181 VANCOUVER
Vancouver is undergoing the largest architectural renaissance in its history
“ Cookie Cutter Condos ” and “ Vertical Sprawl ” have become ubiquitous terms in describing contemporary architecture in Vancouver over the last two decades .
Since the 1990s , Vancouver has been experiencing a seemingly never-ending boom in condo tower construction . The False Creek skyline has become the flagship of this simultaneously impressive yet banal transformation . While the majority of these towers are clean and non-offensive , they are also often uninspired .
Large swaths of downtown Vancouver have become a sterile table top of light blue and sea-foam green glass . Surprisingly , this wasn ’ t always the case for Vancouver . In fact , for such a young urban area , Vancouver has a surprisingly daring history of architectural ambition .