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In its 16th year, the West Coast Modern Home Tour

In its 16th year, the West Coast Modern Home Tour is just around the corner – that time of year when modernist homeowners in West Vancouver open their doors to explore the celebrated spaces that have formed the fabric of the west coast design ethos. In 2022, for the first time, the Home Tour becomes a week-long festival of events celebrating West Coast Modern architecture and design. ⁠
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WEST COAST MODERN WEEK runs from July 5–10th, with a roster of events celebrating our regional modernist heritage while looking to its contemporary manifestation. Join us for a panel talk, film screenings, cocktail party, lecture, home tour, and jazz concert. While you're at it, check out @westvancouverartmuseum's current exhibition, "A Twist of the Rules: The Architecture of Paul Merrick," and @westvanlibrary's "John Fulker: North Shore Modern."⁠
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LINK IN BIO FOR FULL FESTIVAL DETAILS. ⁠
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@wcm_league is thrilled to be a partner in this inaugural modernism week, presenting WEST COAST MODERNISM IN CONTEXT on opening night, with @westvancouverartmuseum and @polygongallery, a conversation with eminent designers David Battersby, Lisa Bovell, Joseph Fry, Paul Merrick, and Peeroj Thakre. We ask, is West Coast Modernism a mid-century movement or an evolving design ethos? ⁠
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REGISTRATION REQUIRED. LINK IN BIO.⁠
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ONE WEEK⁠ ⁠ Until we explore West Coast Modern

ONE WEEK⁠
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Until we explore West Coast Modernism in Context; Until the start of the inaugural West Coast Modern Week; Until we launch our first in-person event in over 2.5 years; Until we see your wonderful faces again!⁠
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REGISTER TODAY! ⁠

Spaces are filling up quickly.⁠
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WEST COAST MODERNISM IN CONTEXT⁠
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TUES JULY 5 | 7•9pm PDT⁠
The Polygon Gallery⁠
101 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver, BC⁠
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In-Person Panel Discussion⁠
Registration Required⁠
with Donation⁠
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LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER⁠
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@wcm_league⁠
@westvancouverartmuseum⁠
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A place that is the ne plus ultra of living on the

A place that is the ne plus ultra of living on the west coast.
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When you stumble upon a new modernist home, high a

When you stumble upon a new modernist home, high atop a oceanside bluff, that you know you've seen before but can't quite place. Then, it dawns on you. A house with four downspouts. ⁠
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House with 4 Downspouts, 2019⁠
Ucluelet, BC⁠
Designed by D'Arcy Jones Architects⁠

Link in bio for “PLACES,” the League’s ongoing survey of modern west coast buildings + projects
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MEET THE PANELISTS⁠ ⁠ On July 5th, join the Le

MEET THE PANELISTS⁠
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On July 5th, join the League for a conversation with eminent designers David Battersby, Lisa Bovell, Joseph Fry, Paul Merrick, and Peeroj Thakre, critically contextualizing the relationship between mid-century West Coast Modernism and contemporary architecture and design practice. A midcentury movement come and gone, or an evolving design ethos that endures in practice today?⁠
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Part of West Coast Modern Week 2022.⁠
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David Battersby | Principal @battersbyhowat⁠
Lisa Bovell | Principal @mcleodbovell⁠
Joseph Fry | Principal @hapacobo⁠
Paul Merrick | Design Consultant @merrickarch⁠
Peeroj Thakre | Principal @ph5architecture⁠
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WEST COAST MODERNISM IN CONTEXT⁠
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TUES JULY 5 | 7:00–9:00pm PDT⁠
The Polygon Gallery⁠
101 Carrie Cates Ct.,
North Vancouver, BC⁠
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In-Person Panel Discussion⁠
Registration Required⁠
with Donation⁠
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LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER⁠
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@wcm_league⁠
@westvancouverartmuseum⁠
@polygongallery⁠
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The initiative to build IH came from UBC students.

The initiative to build IH came from UBC students. When the International Students Club, housed in an army hut since 1951, petitioned to build a more permanent structure, the university president was enthusiastic and generous financial assistance came from the Vancouver Rotary Club. The initial idea was to create a residential building along the lines of earlier International Houses in New York, Berkeley, and Chicago, though a planned dormitory did not materialize. IH was an important part of UBC’s post-war expansion, which saw several new modernist buildings rising on campus.

🚨 DEMOLITION ALERT: Early in 2022, UBC Campus and Community Planning confirmed it’s intention to demolish International House.

Link in bio for more info
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International House, 1958
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Designed by Frederic Lasserre

Opened March 4, 1959 by Eleanor Roosevelt

Text by Chris Pearson
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