Architecture
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EVENTS: West Vancouver Museum 11th Annual Home Tour, July 9th
The West Vancouver Museum is hosting its 11th annual home tour, which is an exclusive opportunity for the public to experience some of the best examples...
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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 the Vancouver Special...
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RELEASE: Heritage Vancouver’s 2016 Top 10 Most Endangered Heritage Sites
Heritage Vancouver has released this year’s Top 10 Watch List. This year we are seeing particular threats to our neighbourhoods’ character, culture and...
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RELEASE: Vancouver Heritage House Tour 2016
Via Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Coming up on Sunday, June 5th from 10am – 5pm is VHF’s 14th annual Heritage House Tour. The 2016 one day self-guided...
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RELEASE: 2016 Vancouver Urban Design Awards
Via City of Vancouver. Vancouver honours best in local architecture and design Thirteen projects representing the finest in design and architecture were...
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Bob Williams Reflects: Past, Present & Future
Guest Post: Kenneth Chan Few Vancouverites have had such a profound legacy on building communities in British Columbia as Bob Williams. Now 83 years...
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Videos from the 2016 UBC Urban Design Forum
On March 10 and 11, 2016, the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and The School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP...
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Kengo Kuma Speaks
As the third in the Gesamtkunstwerk lecture series produced by Westbank, and with the support of the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape...
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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. Designed for function...
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Towers in Communities: How High is Too High?
My Vancouver eastside neighbourhood of Commercial Drive was featured in the media recently for opposing another “high-rise” tower. Commercial Drive is...
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Book Review—Draw It: Tools, Techniques, and Methods
Author: Lynn Craig with Cary Perkins (ORO Editions, 2015) Draw It: Tools, Techniques, and Methods teaches the user how to draw buildings, landscapes and...
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Vancouver Neighbourhood Population Change, 1971-2006
Cities are constantly transforming. Although we often focus on the most visible signs of change—new buildings and reconstructed public spaces, for...
By Erick Villagomez