By Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Sweet Success: The Legacy of the Rogers Family (Part One)
VHF would like to thank guest writer, Donald Luxton for this post. Donald is a Heritage Consultant and Principal at Luxton &... Read More
The Beginning of the Vancouver Special Revolution
It’s important to keep pre-existing buildings until they have outlived their usefulness. This makes sense economically... Read More
Case Study: Harmonizing Character with a Modern Laneway House
Laneway housing can be a positive tool in heritage preservation. When built behind an existing residence as a method of adding density... Read More
Vancouver’s Connection to Craftsman Architecture
VHF would like to thank Michael Kluckner, local author and artist, for guest writing this post. Almost as ubiquitous in our city as... Read More
Vancouver’s “Familiar” Housing Styles: 1950s on
During the mid-century decades in Vancouver home building increased as higher levels of immigration created a need for housing... Read More
Early Vancouver Tourism: A Natural Industry
Tourism has been a big part of Vancouver’s story since early into its history. Long known as a ‘distinctive destination’, many of the... Read More
Adaptive Re-Use: The Joy of Re-purposed Buildings
VHF would like to thank this post’s guest writer, Marta Farevaag – Urban Planner. In Vancouver, our residential neighbourhoods... Read More
Modernist Vancouver: The Award-Winning Buildings of the Post-War Era
While Modernism began as early as the late 1910s and early 1920s, the period after World War II gave a major push in ideology and... Read More
Adaptive Re-Use through “Loft-Style Living”
With tall ceilings, open floor plans and often large windows it is not hard to see why people are drawn to loft-style apartments. The... Read More
A Made-in-Vancouver Experience: The Vancouver Special
“There’s a shared sense of experience that comes from living in a Vancouver Special that’s uniquely Vancouver and that cuts across so... Read More