![]() 11/27/2019 at 18:57 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Apparently they’ve hung a $4.8 million dollar chandelier from the underbelly of the Granville Street Bridge.
Installed outside Vancouver House our newest lure
for Chinese money. I guess its “art” but... jesus.
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Waiting for it to be vandalized.
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I give it a week, tops.
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A few years ago there was a reform in the city’s laws so that the government could rent out the space under bridges (mind you, this is a city with lots of seismic activity) ... it supposedly reduces crime, and increases income for the city... I can only imagine it makes life harder for homeless people.
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Meanwhile, nearby...
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However, it’s also a very smart use of space in an area where it’s a valuable commodity.
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That’s repulsive. Does n’t go with the surrounding architecture at all.
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Its the ultimate gaudy light
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Canadians and the the Communist Chinese, world renown for their taste in art and architecture...
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I think it fits the town perfectly.
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I’ve got a 22 ft step ladder.
Who wants to make a few bucks with me?
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I’d love to take a look at the structural plans for that high rise.
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I had actually gone as far as putting a pic of Oppenheimer Park in, but took it out
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They are building “edgy” luxury condos for the guillotine class here, too. Make dirty money feel cool and hip when it is buying residency.
In a supposedly advanced place with a socio-economic chasm like the lower mainland, that chandelier deserves to be vandalized.
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I wonder how that building will hold up in the inevitable earthquake.
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Lots-o steel... less concrete, very deep pillons
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Sorry, I had to.
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Similarish to this probably:
https://austin.towers.net/engineering-the-independent-austins-next-tallest-tower/
Very interesting building. They incorporated the tension rods into the Interior design of the condos.
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No! It's good!
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I’ve seen some crazy structural engineering in those kinds of projects; Torre Reforma is insane and I love it...
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Ultimate gaudi light
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Vancouver has cool things.