- In 1980, there are 1,135 registrants on the AIBC Register. 811 of them are architects, and 165 are “Architects-in-Training”.
The childhood home of Canadian artist Emily Carr became heritage-designated in 1980. The building was constructed in 1864, and the Carr family occupied the house for over 70 years.- In 1982, the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C. signed an agreement with the AIBC. The agreement set the guidelines for a future working relationship between architects and engineers in British Columbia.
BC Business publishes a special edition on “Architecture in B.C.” in April 1983. One of the feature articles is titled “First Draft”, and is about how “computer systems are expensive and nobody’s really happy with them. For computer-assisted architectural design… it’s still purely first draft.”- In 1986, Vancouver’s new convention center, Canada Place, opens as Canada’s Pavilion for Expo 86. The structure was re-built and designed to resemble a ship with five large sails, echoing Vancouver’s status as the busiest port in Canada, and its function as a cruise ship terminal.
Photo: City of Vancouver Archives 1435-578
