One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre - North Tower, is currently the third-tallest completed building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as of November 2012). The skyscraper is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street.
One Wall Centre was designed by Perkins+Will Canada. It was completed in 2001 and won the Emporis Skyscraper Award for the Best New Skyscraper the same year.
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