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11 days of exhibitions, lectures, networking, walk

11 days of exhibitions, lectures, networking, walking tours, and open studios kicks off today across Vancouver. Join us during the first annual Design Vancouver Festival, a citywide festival hosted by Vancouver’s thriving design community. You may remember this event from years ago when it was known as Vancouver Design Week. Design Vancouver Festival brings together designers of all disciplines, design enthusiasts, and friends and patrons of the design community.

The League is thrilled to bring its popular ON THE BOARDS series to this year's festival. On Monday, the League with Inform Interiors will be joined by Andrea McLean and Imu Chan for a talk bridging the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and art in the public realm, each presenting works recently completed or currently underway.

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In less than one week, the League kicks off its 20

In less than one week, the League kicks off its 2024/25 season with On the Boards: Andrea McLean & Imu Chan at Inform Interiors and the Design Vancouver Festival. The event is full but you can still join the waitlist. We'll see you there!

ON THE BOARDS: ANDREA MCLEAN & IMU CHAN

MON • SEPT 23 • 2024 | 5:00–7:00pm
Inform Interiors | 50 Water Street, Vancouver, BC
Part of the Design Vancouver Festival

FREE EVENT with registration | Open to the public
Doors Open/Reception at 5:00pm | Presentation at 6:00pm

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Voakes House (1965). North Vancouver, BC. Designed

Voakes House (1965). North Vancouver, BC. Designed by Roger Kemble.

Link in bio for MODERN PLACES, the League's ongoing survey of modern west coast buildings and projects.

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Culhane House (1974). North Vancouver, BC. Designe

Culhane House (1974). North Vancouver, BC. Designed by Roger Kemble. Demolished.

Link in bio for MODERN PLACES, the League's ongoing survey of modern west coast buildings and projects.

[Image] Courtesy of the Kemble Family.
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In the late 1960s, architect Roger Kemble ventured

In the late 1960s, architect Roger Kemble ventured away from the regional modernist influences of his early career, designing a series of “coloured box” houses in Vancouver and on the North Shore, projects that would garner attention both locally and with national audiences. Exploring the use of plywood as both a sheathing membrane and structural stressed skin, coated in a neoprene hypalon sealer, and finished in a vibrant palette of blues, reds, and yellows, among others, these homes were radically different from the predominant ideas of modern west coast design.
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Gray House, 1970
West Vancouver, BC
Designed by Roger Kemble

Link in bio for MODERN PLACES, the League's ongoing survey of modern west coast buildings and projects.

[Image] Courtesy of the Kemble Family.
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Meet Imu Chan, local Architect AIBC, and one of th

Meet Imu Chan, local Architect AIBC, and one of the next speakers at the League's On the Boards series on September 23rd.

Imu is a Vancouver-based architect practicing at the confluence of art and architecture. His portfolio spans personal sanctuaries, gathering places and public art. His works are marked by their simplicity, purposefulness and emotional affinity with us, often achieved by humble means and with affecting imagination.

Rejecting conventional approach to design, Imu draws inspiration from diverse sources beyond the realm of architecture, particularly films and literature. Recently completed projects include a private residence paying homage to Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, a laneway home designed from a feline perspective, and Cups – part of a group exhibit at Museum of Vancouver – that celebrates humanitarian design using mahogany harvested in Guatemala and Nicaragua.

ON THE BOARDS: ANDREA MCLEAN & IMU CHAN

MON • SEPT 23 • 2024 | 5:00–7:00pm
Inform Interiors | 50 Water Street, Vancouver, BC
Part of the Design Vancouver Festival

FREE EVENT with registration | Open to the public
Doors Open/Reception at 5:00pm | Presentation at 6:00pm

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Meet Andrea McLean, local Intern Architect AIBC an

Meet Andrea McLean, local Intern Architect AIBC and Interior Designer IDIBC, and one of the next speakers at the League's On the Boards series on September 23rd.

Andrea's design practice focuses on residential building design, interior design, and landscape design. She credits her time living in Japan, five years total, following interior design school, as pivotal in shaping her sense of place and understanding its relationship to design and architecture. During this time, Andrea became intimately familiar with Japanese life, art, culture, and language, which started her curiosity in looking deeper into how people live, and why. Since graduating from Architecture school in 2008, Andrea has been simultaneously engaged in her busy design practice and raising her two daughters, Pilar and Hana. Andrea’s projects have been frequently published and have won numerous awards including an Architizer Jury Award in 2018, and the Robert Ledingham Award at the IDIBC Shine Awards in 2022.

