Comments on: Too many Towers downtown? http://bluemist.net/2010/03/too-many-towers-downtown/ Sunset Beach Webcam Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Local Guy http://bluemist.net/2010/03/too-many-towers-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Local Guy Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:10:57 +0000 http://bluemist.net/?p=145#comment-43 "too many?" Yes. One of the "livable" aspects of Vancouver is being able to take a stroll in the sun and the density is beginning to blot out the sun at street-level. "What about some nice designs.. they all look so similar" There's only so much you can do within the constraints of energy efficiency, earthquake resistance and cost so it is inevitable that they will all look similar. “too many?”

Yes. One of the “livable” aspects of Vancouver is being able to take a stroll in the sun and the density is beginning to blot out the sun at street-level.

“What about some nice designs.. they all look so similar”

There’s only so much you can do within the constraints of energy efficiency, earthquake resistance and cost so it is inevitable that they will all look similar.

]]> By: Harnic http://bluemist.net/2010/03/too-many-towers-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Harnic Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:58:49 +0000 http://bluemist.net/?p=145#comment-8 Well, there are too many folks in Vancouver now so what'd you expect? They have to have somewhere to live & work! ;) Ah for the '50s again! That was when Vancouver was really nice! :D Well, there are too many folks in Vancouver now so what’d you expect? They have to have somewhere to live & work! ;) Ah for the ’50s again! That was when Vancouver was really nice! :D

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