Two of the biggest architectural additions to Downtown Vancouver in recent memory are featured in this edition of Throwback Thursday, which recalls the not-too-distant past of 2014. In only three years, the view from Robson and Thurlow streets towards the harbour has dramatically changed. The transformation is a testament to the strength and reputation of Vancouver on the international stage.
In July 2014, construction on 745 Thurlow was about halfway to completion. Green-tinted glazing was enveloping the concrete floors of the canted office complex designed by Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership. In the background, a sliver of the under-construction Trump International Hotel and Tower was visible, demonstrating the distinctive curve that defined the 63-storey tower's design. But the view from the intersection was still very much dominated by the 201-metre-tall Living Shangri-La, which was completed in 2008.
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