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Hemingway House, 1977

Hemingway House, 1977

Hemingway House, 1977

Category : Brian Hemingway, Fook Weng Chan, FWC Architecture

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There is no shortage of innovation and playfulness

There is no shortage of innovation and playfulness in the modern west coast design ethos. What was planted first as a seed of international modernism was then filtered through preoccupations with site and the natural environment, "creating architecture that fell in love with the land around it" – Lisa Rochon

Sampling from Canadian Modern Architecture, listed in order of images
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Downs House I, 1959
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Barry Downs

Graham House, 1962
West Vancouver, BC
Designed by Erickson/ Massey Architects
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Sylvia Hotel, 1984
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Richard Henriquez

Eugenia Place Tower, 1987
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Richard Henriquez
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Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, 2017
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Designed by Formline Architecture
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Okada Marshall House, 2016
Coldstream, BC
Designed by D'Arcy Jones Architecture
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Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present
Foreword by Kenneth Frampton
Edited by Elsa Lam and Graham Livesey
Published by Princeton Architectural Press with Canadian Architect (2019)
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See this and more resources at WESTCOASTMODERN.ORG/resources
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You don't have to reach too far to find that Canad

You don't have to reach too far to find that Canada has and continues to create some of the most remarkable architecture. If you're looking for some more summer reading, check out this compendium of modern and contemporary Canadian architecture from our friends at @canadianarchitect. With essays from leading Canadian architectural scholars and critics, this book offers an extensive 50 year retrospective of the movements, interpretations, and influence that has defined a diverse national architectural culture. A fascinating read!
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Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present
Foreword by Kenneth Frampton
Edited by Elsa Lam and Graham Livesey
Published by Princeton Architectural Press with Canadian Architect (2019)
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See this and more resources at WESTCOASTMODERN.ORG/resources
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#canadianarchitecture #canadianarchitect #canadamodern #canadianmodernarchitecture #westcoastmodernism #westcoastmodernarchitecture #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #midcenturymodern #midcenturymodernarchitecture #modernism #modernarchitecture #architecture #architecturedesign #architecturedaily #archdaily #design #art_chitecture #archilovers #architecturelover #architecturebooks #designbooks #summerreading #summerbooks #bookrecommendations #readinglist #booksofinstagram #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

“Cities have always offered anonymity, variety,

“Cities have always offered anonymity, variety, and conjunction, qualities best basked in by walking: one does not have to go into the bakery or the fortune-teller's, only to know that one might. A city always contains more than any inhabitant can know, and a great city always makes the unknown and the possible spurs to the imagination.” — Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking
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Wish You Were Here, 2020
Bill Curtis Square, Yaletown
Vancouver, BC

70 yellow umbrellas hover beneath the tree canopy of Bill Curtis Square as an uplifting symbol of hope, a commitment to flattening the curve, a longing to reunite with loved ones, and a thank you to frontline and essential workers
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#wishyouwerehere #iheartyaletown #yaletownliving #yaletownumbrellas #publicart #publicartvancouver #vivavancouver #westcoastliving #westcoastlife #westcoast #billcurtissquare #yaletown #vancouver #vancouverisawesome #vancitybuzz #britishcolumbia #explorebc #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

"It was odd, she thought, how if one was alone, on

"It was odd, she thought, how if one was alone, one leant to inanimate things; trees, streams, flowers; felt they expressed one; felt they became one; felt they knew one, in a sense were one." – Virginia Woolf
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The levels created by the sloping topography, comb

The levels created by the sloping topography, combined with layered transparencies, both animate the space and allow for a continuous connection to the surrounding forest
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Gleneagles Community Centre, 2003
West Vancouver, BC
Designed by Patkau Architects
Landscape designed by Vaughan Landscape Planning & Design

Lieutenant Governor’s Certificate of Merit, 2006
Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, 2008
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See this and more west coast buildings + projects at WESTCOASTMODERN.ORG/places
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#coastmodern #coastmodernism #westcoastmodern #westcoastmodernism #westcoastmodernarchitecture #modern #modernism #modernarchitecture #design #designlovers #architecture #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #pacificnorthwestarchitecture #canadianarchitecture #canadianarchitect #canadamodern #archilovers #architecturelovers #arch #artarchitecture #architecturedesign #concrete #patkauarchitects #patkau #vaughanplanning #westvancouver #britishcolumbia #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

When in a coastal rainforest, design for the perfo

When in a coastal rainforest, design for the performative nature of precipitation. Deep roof overhangs provide for solar and rain protection while large scuppers discharge rainwater back into the surrounding landscape
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Gleneagles Community Centre, 2003
West Vancouver, BC
Designed by Patkau Architects
Landscape designed by Vaughan Landscape Planning & Design

Lieutenant Governor’s Certificate of Merit, 2006
Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, 2008
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See this and more west coast buildings + projects at WESTCOASTMODERN.ORG/places
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#coastmodern #coastmodernism #westcoastmodern #westcoastmodernism #westcoastmodernarchitecture #modern #modernism #modernarchitecture #moderndesign #design #designlovers #architecture #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #pacificnorthwestarchitecture #canadianarchitecture #canadianarchitect #canadamodern #archilovers #architecturelovers #artarchitecture #architecturedesign #concrete #patkauarchitects #patkau #vaughanplanning #westvancouver #britishcolumbia #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

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