ON THE BOARDS: ANDREA MCLEAN & IMU CHAN

MON • SEPT 23 • 2024 | 5:00–7:00pm
Inform Interiors | 50 Water Street, Vancouver, BC
Part of the Design Vancouver Festival

FREE EVENT with registration | Open to the public
Doors Open/Reception at 5:00pm | Presentation at 6:00pm

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September 19–29, Design Vancouver Festival makes

September 19–29, Design Vancouver Festival makes its debut into Vancouver's thriving design scene. Formerly known as Vancouver Design Week, Design Vancouver includes 66 events spanning 11 days, including open studios, architecture tours, curated talks, and industry gatherings. The festival provides a platform for Vancouverites to explore, discuss, and engage with design under the theme of Connection. Immerse yourself in walk-throughs of iconic buildings, sit in on discussions about creativity, participate in hands-on workshops and take a candid look around working studios. Gain insights into design processes, from chairs to skyscrapers, and hear from professionals on topics like “home,” alternative housing models, and sustainable practices.

The League is thrilled to bring its popular ON THE BOARDS series to this year's festival. On September 23rd, the League with Inform Interiors will be joined by Andrea McLean and Imu Chan for a talk bridging the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and art in the public realm, each presenting works recently completed or currently underway.

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📢 The League opens its 2024/25 season at the De

📢 The League opens its 2024/25 season at the Design Vancouver Festival!

On September 23rd, the West Coast Modern League, with Inform Interiors, presents the next instalment of the League’s popular On the Boards speaker series. Bridging the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and art in the public realm, we will be joined by Andrea McLean and Imu Chan, each presenting projects recently completed or currently underway. On the Boards is an ongoing speaker series that aims to immerse us in the creative works of our local design talent, with those who are carrying forward the fertile culture of creativity and experimentation on Canada’s west coast.

Andrea McLean is an Intern Architect AIBC and Registered Interior Designer IDIBC. She is the founder and Principal of Andrea McLean Studio, a design practice focused on residential building design, interior design, and landscape design.

Imu Chan is an Architect AIBC. He is the Principal of Imu Chan Architecture, a design practice that traverses fluidly between art and architecture with projects ranging from personal sanctuaries and gathering places to public art consultation.

ON THE BOARDS: ANDREA MCLEAN & IMU CHAN

MON • SEPT 23 • 2024 | 5:00–7:00pm
Inform Interiors | 50 Water Street, Vancouver, BC
Part of the Design Vancouver Festival

FREE EVENT with registration | Open to the public
Doors Open/Reception at 5:00pm | Presentation at 6:00pm

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In Vancouver and Victoria, the League has been bri

In Vancouver and Victoria, the League has been bringing together design enthusiasts to share in the ‘On the Boards’ works of our local creatives, those who are carrying the torch of our exceptional and fertile culture of creativity and experimentation. These events, aimed at engaging our local designers, is intended to provide a platform to share recently completed or in-progress works with the community, and in turn, for the community-at-large to learn about the incredible work and creative endeavours being undertaken right here in our own backyard.

As the League kicks off its 2024/25 season, we will have an exciting announcement in the coming days. Stay tuned!

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While our events happen in seasons, our work is ye

The League's 2024/25 Season is fast approaching wi

The League's 2024/25 Season is fast approaching with an exciting line-up of events and initiatives to share with you. Join our community of design enthusiasts with a passion for modern architecture and design on Canada's west coast. Subscribe to the League's mailing list to receive periodic newsletters and be the first to hear about our projects and events.

The League is a leading voice among many in our community with a commitment to explore our modernist roots while looking towards our modern future, and to celebrating the contributions of the many across our region, and further afield, who are committed to the cause.
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For Arthur Erickson, the home that he designed for

For Arthur Erickson, the home that he designed for Helmut and Hildegard Eppich was born from the landscape. "The landscape concept emerged even before the house. Part of the stream was diverted to form a small lake providing an intimate focus and to bring reflected light into the middle of the dark lot. Then a design was developed that placed the house on the worst part of the property as a retaining structure, and left the best to be enjoyed."[1] Crafted in his signature material, concrete, Eppich House I is often revered as one of Erickson's best residential designs.

