancouver......but with the provincial government footing in about $600-million. The province has not cut any part of the design due to rising costs. As for the engineering firm handling everything, that's also what happened to Montreal's convention centre: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruling Czar Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 again.....the reason why they let you people up north play with colours escpes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 http://www.pwlpartnership.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowVest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Mr. X aka Nitronuts, with all due respect, if a project has to be done by 2010, it's an Olympic related project. The highway to Whistler has to be done by 2010, so it's an Olympic project also. You're a bigger idiot than I'll ever be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 The convention centre has been in the planning stages eversince the mid-90s, before any thought of bidding for the Olympics. Local architect Bing Thom had proposed a convention centre/hotel next to the BC Place site, but it was rejected by the NDP in favour of a waterfront location next to Canada Place. The Las Vegas Wynn casino chain proposed a massive hotel-casino-convention centre complex, with a free convention centre next to Canada Place, but that was rejected due to slot machine limits in the province and the taboo within city council on casinos. The NDP's waterfront convention centre project was then passed on to the new Liberal government. This was not an Olympic project, it would have been built with or without 2010. The Sea-to-Sky highway was planned to have an expansion/upgrade eversince the 70s, and the Ministry of Transportation had set a 2012 timeline. With the Olympics, the project was fast tracked a few years. Go back to worrying pointlessly about roofs collapsing, it's what you do best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowVest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 The wind tunnel atop Grouse is going to kill birds and bats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowVest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 The wind turbine atop Grouse Mtn is going to kill birds and bats. I'm not preoccupied with the BC Place Roof. It's a valid concern as they haven't even tested the effects of a huge flame inside that pressurized atmosphere or developed any contingency plans in the event of a gas leak or explosion inside the dome. Gas lines do leak. Fast tracked or not, the costs of the Highway and Convention Center are Olympic related costs and they should be part of the overall budget. Don't just take the side of the Liberals on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted December 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 credits to raggedy13: Click for larger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mr.x Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 taken by delirium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruling Czar Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Vancouver is just the most stunning city in the world ( I'm saying this with clenched teeth and a forced smile) but really it is. The building's interior is elegant but the outside still sorta looks out of place and inappropriate.......like a injured airplane wing or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowVest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 that window washing crane atop ShangriLa just looks stupid to think that the Penthouse owner will have spent $ 28 million to look at that crapp no wonder Angeline Jolie is no longer inquiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Taken by nobase2010 Other pics on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobase2010 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Photos by raggedy13, taken earlier this week Some interesting new lighting structures have been installed This should make for some great photo-ops once completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 The curb for the new street And I might as well throw this tourist booth pic in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobase2010 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 These are some of the earlier designs for the convention. I prefer the earlier designs. http://bobbea.com/expo-86/now3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 These are some of the earlier designs for the convention. I prefer the earlier designs.http://bobbea.com/expo-86/now3.html I like the first design, with the white wavey roof.....but ultimately, i do think we went with the best design. Note that the final design is far different than the rendering posted in that website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruling Czar Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Wow, U're reallly late in admitting that! This design is too harsh for that environment. Hence, a crupled chocolate wrapper tossed in vancouver's front yard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Wow, U're reallly late in admitting that! This design is too harsh for that environment. Hence, a crupled chocolate wrapper tossed in vancouver's front yard! You didn't read my entire post....I do believe we went with the right design, and it's much more impressive in person than in picture. The design is quite unique, and it doesn't steal attention away from Canada Place. It's hardly a "crumpled chocolate wrapper". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Inside the convention centre, pics by raggedy13.....the official opening will be sometime in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YellowVest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 This gives a comparison of how ours stacks up against others in floor area: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/images/video...2-eds-03-09.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowVest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 At just under half a million feet of exhibit space (old and new combined), Vancouver wouldn't even be in the top 10 or mabey even top 20 in North America alone never mind the rest of the world. Not sure how we stack up against Seattle now; probably slightly ahead until they build something better. Largest U.S. convention centers Here is a list of the largest convention centers in the U.S. by available exhibit space: Size Center Location (in square feet) 1. McCormick Place Chicago 2.2 million 2. Orange County Orlando 2.05 million Convention Center 3. Las Vegas Las Vegas 1.94 million Convention Center 4. Georgia World Atlanta 1.37 million Congress Center 5. Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville 1.29 million 6. Sands Expo & Center Las Vegas 1.13 million 7. Ernest N. Morial New Orleans 1.1 million Convention Center 8. Dallas Convention Center Dallas 1.02 million 9. Pennsylvania Farm Show Harrisburg 1 million Complex & Expo Center 10. George R. Brown Houston 930,000 Convention Center 56. David L. Lawrence Pittsburgh 313,400 Convention Center SOURCE: TRADESHOW WEEK TRIBUNE-REVIEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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