Architecture
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Go East, Young City, Security and Aesthetic improvements
“The Burns Block is named for its original owner and builder, Patrick Burns of P. Burns & Company, who had it built in 1909 as the headquarters...
By Sean Ruthen -
A Vancouver “Extra” Special in Strathcona
Since it’s first appearance in 1965, the Vancouver Special has become a ubiquitous fixture of Vancouver’s urban landscape. With their flat...
By Yuri Artibise -
Toward a Culture of Wood Architecture
“There needs to be a strategic rethinking of how we design buildings in order to maximize the value of the materials and...
By Sean Ruthen -
Vancouver and Housing Affordability
With the Vancouver Mayoral Election heating up, one of the city’s major campaign issues has become affordable housing. Vision Vancouver is...
By Jason Pfeifer -
Tom Kundig: Houses 2
Edited by Daniel S. Friedman (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) “Tom Kundig’s architecture possesses the relaxed and unpretentious air of...
By Sean Ruthen -
Vancouver Helps Launch the CanU
If this article is the first you’ve heard of the Council for Canadian Urbanism, you’re not alone. Its board is a veritable who’s who of...
By Brian Gould -
Yes is More – An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution
Author: BIG Bjarke Ingels Group – Evergreen (2009) Part architectural monograph, part manga comic book, Yes is More – An Archicomic on...
By Sean Ruthen -
All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities
Written by Michael Sorkin (Verso, 2011) Thirty years and ten books later, architect and critic Michael Sorkin has given us All Over the Map: Writing on...
By Sean Ruthen -
Studio Marpole: Looking at Marpole through the eyes of UBC design students
It is customary for different groups to be involved in development projects that will greatly affect the existing urban fabric of a city or a...
By John Bautista -
Release: Re:Building Vancouver Explores the Connection Between Social Unrest and Architecture
A new exhibit at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia Gallery offers a unique perspective on social unrest: the connection between human...
By Erick Villagomez -
Release: AIBC Architectural Walking Tour Highlight – Victory Square & Gastown
This summer, discover a unique view of Vancouver`s Victory Square and Gastown neighbourhoods with an Architectural Institute of British Columbia walking...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Costs of Unaffordability – Part 5: Epilogue
Locally, the public is constantly bombarded by politicians and municipal officials who state that they are doing everything within their means to tackle...
By Erick Villagomez