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Modern West Coast PlacesRon ThomHenderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Henderson House, 1959

Category : Ron Thom, Thompson, Berwick & Pratt Architects

Constructed 1959
Location West Vancouver, BC
Architect Ron Thom (Thompson, Berwick & Pratt)
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Villa Maris, lovingly known as the Pink Palace, is

Villa Maris, lovingly known as the Pink Palace, is a modern icon of New Sensualism on the shores of West Vancouver. Built in 1965, the 101-unit apartment building, with its minimalism, bold use of colour, arches and curvature, takes inspiration from Miami Modernism and sets itself apart from the predominant expressions of modern architecture on the North Shore. Inside and out, the building is a trip back in time and a character unto itself, equally animated by a vibrant balcony culture born of its community of residents.

Our friends at @northshoreheritage recently took a deep dive into the building and its interiors. Check out West Vancouver's Villa Maris.

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[Images 1-3] Steve Gairns, West Coast Modern League
[Images 4-7] Jennifer Clay, North Shore Heritage
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If you were unable to get tickets to the sold out

If you were unable to get tickets to the sold out ADFF:Vancouver screenings of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines, the film will have a theatrical release at the VIFF Centre from November 15–December 4. This is a wonderful new documentary film delving into the personal life of Canada's most consequential architect. You won't want to miss it!

From directors Ryan Mah and Danny Berish (Outside In), and producer Leah Mallen (Coast Modern), Beauty Between the Lines delves into the life and work of Arthur Erickson, a visionary architect first in Canada and ultimately throughout the world. With intimate interviews, unseen archival footage, and an exploration of his architectural masterpieces, the film weaves together the complexities of Vancouver-based architect's personal and professional life. It reveals a man who transcended traditional boundaries, who fused art, culture, and nature and in the process, redefined modern architecture.

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Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines
2024 | Canada | 80m
Directed by Ryan Mah, Danny Berish.
Produced by Leah Mallen.

Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines has been added to the League’s Resources catalogue.
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From the Vancouver premieres of Arthur Erickson: B

From the Vancouver premieres of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines, Schindler Space Architect, and more, to parties and panels, and the chance to catch up with old friends, it was an inspiring week of films and great people at this year's Architecture & Design Film Festival in Vancouver. We are so grateful to our fabulous community for coming out in droves and to the incredible team at ADFF:Vancouver for bringing it all to life! We'll see you again next year!

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ADFF:Vancouver 2024 is here! We'll see you tonight

ADFF:Vancouver 2024 is here! We'll see you tonight for the sold out Opening Party at the Hollywood Theatre and the Vancouver premiere of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines.

ADFF:VANCOUVER

2024 NOV 6–10
Films. Parties. Q+A’s. Panels.
Architecture + Design Film Festival
with All in Pictures and Vancouver Special
Hosted by the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre

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💥 GIVEAWAY! This is your last chance to win tic

💥 GIVEAWAY! This is your last chance to win tickets to this week's Architecture & Design Film Festival in Vancouver, with the West Coast Modern League and ADFF:Vancouver. Follow the instructions below to enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the general film screening of your choice, from a selection of 16 films celebrating art, architecture, and design.
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ADFF:VANCOUVER

2024 NOV 6–10
Films. Parties. Q+A’s. Panels.
Architecture + Design Film Festival
with All in Pictures and Vancouver Special
Hosted by the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre

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Daniel Evan White is perhaps one of our region's g

Daniel Evan White is perhaps one of our region's greatest residential architects and one of our biggest secrets. Daniel was not one for self-promotion, and so his work, which is nothing less than stunning and intuitive, has largely stayed out of the limelight. Like so many others of significance, his work is largely unprotected, despite being deserving of it.

Daniel was a graduate of UBC architecture, and credited as the first full-time employee of Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey, contributing to their 1962 winning competition for Simon Fraser University. He spent much of his career designing single-family houses, with a body of work characterized by a strict adherence to geometric play, which he used as a way to divide up the functional spaces of a home and to engage the structure and form with the surrounding topography. He had an ability to create experimental homes that were monumental and yet some of the most intuitively livable spaces we've had the pleasure of visiting.

