Living Shangri-La
skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Living Shangri-la is a mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the tallest building in both Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.[3] The tower has a 5-star hotel and offices on the first 15-floors. The rest of the tower has condominium apartment units occupying it.[3] It is the 22nd tallest building in Canada. The cost of the building is $350 million.[3][4] The tower crane that is on the top of the building was fitted with Christmas lights on November 13 and was the tallest crane that was illuminated in the city of Vancouver in 2007.[3]
| Living Shangri-La | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Hotel, Residential, Office |
| Location | 1128 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 0A8 |
| Coordinates | 49°17′09″N 123°07′25″W / 49.28583°N 123.12361°W |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Cost | CDN$ 350 million |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 201.2 m (660 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 197 m (646 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 |
| Floor area | 61,300 square metres (659,828 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc.[1] |
| Developer | Westbank Projects Corp.[2] |
| Shangri-la Hotel, Vancouver | |
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| General information | |
| Opening | January 24, 2009 |
| Management | Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Peterson Investment Group & Westbank Projects Corp. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 119 |
| Website | |
| Official Site | |
| North America's first Shangri-la property. | |
The building was featured as the headquarters of the fictional company ENCOM International in the 2010 movie Tron: Legacy.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Living Shangri-La". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Living Shangri-La". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Living Shangri-La". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "10 Inspiring Structures Built by British Columbians". Van City Buzz. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "TRON: Legacy Filming Locations". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
Other websites
change- Official hotel website
- Emporis.com - Living Shangri-La (Archive)
- SkycraperPage.com – Living Shangri-La
