Aug '12 - Sep '12
Vancouver Special is a store on Main St. But it's more than a simple store. In fact, it may just be the most amazing, magical, wondrous store in all the land that is Vancouver. A couple of Thursdays ago, it hosted “Party for Architects”, a forum/networking event for architects... View full entry
For those of you who do not know, housing in Vancouver is beyond ridiculously expensive. Here's a little post my friend Nick Thornton of Unboring Learning wrote up for the UBC Terry Blog. I thought it was relevant for any one in or thinking about going into architecture. Affordable housing... View full entry
Vancouver. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? For some of us it’s the spectacular natural beauty. For others, it’s the yoga-doing, sushi-eating lifestyle. Heralded as the “California” of the North, it’s a gem of a city on the verge of... View full entry
Vancouver, the City of Glass. It’s a city of shinning skyscrapers and cardboard homes: a city of spectacular natural beauty, crushing rain, award winning livability and a frightening income gap. It’s a city of contradiction—and it’s growing. This blog will follow Vancouver through its coming of age. It will highlight the city’s search for new forms, its attempts at new urbanism, and its struggles and moments of success within the world of architecture, planning and design.
