Shaw Tower (Vancouver)

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Shaw Tower (Vancouver)
Shaw Tower (Vancouver)
Basic data
Place: Vancouver ,
British Columbia , CanadaCanadaCanada 
Construction time : 2002-2004
Status : completed
Architectural style : Postmodern
Architect : James KM Cheng Architects Inc.
Use / legal
Usage : Office and apartments
Technical specifications
Height : 149 m
Height to the roof: 137.16 m
Floors : 41
Elevators : 8th
Building material : Structure: concrete; Facade: aluminum / glass
Building-costs: Can $ 180 million

The Shaw Tower is a tall office and residential building in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . It is located at 1067 W. Cordova Street in Downtown Vancouver. It houses u. a. the administrative headquarters of the Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications for the province of British Columbia. The building was designed by the Canadian architecture firm James KM Cheng. The structure of the building is made of concrete, the facade is a curtain wall made of aluminum.

The first 16 floors contain office space, 12 of which are occupied by Shaw Communications. There are apartments on the upper floors. The building has an underground car park with around 600 parking spaces.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '17.9 "  N , 123 ° 7' 4.1"  W.