Architecture
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Carscadden Book Launch: Thrift, May 2
Carscadden Thrift Book Launch DATE: Thursday, May 2nd TIME: 6pm-9pm LOCATION: Vancouver Special, 3612 Main Street ADMISSION: Free. Bruce Carscadden...
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PHOTO: The Patullo Bridge
The Patullo Bridge, Surrey / By Don Schuetez Contribute your photos to Spacing Vancouver’s Flickr Pool
By Julie Fish -
Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s
Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century. He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...
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Book Review – Stewardship of the Built Environment
Author: Robert A. Young (Island Press, 2012) “The greenest building is one that is already built” Waste from demolition makes up 22% of materials in the...
By Vanessa Kay -
Wood Windows – Making the Case for Sustainability
It is a frequent occurrence in Vancouver. A van pulls up to an old house and within a few hours the house has new windows. It is as easy now to replace...
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PHOTO: The Bloedel Conservatory
The Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver / By Los Paseos Contribute your photos to Spacing Vancouver’s Flickr Pool
By Julie Fish -
Book Review – Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities
We believe that design – whether of buildings, public parks, or infrastructure – is an invaluable tool for improving lives. Torre David, with its...
By Sean Ruthen -
Win $12,000 to create your own PARKit
The City of Surrey is calling for submissions in its PARKit Design Challenge, a competition for the design and installation of a summertime pop-up park in...
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Facadism as a Heritage Strategy
Vancouver Heritage Foundation would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article, Marta Farevaag, urban planner and Principal of PFS Studio...
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BIG Tower wins Architecture Award
The Beach and Howe Tower concept design by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) & DIALOG for the north end of the Granville Bridge has received the World...
By Yuri Artibise -
Book Review: Will Alsop – The Noise
Alsop represents a new and singular breed of architect whose métier appears to close the breach between art and architecture by encapsulating sculpture...
By Sean Ruthen -
Hastings Street: A Corridor of Transformation
Of all Vancouver streets, Hastings has seen more change than any other corridor in the city. As one of Vancouver’s original roads it holds a novel of...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation