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The Latest in Skyscrapers

To see the latest in skyscraper design from around the world, check out this photo essay from Slate.com. Pictured below is the 70-story Brickell Flatiron, designed for Miami.

There's also two Foster and Partners buildings, including the recently-completed Hearst headquarters in New York city and the Swiss Re building in London. Norman Foster's contribution to the Vancouver skyline will of course be Jameson House, which will be completed in a few years' time.

And finally, have a look at Malmo, Sweden's Turning Torso (pictured below), supposedly the inspiration for our very own 1133 West Georgia.

More Expo Goodness

Of all the online Expo coverage, one of our favourites is the collection of videos from the fair that can be found at Greatervancouverparks.com. After the jump, the first video includes a rather amusing rendition of the Expo 86 theme tune (Something's Happening Here), replete with big-haired 80's singer.

Click on the big Expo logo, and you can link to a map of the Expo site, where more videos are available by clicking through on each coloured zone on the map. You can see Prince Charles noticably wince as he declares his 'pleasure' at opening the fair, while Jim Pattison tries to spin the opening-day rain by claiming that in other parts of the world it's snowing (on May 2nd!?).

There's also a video of Expo Ernie greeting the kids at the fair...We hadn't noticed it before, but let's just say that after Expo ended, he probably went off in search of his Bert.

Check out the Province article entitled 'Whatever Happened To...' (below) to find out where the Scream Machine and the Monorail eventually wound up.

Some of the other coverage:

• The World Came, and Stayed [Vancouver Sun]
• Expo Entertained Us All in 1986 [Vancouver Sun]
• Get Us a World Exposition [Province]
• The Birth of a New City [Province]
• Whatever Happened To... [Province]
• Click here for a YouTube video collage of Expo photos. [via Metroblogging Vancouver]