Not 1, but 2 of Daniel Evan White's homes are currently on the market, including his 1980 Máté House in West Vancouver, and 1994 Bjorknas House in North Vancouver. While the Bjorknas House appears to have adhered to its original design, the Máté House has undergone some transformation (the photos shown are of its original character). Both houses are significant to the modern architectural history of our region and so we are hopeful that new owners will see these homes as the works of art that they are.

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

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💥 GIVEAWAY! Next week, the Architecture + Desig

💥 GIVEAWAY! Next week, the Architecture + Design Film Festival returns to Vancouver, running NOV 6–10. The West Coast Modern League with ADFF:Vancouver is giving away another pair of tickets to the general film screening of your choice, from a selection of 15 films celebrating art, architecture, and design. ⁠
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2024 NOV 6–10
Films. Parties. Q+A’s. Panels.
Architecture + Design Film Festival
with All in Pictures and Vancouver Special
Hosted by the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre

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Austrian-born and educated, Rudolph Schindler laid

Austrian-born and educated, Rudolph Schindler laid the foundation for what is now considered the California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. Directed by Valentina Ganeva, a new documentary explores his richly complex work, with its influences from the turn of the 20th century Vienna, the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the pueblos of Taos. It is an investigation into Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture as contrasted with the International Style that ruled modern architecture during most of the architect’s life.

Schindler Space Architect reexamines his complicated relationship with mentor Frank Lloyd Wright and his rival Richard Neutra. The story asks key questions about the importance of domestic architecture in creating a national culture and as a living entity that shapes humanity. Schindler Space Architect affirms the singular genius of one man and the eternal challenge every artist faces to stay true to their vision and leave a lasting impact.

Rudolph Schindler, like Richard Neutra and others, have had a tremendous influence on our West Coast Modern design ethos. The League is thrilled to be introducing the premiere of Schindler Space Architect to Vancouver audiences on November 9th, during the ADFF:Vancouver at the VIFF Centre.

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Schindler Space Architect
2024 | United States | 93m
Directed by Valentina Ganeva

Schindler Space Architect has been added to the League’s Resources catalogue.
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💥 GIVEAWAY! In just over 2 weeks, the Architect

💥 GIVEAWAY! In just over 2 weeks, the Architecture + Design Film Festival returns to Vancouver, running NOV 6–10. The West Coast Modern League with ADFF:Vancouver is giving away a pair of tickets to the general film screening of your choice, from a selection of 15 films celebrating art, architecture, and design. ⁠
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⁠Giveaway closes Thursday, October 24 @ 11:59pm PT. The randomly selected winner will be announced on our stories on Friday, October 25th. We will contact the lucky winner by DM to arrange the tickets. ⁠
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ADFF:VANCOUVER

2024 NOV 6–10
Films. Parties. Q+A’s. Panels.
Architecture + Design Film Festival
with All in Pictures and Vancouver Special
Hosted by the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre

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From directors Ryan Mah and Danny Berish (Outside

From directors Ryan Mah and Danny Berish (Outside In), and producer Leah Mallen (Coast Modern), comes an exciting new documentary film capturing the life and work of pre-eminent Canadian architect Arthur Erickson. Beauty Between the Lines delves into the life and work of Arthur Erickson, a visionary architect first in Canada and ultimately throughout the world. With intimate interviews, unseen archival footage, and an exploration of his architectural masterpieces, the film weaves together the complexities of Vancouver-based architect's personal and professional life. It reveals a man who transcended traditional boundaries, who fused art, culture, and nature and in the process, redefined modern architecture.

Beauty Between the Lines will debut to Vancouver audiences on November 6th, during the ADFF:Vancouver Opening Night at the Hollywood Theatre, and again on November 9th and 10th at the VIFF Centre.

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Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines
2024 | Canada | 80m
Directed by Ryan Mah, Danny Berish.
Produced by Leah Mallen.

Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines has been added to the League’s Resources catalogue.
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The Architecture + Design Film Festival returns to

The Architecture + Design Film Festival returns to Vancouver, November 6–10, for in-person screenings, talks, and receptions celebrating architecture and design. It all kicks off at the Hollywood Theatre on November 6th, followed by 4 days of screenings at the VIFF Centre including a new film on Vancouver's own Arthur Erickson.