Eppich House I is currently on the market in search of new residents who will appreciate and shepherd this remarkable architecture forward as the work of art that it is.
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Helmut and Hildegard Eppich House, 1972/2015
West Vancouver, BC
Designed by Arthur Erickson
Renovated by BattersbyHowat Architects
Featured in the 2024 West Coast Modern Home Tour

Find it online: MLS #R2914466

[1] Erickson, A. (1975). The Architecture of Arthur Erickson. Tundra Books.

Link in bio for Modern Places, the League's ongoing survey of modern west coast buildings and projects.
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The League's Modern Places collection isn't just a

The League's Modern Places collection isn't just about modern houses on the west coast, but also includes civic, office, multi-family, institutional buildings, and places of art in the public realm.

Wind Flowers is a place of art along a main thoroughfare, described as an "anti-monumental gateway between Vancouver and Richmond." The installation is made up of 26 hand-painted fiberglass fragments atop 13 flexible steel armatures, each of which slightly bends in response to the wind. "Themes of specialization, apprenticeship, intuition and regional specificities of craft are crucial to the exploration of [this work] and manifest in the process of making. The fabrication process is informed by prevalent local industries that supported the boat building, fishing and industrial production that previously defined the geographical landscape of the region." – Atelier Anonymous
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Wind Flowers, 2020
Richmond, BC
Designed by Alyssa Schwann & Mike Seymour

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Scenes from this year's 18th annual WEST COAST MOD

Scenes from this year's 18th annual WEST COAST MODERN HOME TOUR, organized by @westvancouverartmuseum, including not one but both Eppich Houses in the year of Arthur Erickson's centenary.

[Images 1-8] Steve Gairns
[Images 9-10] Luis Valdizon @whentheyfindus
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Scenes from the MODERN JEWELS OF DUNDARAVE Walking

Scenes from the MODERN JEWELS OF DUNDARAVE Walking Tour at this year’s West Coast Modern Week, organized by @westvancouverartmuseum and supported by @northshoreheritage.
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It was another wonderful week of events at this ye

It was another wonderful week of events at this year’s 3rd annual West Coast Modern Week, organized by the @westvancouverartmuseum, celebrating the design movement that has defined modernism on Canada’s west coast for the better part of a century. The League was thrilled to again be a partner in this year’s celebrations, presenting SITE | LIGHT | CADENCE | SPACE: ARTHUR ERICKSON REVISITED to a full house at @polygongallery.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in this collective celebration, and to @westvancouverartmuseum for their incredible efforts.

SEE YOU AT NEXT SUMMER’S FESTIVAL!
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Scenes from SITE | LIGHT | CADENCE | SPACE: ARTHUR

Scenes from SITE | LIGHT | CADENCE | SPACE: ARTHUR ERICKSON REVISITED, the League's celebration of Arthur Erickson’s centenary through the lens of Daina Augaitis, Clinton Cuddington, Geoffrey Erickson, and Nick Milkovich.

Many thanks to all of you who joined us on July 10th at The Polygon Gallery, and a very special thank you to our special guests Daina, Clinton, Geoffrey and Nick for sharing their incredible work and experiences in carrying forward some of Arthur’s most iconic buildings.

The West Coast Modern League gratefully acknowledges the partnership of @westvancouverartmuseum and @polygongallery and the generous support of @euoistudio.

[Images] Martin Knowles @mkphotomedia

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We are saddened to share news of the passing of ar

We are saddened to share news of the passing of architect Arthur Müdry, who died on June 25th at the age of 92. Arthur was amongst a cohort of early West Coast Modernists whose creative voice contributed uniquely to the experimental culture of our regional mid-century modern ethos. His body of work, characterised by a deep respect for the natural world, which he considered sacrosanct, was set apart by an early interest in aeronautical engineering that undoubtedly influenced his aptitude for geometric and structural exploration. Our built environment is better off for his contributions and will continue to serve as inspiration to future generations. The West Coast Modern League offers our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and those who mourn in recognition of his unique and extraordinary legacy of West Coast Modern architecture.

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[Images] @mkphotomedia | The League's 'Masters of West Coast Modernism" event, September 12, 2017.

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Revisiting the architectural models of the 2018 ‘Cabin Fever’ exhibition at @vanartgallery. See if you can spot our local representation.

Models by @goodweather_vancouver
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