6. Vancouver Public Library
Designed by the legendary architect Moshe Safdie along with Richard Archambault and Barry Downs, this structure was built in 1995.Orginally a rectangular form surrounded by elliptical colonnaded wall featuring reading and study areas filled with skylights. The green roof on the top of the main structure is designed by architect Cornelia Oberlander. The roof was initially designed for CO2 benefits which later served as a soothing green cover to the contextual structures.
7. Dominion Building
Dominion building was the city’s first steel framed high-rise structure and was the second tallest building during the British Empire in 1910. Designed by architect John S. Helyer, this building consists of 13 storeys and is 53m(175ft) high.With terracotta spandrels and Corinthian columns, arched windows at the entrance with a touch of Beaux-arts style, this building is surely a delight to one’s eye.
8. Sinclair Building
The Baroque style building comprises of four structures that were restored and connected by Henriquez Partners Architects and Toby Russell Buckwell Architects in 1986. It combines an influence of French and English and it also features an atrium clock of 12ft diameter.
9. Marine Building
The art deco architecture style building is one of the most exquisite examples of its style. The building was designed by firm McCarter and Nairne in 1930. The brass doors consist of intricately carved seaweeds, turtles’ crabs and seahorses, thus justifying its name.it is 321ft high and was the tallest skyscraper in the city at the time of its opening.
10. Vancouver Convention Centre
A smart building with six acre of living roof which is the largest in Canada, this convention centre is one of the best conventions centres in the world. It is built on the waterfront serving a great view with mountains, ocean, parks were designed in manner to amalgamate the built space, context and the natural environment of the site. It was designed by Seattle based LMN, in collaboration with Vancouver-based Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership and DA Architects & Planners in 2009.The project has received many awards for its sustainable design approach.
