Vancouver Sun

Some people say it has a helix shape, like DNA. Others call it a building with a twist. Concord Pacific director of development Peter Webb says it reminds him of a Wankel rotary engine. All the buzz surrounds renowned Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson's latest project -- a unique 20-storey waterfront residential tower designed to be the showcase development on the Concord site along the north shore of False Creek. A meandering, top-to-bottom curved design feature dominates the exterior of the proposed tower that Concord wants to start building next year on the current site of its presentation centre. The floor plate rotates several degrees on every floor, creating the unique curve.