Squeezed between snow-capped mountains, Juan de Fuca Strait, and the Fraser River delta, Vancouver has one of the world’s premier urban settings. While it boasts a mild, largely benign climate, it can be plagued by long periods of cloudy, wet weather. This suggests a climate ill-suited to the raw concrete architecture of Brutalism. Over the past decade, however, the work of Henriquez Partners has presented a strong argument for the appropriateness of bold concrete forms in urban Vancouver, with projects like the Coal Harbour Community Centre and two recent award-winning social housing projects. The firm’s Ambulatory Care Building (ACB) on the British Columbia Children’s Hospital campus (a joint effort with IBI Group and Karlsberger Associates as associate architects) succeeds on a tight budget in creating a bold but welcoming facility for young patients.
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