{"id":8636,"date":"2012-04-23T08:21:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=8636"},"modified":"2018-04-08T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T17:37:17","slug":"price-points-beauty-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/04\/23\/price-points-beauty-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Price Points: Beauty = Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s going on behind the shrink wrap?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/04\/23\/price-points-beauty-waste\/dal-grauer-substation-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8646\" title=\"Dal Grauer substation\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Dal-Grauer-substation1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"380\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Price Points\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/spacingvancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/features\/pricepoints-feature-VAN.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\">&nbsp;.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re doing work on the exterior of the Dal Grauer Substation on Burrard Street (<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?q=938+Burrard+Street,+Vancouver,+BC&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=49.281647,-123.125061&amp;spn=0.002887,0.005847&amp;sll=49.891235,-97.15369&amp;sspn=47.029814,95.800781&amp;oq=938+Burrard+Street&amp;t=h&amp;hnear=938+Burrard+St,+Vancouver,+British+Columbia+V6Z+3G5&amp;z=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map here<\/a>) &#8211; a critical piece of the electrical system that&nbsp;transforms voltage from high to low.<\/p>\n<p>This is what it looked like after the plexiglass panels had faded:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/dal-grauer-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dal Grauer 2\" src=\"http:\/\/pricetags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/dal-grauer-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But originally it looked like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/dal-grauer-substation-712314.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dal-Grauer-Substation-712314\" src=\"http:\/\/pricetags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/dal-grauer-substation-712314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"333\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><!--more-->.<\/p>\n<p>Why is the substation significant?&nbsp; It was one of the great pieces of architecture &#8211; and art &#8211; in a Vancouver that at the time, the early 1950s, was entering the Modern World.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagevancouver.org\/topten\/2010\/topten2010_08.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to Heritage Vancouver:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; &nbsp;the entire Burrard Street elevation featured a floor-to-ceiling glass and steel curtain wall that exposed electrical machinery, staircases, and other functional elements set against a backdrop of bright primary colours.<\/p>\n<p>Architect <strong>Ned Pratt<\/strong> and artist <strong>B.C. Binning<\/strong> created, in essence, a three-dimensional &#8216;canvas&#8217; which, when viewed through the exterior glass and steel grid, has been said to resemble a Mondrian \/ De Stijl painting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So will B.C. Hydro restore it?&nbsp; Not like it could.&nbsp; It looks as though the exterior cladding is going to be replaced (i.e., the glass, frames, etc.) &#8211; but from a purely functional perspective.&nbsp; The building may be a lost opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Very little money could make a huge difference to the aesthetics.&nbsp; However, BC Hydro is under siege for almost everything it does these days, and any \u201cbeautification\u201d would likely be perceived as a waste of money and a disregard for ratepayer\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Beauty equals Waste. 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Hydro emphasizes sustainability as a priority, <a href=\"http:\/\/urbanland.uli.org\/Articles\/2012\/April\/McMahonDistinctive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this quote <\/a>might be helpful:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; sustainability is about more than new technologies. At its most basic, \u201csustainable\u201d means enduring. A sustainable community is a place of enduring value. Doug Kelbaugh, the dean of the University of Michigan School of Architecture, put it this way, \u201cIf a building, a landscape or a city is not beautiful, it will not be loved; if it is not loved, it won\u2019t be maintained and improved. In short, it won\u2019t be sustained.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Adele Weder covered some of the same ground <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Views\/2007\/11\/05\/NoHeritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, as did Alex Waterhouse-Hayward <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com\/2009\/08\/our-mondrian-on-burrard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Value your face, click: <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liquidfacelifts.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #333;\">http:\/\/www.liquidfacelifts.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s going on behind the shrink wrap? &nbsp;. They&#8217;re doing work on the exterior of the Dal Grauer Substation on Burrard Street (map here) &#8211; a critical piece of the electrical system that&nbsp;transforms voltage from high to low. 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