Claim: The Marine Building, a grand iconic building which was designed by McCartner Nairne and Partners, was established and completed in Vancouver on October 1930 and was listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.
Evidence: The design was assigned to McCartner Nairne and Partners, who had never worked on the design of a skyscraper before. Hobbs recognized that the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 would greatly increase Vancouver's importance as a commercial port, and decided that the city needed a grand, iconic building, in the venue of the newly constructed Chrysler Building in New York. The building was completed on 7 October 1930. The Marine Building is a skyscraper located at 355 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada near the Financial District. Completed in 1930, at the time of its opening it was the city's tallest skyscraper and it is one of the most iconic buildings in Vancouver and listed among the best Art Deco buildings in the world.