1955 – Georgian Towers, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Sharp, Thompson, Berwick and Pratt
Designed by Sharp, Thompson, Berwick and Pratt as a residential building, Georgian Towers was converted into a hotel in 1958. It was converted back to residential units in the late 1970s and has since retained its apartment use. It was built a year before the City of Vancouver approved a new zoning and development by-law in 1956 which ushered in sweeping density changes for the downtown peninsula, which would eventually result in many new towers being built through the 1960s and 1970s. As such it is one of the city’s oldest modern-era, high-rise buildings, illustrating the beginning of the remake of downtown Vancouver’s skyline.
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Published April 26, 2026
