▁Arthur ▁Er ick son ) ▁and ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Library ▁Square ▁( des igned ▁by ▁Mos he ▁Saf die ▁and ▁DA ▁Arch itect s ), ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁Col os se um ▁in ▁Rome , ▁and ▁the ▁recently ▁completed ▁Wood ward ' s ▁building ▁R ede velop ment ▁( des igned ▁by ▁Henri quez ▁Part ners ▁Arch itect s ). ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁headquarters ▁building ▁( des igned ▁by ▁Ron ▁Thom ▁and ▁Ned ▁Pr att ) ▁at ▁Nelson ▁and ▁B urr ard ▁Stre ets ▁is ▁a ▁modern ist ▁high - r ise , ▁now ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁Elect ra ▁cond omin ia . ▁Also ▁notable ▁is ▁the ▁" con crete ▁w aff le " ▁of ▁the ▁Mac Mill an ▁Blo ed el ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁north - east ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Georgia ▁and ▁Th ur low ▁intersection . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁landscape ▁is ▁the ▁giant ▁tent - frame ▁Canada ▁Place ▁( des igned ▁by ▁Ze id ler ▁Roberts ▁Part ners hip ▁Part ners hip , ▁MC MP ▁& ▁DA ▁Arch itect s ), ▁the ▁former ▁Canada ▁Pav il ion ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁World ▁Ex position , ▁which ▁includes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁Centre , ▁the ▁Pan - P ac ific ▁Hotel , ▁and ▁a ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁terminal . ▁Two ▁modern ▁buildings ▁that ▁define ▁the ▁southern ▁sky line ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁are ▁City ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁Pav il ion ▁of