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The League’s statement on the passing of architect Peter Pratt.
The League with INFORM welcomes Jordan Strom for a talk on the superdimensional art and architecture of Vancouver’s Expo 86.
The League joins others at IDS Vancouver 2026 for a conversation on the restoration and preservation of our modern heritage.
The League with INFORM presents an On the Boards talk with Vancouver designers &Daughters + Studio Roslyn at Design Vancouver Festival.
The League’s statement on the impending sale of the 1941 B.C. Binning House.
Written by Brent Richter for North Shore News. July 15, 2026.
The League’s statement congratulating the recipients of the 2026 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture.
Written by Brendan Kergin for Vancouver is Awesome. May 7, 2026.
The League with Gabriel Ross presents On the Boards with Kyla Bidgood & Alexander Suvajac at Design Victoria Festival.
The League announces Oberlander Salon: An afternoon at the Barry Downs/Oberlander-designed Ravine House with a preview of the soon-to-be-completed renewal of the house and garden.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the Western Living Design 25 Awards.
Written by Tom Hawthorn for The Globe and Mail. February 25, 2026.
The League’s statement on the passing of pre-eminent landscape architect Don Vaughan.
Written by Jane Seyd for North Shore News. February 3, 2026.
The League with Addition Agency presents On the Boards with Andrea Copp & Mike Seymour.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the 2025 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards.
The League’s statement congratulating D’Arcy Jones Architects on 2024 Prix de Rome in Architecture–Professional.
The League, with the West Vancouver Art Museum and The Polygon Gallery, announces John Patkau: Material Operations at West Coast Modern Week 2025.
Written by Eve Lazarus. April 12, 2025.
Written by Rebecca Keillor for Yahoo! News. April 2, 2025.
The League brings On the Boards to the Design Victoria Festival with Julian Carnrite and Bruce Greenway.
The West Coast Modern League with Inform Interiors presents Attractors: 30 Years On, a talk with Toronto-based architect Siamak Hariri.
The League announces Choklit Salon: An afternoon at the Arthur Erickson & Nick Milkovich-designed Choklit Townhomes.
The League’s statement on the passing of landscape architecture Ron Rule.
The League’s statement congratulating Pantea Haghighi on her appointment as the Administrator/Curator for the West Vancouver Art Museum.
The League announces participation in the 2024 ADFF:Vancouver Film Festival, running November 6–10 at the VIFF Centre.
The League brings On the Boards to the Design Vancouver Festival with Andrea McLean and Imu Chan.
The League’s statement on the passing of Architect and West Coast Modernist Arthur Müdry.
Written by Gail Johnson for Stir Magazine. July 5, 2024.
Canadian Architect. June 14, 2024.
The League marks the centenary of Canada’s pre-eminent architect Arthur Erickson.
The League announces the speakers for Site | Light | Cadence | Space: Arthur Erickson on July 10th.
Written by Brent Richter for the North Shore News. May 28, 2024.
The League announces Site | Light | Cadence | Space: Arthur Erickson Revisited at this year’s West Coast Modern Week.
The League announces Pink House & The Octopus Salon, an intimate afternoon at MA+HG’s 2020 Pink House & The Octopus.
The League takes On the Boards to the Design Victoria festival with Bianca Bodley of Biophilia Design Collection and Andrew van Egmond.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the 2024 Western Living Design 25 Awards.
The League announces a public talk with Marc Treib on the works of Thomas Church and William Wurster, January 30th at Inform Interiors.
Written by Nick Laba for the North Shore News. December 28, 2023.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence 2023.
The League’s statement congratulating the recipients of the 2023 AFBC Architectural Awards of Excellence.
The League’s statement congratulating acclaimed artist Dana Claxton on receiving the 2023 Audain Prize for the Visual Arts.
The League announces Susan & David Scott as the next lecturers in our ‘On the Boards’ speaker series, November 28th at Inform Interiors.
The League announces participation in the 2023 ADFF:Vancouver Film Festival, running November 9–12 at the VIFF Centre.
The League’s statement on the passing of architect Barry Griblin.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the 2023 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards.
The League’s statement on the passing of architect, visual artist, urban planner, activist, educator, and author Roger Kemble.
The League’s statement on the passing of Darrin Morrison, former curator of the West Vancouver Art Museum.
The League announces the panelists for Restomodern, a panel discussion with leading local designers at West Coast Modern Week 2023.
Written by Nick Laba for the North Shore News. May 21, 2023.
The League announces “Restomodern,” a West Coast Modern Week conversation with leading local designers engaged in sensitive restomods to significant modern houses.
The League announces On the Boards, a new speaker series focused on showcasing the creative endeavors of our local design talent.
The League announces Carmichael Salon, an intimate afternoon at Ron Thom’s 1957 Carmichael House, a fundraising effort to support the League’s ongoing public programs and initiatives.
The League’s statement on the passing of one of Canada’s greatest architects, the “Father of Landmarks,” Étienne Joseph Gaboury.
The League’s statement on the passing of one of Canada’s leading modernist architects, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel.
