Skyline on the rise

There’s nowhere to go but up.

In a region where land and land prices are at a premium, that’s a motto developers have taken to heart, planning a spate of new highrises in Metro Vancouver.

The skyline is likely to change radically in the coming years, with Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey jostling for the highest honours.

In Vancouver, the Wall Centre, once the city’s tallest tower with 48 floors, was eclipsed by the 58-floor Shangri-La tower in 2008.

Now, Shangri-La will get a twin of nearly its height: a spiralling glass structure at 1151 West Georgia.
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