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Yan Residence by D’Arcy Jones

Vancouver

Adele Weder

April 1, 2017

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A family complex in Vancouver shields itself from a busy street while opening up to interior courtyards.

The Rough House by Measured Architects

Vancouver, British Columbia

February 21, 2017

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The Rough House is a single family residence rooted in handmade craft and built to showcase local artisans and their design processes.

Grandview Height Centre / Guildford Aquatics Centre

Bing Thom and HCMA Design Two Pools in a Vancouver Suburb

Surrey, British Columbia

Adele Weder

July 1, 2016

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Two striking indoor pools, by Bing Thom and HCMA, use wood in unexpected ways and provide a Vancouver suburb with new landmarks.

DLP Architecture’s Lucio Picciano set out to build an internationally certified Passive House—the first in Vancouver and the sixth in all of Canada—that would balance energy efficiency with the needs of his growing family.

See Renderings of Herzog & de Meuron's First Canadian Project

The sculptural tower will integrate art, architecture, and urbanism in a new home for the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Katharine Logan

November 16, 2015

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Herzog & de Meuron recently unveiled their concept for a new art museum, the Pritzker-winning firm’s first project in Canada, to provide a home for the expanding Vancouver Art Gallery.

Continuing Education: Tall Mass Timber Construction

Read the story below, then take the quiz "Timber Grows Up" for Continuing Education credit.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

September 16, 2015

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Architects and engineers, drawn to wood for its environmental attributes, push the material to new limits.

The Keefer Hotel

February 15, 2011

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A five-story, 18,800-square-foot extended-stay hotel in Vancouver's historic Chinatown.

Sunset Community Centre

A curving roof structure gives character to a community center.

October 1, 2008

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Named for the South Vancouver residents who fought in World War II, the original Sunset Memorial Community Centre opened in 1950.

Gleneagles Community Centre

Green community center provides airy, sunlight space for fun and games.

March 1, 2007

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The Gleneagles Community Centre combines innovative green design with commonsense to provide a communal recreation facility for the citizens of West Vancouver, in British Columbia.