The League’s statement on the premiere of Richard Henriquez: Building Stories, directed by Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome.
The League announces participation in the 2022 ADFF:Vancouver Film Festival, running November 9–12 at the VIFF Centre.
The League’s statement congratulating Ian Wallace on receiving the 2022 Audain Prize for the Visual Arts.
The League’s statement on the release of Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of a Creative Modernist, by author Adele Weder.
The League’s statement congratulating this year’s recipients of the 2022 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards.
The League’s statement congratulating Jane Wolff on receiving the 2022 Margolese National Design for Living Prize.
The League’s statement on the passing of legendary and devoted architect Barry Vance Downs.
Written by Jennifer Webb in the North Shore News. July 31, 2022.
Written by Nick Laba for the North Shore News. July 10, 2022.
The League announces West Coast Modernism in Context, opening this year’s inaugural West Coast Modern Week, on July 5, 2022 at The Polygon Gallery.
The League’s statement on Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change, a project building awareness of women in architecture in Canada and inspiring inclusive conversation and action on social justice; Indigenous rights and representation; and breaking the bias of gender, race and class.
The League’s statement on the passing of celebrated architect, artist, educator, and community advocate, Gustavo Uriel da Roza.
Written by Carlito Pablo for The Georgia Straight. April 23, 2022.
Written by Niko Bell for Montecristo Magazine. January 11, 2022.
The League’s statement congratulating Marc Treib and Susan Herrington on the release of their new book, “Serious Fun: The Landscapes of Claude Cormier.”
The League’s statement on the proposed heritage protection of the 1966 Woyat-Bowie Building.
The League’s statement congratulating Julie Bargmann, inaugural recipient of the $100,000 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize, awarded by The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
The League’s statement on the passing of architect, educator, and prominent collector, Andrew Gruft.
The League’s statement congratulating Nina-Marie Lister, recipient of the 2021 Margolese National Design for Living Prize.
Canadian Architect. September 27, 2021.
The League gratefully accepts a Community Heritage Award from the District of West Vancouver.
The League’s statement on the passing of visionary landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.
The League announces Adele Weder’s participation in Architecture and the Public panel discussion, part of the Canada Constructed: Architecture, Landscape, History lecture series, March 9, 2021 live online.
Written by Elisia Seeber for the North Shore News. February 10, 2021.
The League’s statement on the impending demolition of Ron Thom’s 1956 Dawson House.
The League announces Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci | In Conversation, celebrating the visionary landscape architect, January 24, 2021 live online.
The League’s statement on the passing of legendary architect, our friend and colleague, Geoffrey Massey.
The League’s statement on the passing of renowned Canadian modernist Peter Cardew.
Written by Dave Leblanc for The Globe and Mail. June 12, 2020.
Written by Brent Richter for North Shore News. March 13, 2020.
The League announces Melnikov House: Saving an Avante Garde Icon, part of the Iconic Houses Lecture Tour, February 24, 2020 at Inform Interiors.
The League’s statement on the Heritage Revitalization Agreement proposed on Ron Thom’s 1954 Boyd House.
Written by Brent Richter for the North Shore News. January 16, 2020.
The League’s statement on the impending demolition of the 1962 Forrest–Baker House. North Shore News. December 30, 2019.
The League’s statement on the impending demolition of Ron Thom’s and Dick Mann’s 1962 Forrest-Baker House.
Written by Steven Thendyle for British Columbia Magazine. October 29, 2019.
Written by Chelsea Louise Grant for the West Coast Modern League. September 25, 2018.
The League announces Masters of West Coast Modernism, Vol. II, celebrating Peter Cardew, Bruno Freschi, Richard Henriquez, Paul Merrick, and Don Vaughan, October 4, 2018 at Inform Interiors.
The League’s statement on the Heritage Revitalization Agreement proposed on the 1941 B.C. Binning House.
Written by Christine Lyon for North Shore News. November 3, 2017.
Written by Brent Richter for the North Shore News. October 14, 2017.
Written by Sean Ruthen for Spacing Vancouver. September 25, 2017.
The League announces Masters of West Coast Modernism, Vol. I, celebrating Barry Downs, Blair Macdonald, Zoltan Kiss, Geoffrey Massey, and Arthur Müdry, September 12, 2017 at the West Vancouver Museum.
The League’s announces a sneak preview of this year’s selection of modernist homes on the 2017 West Coast Modern Home Tour, July 6, 2017 at the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
The League announces a salon in honour of Alex Josephson of Partisans. January 31, 2017 at a private residence.
The League announces the Vancouver launch of William Krisel’s Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism. May 26, 2016 at Inform Interiors.
The League announces a salon in honour of Alex Bozikovic with members of the local architecture and design community. March 2, 2016 at the South Main Gallery.
The League’s statement on the reported sale of the 1953 Friedman House, designed by Frederic Lasserre with landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander.
Written by Dave LeBlanc for The Globe and Mail. July 23, 2015.
The League’s statement on the reported sale of the 1941 B.C. Binning House.
Written by Jane Seyd for North Shore News. December 15, 2013.
Written by Brent Richter for the North Shore News. November 8, 2013.
