Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!).
I'm a fan of Modified Enzyme's photography. Whenever I check out my contact's photos on Flickr, Ivan's photos stand out - even in the small preview version. I just know that should I click the photo to view the larger size, there is a reward for my effort. There is a subtlety of detail that begs a closer look.
Today I noticed an image in the pool from M. Enzyme that features a pretty distinct, albeit youngish, architectural landmark. Situated on the highest point of land on the downtown peninsula, One Wall Centre enjoyed the title of Vancouver's tallest building from 2001 until the completion of the Living Shangri-La building in 2008. Random fact: Peter Wall looked at over 800 shades of glass prior to settling on the dark blue glass seen in the lower 30 floors, while the lighter blue glass on the upper 18 floors was a compromise with the City. Wall's vision of the building was inspired by a 1979 Aston Martin Lagonda he owned which had no chrome - hence the sleek, seamless look. The building was also the first in the world to use a tuned liquid column damper to damper wind vibrations, which get architect-types all excited and giddy. Here is wall.
