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Modern West Coast PlacesMcFarland Marceau Architects

John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse, 2007

John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse, 2007

Category : McFarland Marceau Architects

Southeast False Creek Paddling Centre, 2016

Southeast False Creek Paddling Centre, 2016

Category : McFarland Marceau Architects

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While much of what Bob Lewis built can be found on

While much of what Bob Lewis built can be found on the North Shore, there are pockets of his homes scattered across the Lower Mainland. Built in 1960, Gibson House sits in a quiet neighbourhood south of the Fraser River and takes on a more sprawling, single-storey plan combining a gentle gable with his usual flat roof form. A somewhat unique house within his overall body of work while including quintessentially Lewis details.

Gibson House has been added to the League's online Modern Places catalogue.

If you live in a Bob Lewis house, we want to hear from you. @wcm_league with @northshoreheritage are researching the life and works of Bob Lewis and his midcentury design/build company Lewis Construction.
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Domestic modernism retaining its slice of suburban

Domestic modernism retaining its slice of suburban forest in a quickly expanding urban environment. Reynolds House by Thompson, Berwick & Pratt, completed in 1973. Now included in the League's Modern Places catalogue.

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Citing shifting budget priorities, Victoria counci

Citing shifting budget priorities, Victoria council voted yesterday to pause the planned redevelopment of Victoria’s Centennial Square.

Advocates of Victoria’s cultural and heritage community have been leading efforts to save this modern cultural icon in the heart of the city. Centennial Square, designed by Alan Hodgson with Rod Clark and Clive Justice, and Centennial Fountain, designed by Jack C.S. Wilkinson, was constructed in 1965 as part of a larger effort to revitalize this civic space in commemoration of Victoria’s centenary celebrations. The Fountain was a gift from the adjoining communities of Oak Bay, Saanich, and Esquimalt.

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Today is #GivingTuesday! If you can, please consid

Today is #GivingTuesday! If you can, please consider a donation in support of the West Coast Modern League, an all-volunteer, registered non-profit society in British Columbia.

Your contributions are crucial to supporting the League’s mission to celebrate, advocate for, and advance awareness of modern architecture and design on Canada’s west coast. All funds raised are allocated to support the League’s year-round public programs and initiatives, including but not limited to cultural activities (such as lectures, salons, and celebrations), heritage advocacy work, and the support of projects that encourage a stronger architectural culture. The League also aims to offer much of our public events for free or by small donation in order to provide programs accessible to students, young professionals, and a broad audience of design enthusiasts. We rely on the generosity of donors like you to expand on these important research and advocacy efforts, and to produce new events that are free and open to all.

Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!

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If you're looking for a good read over the winter

If you're looking for a good read over the winter break, might we suggest "UPDN: 88 Spins with Bill Pechet," a fabulous new book by UBC SALA's Leslie Van Duzer on local designer, artist, teacher, and mentor Bill Pechet. If you live or have roamed around the Vancouver area, you have definitely come across Pechet's vast body of work from cemeteries to residences, street furniture to public artworks, and even illustrated children's books.

"UPDN:88 Spins with Bill Pechet" has been added to the League's resources catalogue.

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Since its completion in 1960, the South Community

Coming on the heels of Erickson/Massey’s standard-

Coming on the heels of Erickson/Massey’s standard-bearer 1968 MacMillan Bloedel Building on the downtown peninsula, the Frank Stanzl Building, a mere 2.5 kilometres away as the crow flies, has stood as a beacon to brutalist concrete architecture in Vancouver. Completed in 1974 along the Broadway corridor, visible above the south shore of False Creek, this 20-storey tower was designed by architect Vladimir Plavsic. The building primarily serves to house medical and dental facilities.

While timeless in many respects, the building inside-and-out is a throwback to 1970’s design culture. The building’s massive concrete form – with a roof forming an abstracted gable and facades punctuated by deeply recessed windows – makes it instantly recognizable. The slopes of the building also reflect the natural topography on which it sits. On the interior, the design defies stereotypical “cold” brutalism: the lobby features cedar and douglas fir accents, natural light, and 1970s-style supergraphics, all of which contributes to a warmth and more perceptible human scale. Integral to the Broadway streetscape, the building is a quiet, bold landmark amid constant urban change.

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The John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse was constructed

The John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse was constructed in 2007 to serve as an athletic training facility and social centre for UBC’s rowing and paddling programs. Designed by McFarland Marceau Architects, the floating building sits just off the shoreline near the mouth of the mighty Fraser River, the longest river in BC and one of the most ecologically and commercially important.

Inspired by “elements of the sport of rowing,” the building is comprised of two, two-storey, interconnected forms sitting lightly on the surface of the water and surrounded by floating docks. Articulated gangways tie the building back to the shore to accommodate tide fluctuations. The facility is designed to provide storage and maintenance spaces on the lower level for rowing shells, dragon boats, and motorized coach boats. The upper level encompasses space for receptions and conventions.

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The South Chesterman Beach Homes sit at the edge o

The South Chesterman Beach Homes sit at the edge of the wild Pacific Ocean on the otherworldly west coast of Vancouver Island. Built in 2000, this collection of townhomes was designed by Bo Helliwell and Kim Smith of Blue Sky Architecture. The project was conceived to house a mix of year-round and seasonal residents.

As individual and collective forms, the design conjures both the crashing waves of the Pacific, mere meters from the surfers’ paradise, and flocks of seabirds in flight overhead. The complex was laid out in a series of multi-dwelling clusters, around communal green spaces, and sited to allow ocean views for each of the 39 homes. The exterior is clad by cedar in many forms – board-and-batten, shingles, and trims – and accentuated by colours evoking the surrounding coastal fauna. The interiors echo the curved roof forms and reveal the hybrid structure of conventional framing and heavy timber utilizing raw Douglas fir logs and planed beams.

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