Popular with all design lovers, the ADFF showcases films that investigate design’s impact on the worlds of fashion, art, architecture, urban planning, and housing. Featuring inspiring films and talks that offer insights into the lives and works of global design visionaries.
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ADFF:VANCOUVER

2024 NOV 6–10
Films. Parties. Q+A’s. Panels.
Architecture + Design Film Festival
with All in Pictures and Vancouver Special
Hosted by the Hollywood Theatre and VIFF Centre

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🚨 Completed in 1962, the Charles G. Brown Memor

🚨 Completed in 1962, the Charles G. Brown Memorial Pool was designed by Blair Macdonald, then of McCarter Nairne and Partners, in Burnaby. In late 2022, after 60 years in service, the building was closed, and earlier this year it was demolished to make way for a new aquatic centre and arena.
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Charles G. Brown Memorial Pool, 1962
Burnaby, BC
Designed by Blair Macdonald (McCarter Nairne & Partners)
Demolished, 2024

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We are fortunate and grateful to have the opportun $We are fortunate and grateful to have the opportunity to visit some of our region's most incredible modern architecture. From modern homes, to civic and institutional buildings, places of worship, to public landscapes, British Columbia offers some of our country's most consequential architecture. These are recent additions to the League's Modern West Coast Places catalogue, our ongoing survey of significant modern architecture, landscapes, and public spaces across Canada's west coast. Metal House, 1965/85. Designed by #ArthurErickson Addition by #NickMilkovich Beddis Castle, 1964 Designed by #JohndiCastri Maple House, 1979/2016 Renovated by #MichaelGreen LINK IN BIO Updated often, what is published on our website is but a fraction of our broader inventory. If you have any questions about the works published, would like to nominate a place for the catalogue, and/or have any information that you think would be of benefit, please get in touch. . . . . . #modernwestcoastplaces #westcoastmodern #westcoastmodernarchitecture #westcoastmodernism #vancouverarchitecture #vanarch #pnwarchitecture #midcentury #midcenturymodern #midcenturymodernhouses #midcenturyhouses #contemporarydesign #iconichouses #architecturalheritage #modern #modernarchitecture #architecture #landscapearchitecture #modernlandscape #canadianarchitecture #canadamodern #modernheritage #design #postandbeam #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan$

Scenes from the League's On the Boards with Andrea

Scenes from the League's On the Boards with Andrea McLean and Imu Chan at the Design Vancouver Festival.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on September 23rd at Inform Interiors for the League's ongoing series delving into the creative works of our local design talent. A very special thank you to Andrea McLean and Imu Chan for their time and effort in sharing with us their diverse experiences, influences, and incredible works.

The League gratefully acknowledges the generous partnership of @informinteriors and the support of @designvanfest.

[Images] Chelsea Louise Grant

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Last night saw the Vancouver launch of a new publi

Last night saw the Vancouver launch of a new publication featuring contemporary adaptations of West Coast Modernism reflected through the modern residential projects of BC-based architects.

"Decades after gaining international recognition through the work of practitioners such as Barry Downs, Arthur Erickson, and Ron Thom, the West Coast Modern style remains widely celebrated and highly influential for residential architects in British Columbia and beyond, even as its expressions evolve and adapt to contemporary contexts. What are the contours of its legacy today—and has a new regional style emerged?

Clinton Cuddington invited dozens of B.C.-based architects to share residential projects that exemplify their design process. Their responses range from palatial mountain chalets to cabins sitting lightly in the forest to oceanfront retreats to sensitive urban renovations. Each house is presented through full-colour photos and accompanied by short essays by curator and critic Michael Prokopow that draw on visits to each house and interviews with the architects to elucidate the many aesthetic and programmatic accomplishments on display.

As Prokopow details in an incisive essay, each house is necessarily also a response to the conditions of its creation, notably its site—locations include the Sea-to-Sky Region, Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, Southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and the West Kootenays—as well as its social and cultural context, and so is revealing of modern ideas about home and family, leisure and vocation, ecological concerns and communion with nature on Canada’s West Coast.

With thoughtful, deeply informed prose and over 300 captivating photos, Reside is an absorbing and inspiring tour of some of the most exceptional houses in the country, and a portrait of how the unique character of the region is expressed in built form." – Figure 1 Publishing

Reside: Contemporary West Coast Houses is now featured in the League's Resources section.

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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.

[Image] Courtesy of the Kemble Family.
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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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