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Forrest–Baker House: A modernist icon worth saving

Category : Article, Statement

Date : December 31, 2019

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A show of appreciation to the countless frontline

A show of appreciation to the countless frontline and essential workers out there who are working so feverishly to keep us all safe and functioning.

We see you. We appreciate you. We are so grateful for you.
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Intended to provide shelter from the rain and to i

Intended to provide shelter from the rain and to illuminate the dark shadow of a neighbouring tower, the bus shelter frames one edge of Vancouver's most prominent public plaza. Set along the ceremonial Georgia Street, and anchored to the Vancouver Art Gallery (by Sir Francis Mawson Rattenbury) and Robson Square (by Arthur Erickson and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander), this public square carries a long history of public celebration, ceremony, and protest. ⁠
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Formerly known as the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza, the public space was renamed to šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, following its rehabilitation, in cooperation with the Coast Salish peoples – xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) – on whose traditional, ancestral, unceded territories the plaza resides.⁠
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šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, 2017⁠
Vancouver, BC⁠
Designed by Nick Milkovich Architects, Matthew Soules Architecture, Hapa Collaborative⁠
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"The redesign took to heart the essential element

"The redesign took to heart the essential element of what Vancouver’s most prominent public open space was missing: social energy." - Hapa Collaborative
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šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, 2017
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Nick Milkovich Architects, Matthew Soules Architecture, Hapa Collaborative

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🚨ALERT: The most recognizable feature of the We

🚨ALERT: The most recognizable feature of the Weyerhaeuser campus is the low-slung office building, lovingly referred to as a “groundscraper” or skyscraper tilted on its side. You’ll notice a similarity in concept to that explored by Arthur Erickson and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander for the Provincial Law Courts in Downtown Vancouver. Spanning between two gentle slopes, the offices consist of a series of terraced concrete slabs, lushly planted with ivy and separated by full-height expanses of glazing. The building is flanked by a small lake to the north, and an idyllic meadow of colourful wildflowers and native grasses to the south, a favourite of nature photographers and the general public in the early spring.

Lend your support for the preservation of Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters by joining in signing the petition and/or writing a letter. Link in bio for more information.
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Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, 1972
Federal Way, Washington
Designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Landscape Designed by Peter Walker of Sasaki, Walker and Associates (SWA) and PWP Landscape Architecture

📷 Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, Federal Way, WA – Photo by Joe Mabel, 2017. Courtesy of The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
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🚨ALERT: “When Weyerhaeuser’s … complex wa

🚨ALERT: “When Weyerhaeuser’s … complex was new, it was simultaneously the last word in the suburban corporate estates that flourished during the postwar era … and the first word in environmental consciousness as company branding.” - Alexandra Lange

Lend your support for the preservation of Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters by joining in signing the petition and/or writing a letter. Link in bio for more information.
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Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, 1972
Federal Way, Washington
Designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Landscape Designed by Peter Walker of Sasaki, Walker and Associates (SWA) and PWP Landscape Architecture

📷 Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, Federal Way, WA – Photo by Charles A. Birnbaum, 2019. Courtesy of The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
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🚨ALERT: Set along a highly visible section of I

🚨ALERT: Set along a highly visible section of Interstate 5 in Federal Way, Washington, the Weyerhaeuser campus consists of the original headquarters building, a technology center, Weyerhaeuser Lake, North Lake, a Rhododendron Botanical Garden, the Pacific Bonsai Museum, and an estimated 7 miles of public hiking trails meandering through the heavily wooded 425-acre property.

Lend your support for this important landscape by joining the TCLF and others in signing the petition and/or writing a letter. Link in bio for more information.
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Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, 1972
Federal Way, Washington
Designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Landscape Designed by Peter Walker of Sasaki, Walker and Associates (SWA) and PWP Landscape Architecture

📷 Weyerhaeuser International Headquarters, Federal Way, WA – Photo by Tom Fox. Courtesy of The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
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