St James House in West Vancouver

St James House in West Vancouver

St James House in West Vancouver design by Randy Bens Architect, British Columbia: this new home in BC has been designed around the idea of two courtyards, using composite panels and stained cedar siding.

430 House in Vancouver, British Columbia

430 House in Vancouver, British Columbia

A new parallel-parking open carport was built off the lane, to preserve more of the back yard for a new landscaped garden and terrace. The house was wrapped in a new exterior skin with carefully placed windows, to connect all interior spaces to the front and back yards.

Choklit town house Vancouver design

Choklit town house Vancouver design

Architect: Arthur Erickson – as a young architect Arthur Erickson had an office in The Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver British Columbia. It was in a building, which also housed Purdy’s Chocolates. So it was not surprising when many years later he had the opportunity to design a triplex in the same area he called it “Choklit”.

Vancouver Art Gallery Building, BC

Vancouver Art Gallery Building, BC

Architects Shortlist. The Vancouver Art Gallery has short-listed five architectural firms as finalists for the design of its new home in downtown Vancouver. Selected from a pool of 75 firms representing 16 countries, the finalists include Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York), Herzog & de Meuron (Basel), KPMB Architects (Toronto), SANAA (Tokyo), and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (New York).

Southlands Residence, BC: Vancouver house design

Southlands Residence, BC: Vancouver house design

The Southlands Residence nestles into a mature, heavily vegetated corner site in Vancouver’s historical Dunbar-Southlands neighborhood. A year-round fresh water stream divides the irregularly shaped property as it threads its way below Marine Drive to the south.

Royal BC Museum master plan architects

Royal BC Museum Victoria building

The Royal BC Museum has appointed the international award‐winning lead architect John McAslan + Partners (London, UK), with local support from Merrick Architecture (Victoria, BC), to create a master plan which will lay the foundation for the renewal of British Columbia’s museum and archives.

Beach and Howe Tower, Vancouver skyscraper

Beach and Howe Tower, Skyscraper Vancouver

The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower design by BIG + Westbank + Dialog + Cobalt + PFS + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson and local architect James Cheng marks the entry point to downtown Vancouver, forming a welcoming gateway to the city, while adding another unique structure to the Vancouver skyline.

Harvest Green Project, British Columbia competition

Harvest Green Project, British Columbia competition

We can not overestimate the transformative power of food and agriculture. A sustainable agri-food system can be harnessed to realize enormous benefits to BC community objectives such as improving BC health, strengthening local economies, and reducing climate emissions