By Sean Ruthen
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111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss
Authors: Dave Doroghy & Graeme Menzies (Emons Verlag, 2023) Where did Harry Houdini hang out – literally? What do those secret stones hidden in...
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AFBC Architectural Achievement Awards Round-Up
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia has transitioned its achievement awards to the Architectural Foundation of BC (AFBC). Since 2021, the...
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Book Review: Wallpaper* City Guide Vancouver
Text by Hadani Ditmars (Phaidon Press, 2019) A tightly edited, discreetly packaged selection of city highlights for the design-conscious visitor. Each...
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Review: Architecture & Design Film Festival 2020
Already a week into this year’s program, the virtual online version of the 12-year-old Architecture & Design Film Festival includes a...
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In Memoriam – Peter Cardew
This past week, the Vancouver architecture community was saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Cardew, an architectural titan and longtime champion...
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Do Small in a Big Way: BC Housing Society’s first annual Summit
It’s not a movement about people claiming to be ‘tinier than thou’ but rather people making their own choices toward simpler and smaller living however...
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Future Ready Vancouver: Making Metro Vancouver the model for the resilient city
“WSP presents a panel discussion on the social and environmental opportunities and risks facing Vancouver. Panelists include Michael Green (Principal...
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A Deeper Dive into Family Friendly Affordable Housing at the Museum of Vancouver
On February 1st the RAIC Metro Vancouver Chapter hosted the second installment of this year’s MOV Built City Speaker Series, titled ‘A Deeper Dive into...
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Masters of West Coast Modernism
This past week, the West Vancouver Museum hosted Masters of West Coast Modernism, a reception featuring the architecture of five living legends of West...
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Gil Kelley: The Next Leap Forward
Presented by Urbanarium on September 28th, new City of Vancouver Director of Planning Gil Kelley spoke to a full house of architects and planners at the...
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Release – Bing Thom: In Passing (RAIC)
We are saddened to learn of the sudden passing of renowned Architect and RAIC Gold Medalist Bing Thom, FRAIC. Mr. Thom was in Hong Kong, his birthplace...
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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...